Today I led a woman to faith in Christ.  It made me so happy!  Here’s the story.

My wife and I finally decided to take the plunge and purchase cell phones.   We made an appointment to choose the plans and pick out the phones.  The saleslady and I chatted while waiting for my wife to arrive for the appointment.   We talked about her job, how long she had been working, and so on.

After a few minutes I asked her one of my favorite questions.  “Have you given your life to Jesus Christ?”  “No,” came her simple and sincere answer.  She continued with a flurry of good reasons why she could not attend church–family, work on Sunday morning, two jobs, etc.  I listened, and then launched into my own story of how I gave my life commitment to Christ.

“During college years I came to a pivotal crisis in faith.  I had to go one way or the other. If Jesus Christ really rose from the dead I would give my life to him.  On the other hand, if He did not rise from the dead, I would give up this whole faith thing.  Since I was studying history, I knew the canons of historiography (how to evaluate the veracity of historical claims).  For example, 1) how long after a purported event was the incident recorded?  2) Did eyewitnesses write the reports or were the accounts second or third hand? 3) How many witnesses were there?

“As I began my quest for truth I was soon surprised at both the amount and strength of the evidence.  In fact, the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead was overwhelming.    For example, Peter knew Jesus well, was an eyewitness of Christ after the resurrection, and was even crucified for the sake of Jesus.  Men don’t willingly die for a cause they know is false.  John claimed to see Him with his own eyes, hear Him talk, and touch Him with His own hands.  Then he documented his experiences with Jesus so many people could know the facts.  The resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the best attested fact of all ancient history.  The evidence would stand up in any court of law today.  The evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is incontrovertible from a purely historical point of view! “

The saleslady listened with careful attention.  “Does all this make sense to you?” I asked.  Her response was a clear “Yes.”  “I have good news for you,” I continued.  “Jesus Christ died for your sins . . .of which we all have plenty, especially me.   (She smiled at this.)  Jesus Christ rose again from the dead.  We can receive forgiveness and the free gift of eternal life by simple trusting in Him.  He is our substitute.  He died for us.  He paid the price for our sins.”

I asked again, “Do you understand all this?”  Again, “Yes.”  So I asked, “Is there any reason why you would not want to receive Jesus Christ into your life right now?”  “No,” she replied softly.  So I instructed that she could pray right there and that she didn’t even need to close her eyes.  We were in a public place and no one would know what she was doing.  I only asked her to let me know when she was done praying.  While I ate my lunch, she said, “I’ve done it!”

We talked a little more about salvation through trusting Jesus Christ.  She was happy to tell about another new birth—she and her husband were going to have a baby!  In a short time, my wife arrived.  We shared the good news, enjoyed the moment and then focused on something less important—cell phones!

It’s fun to lead someone to salvation through Jesus Christ.  This is how I do it.  How do you do it?