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Charles Wesley,
1707-1788
Strange words to
our modern ear, and yet the day I first heard them with understanding, I fell in love with
them. They described my experience perfectly! The words are from a song called
'And Can It Be?', written by Charles Wesley over 200 years ago. Did he have the same
experience as me, I wonder? Probably not, but whatever inspired him to pen those
words, the same response had been elicited from his heart as from mine.
When the Holy
Spirit spoke to me, the effect was that my spirit came alive at His words. In the
imagery of the song, I saw the light and woke up, spiritually. Suddenly I was no
longer oblivious to the reality of God. I knew the truth and that truth set me free.
'Free from what?'
you may ask, and rightly so. You've probably had your fill of religious cliches
being bandied about... oops, sorry - I've asked you to set aside those past experiences,
haven't I, so I'd better not refer to them here.
Look, I seem to
have come at this thing from the wrong end. How can you appreciate what happened if
you know nothing of what led up to my 'moment of truth'? Allow me to gather my
thoughts and we'll try again....
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