Dear Chuck,
There have been so many times when I just sat out in the driveway in my car listening to you, because I didn’t want to miss any of your message.
One time stands out in my mind. I had been struggling with sins of my past, sins I committed that almost destroyed my family and my entire future. I was consensually involved with a teenager while I was in my mid-thirties. God had mercy on me right from the beginning, and I received a probation sentence so I could be at home with my children (now all adults). The hatred and emotional harassment I have endured for these past 10 years since it happened have made me feel like I just wasn’t really forgiven.
I sat in my car that day, and I clung onto every word you said. You were weeping as you described in detail what Jesus went through on the cross for my sins, no matter how horrendous they are. It was as though you could see me sitting and crying in my car. I wept as I thought of the suffering and pain my filthy sins caused Jesus to endure for me, and the whole world’s sins. I will never forget the genuine heartache you expressed for Jesus, how you so clearly conveyed your love for Him, and how much He showed His love for me by His death on the cross.
I needed to hear those words: He will forgive me, no matter what I’ve done. Thank you for being a vessel for Christ to speak through by His Holy Spirit
May God bless you many times more than your ministry has blessed me.
~Rachel
