In early 2020 while reading 1 John, I was touched by 1 John 5:20.

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding that we might know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. (1 John 5:20)

This verse expressed my experience with the Lord.  It wasn’t something I wished for, something I wondered about; no, the fact was clear. The Son of God had come, and God had given me an understanding that I might know Him who is true, and I am in Him who is true, I’m in His Son Jesus Christ!  Hallelujah!!!

After reading this verse, I shared with a sister in the Lord that I desired to share the gospel with believers, and I didn’t know how to do this.  She asked if I ever considered doing a “blog?” I had no idea what a blog was.  After she explained it to me, my next obstacle presented itself; I had never written anything in my life other than letters and various correspondence when I was employed.  She said she could help me set it up.  She told me I needed a “blog name.” The verse in 1 John 5 gave birth to the title of my blog. It matched my desire to preach the gospel for the purpose “that we might know Him who is true.”  John was writing to the believers.

In May 2020, I was asked to do a writing project.  In doing this project, I learned I enjoyed writing. So in September 2020, she and I discussed creating the blog.  For those of you who have read my Facebook post, you can see it took over a year before I ever wrote anything.  I want to share the back story of why I want to preach the gospel to believers.

You see, about 18 years ago, God gave me a feeling that I should talk to my student/friend about Him.  She was in her mid-60s.  She had told me she had stopped attending church because some things the church did had hurt her.  I kept putting it off every week, never saying anything.  Finally, I decided on my way home that no matter what, at next week’s class, I would share my Christ with her. 

Arriving at her home, I noticed her car was parked strangely.  I commented to myself, “hmmm, she doesn’t park her car like that.” I rang the doorbell but got no answer.  Her not answering was unusual because she always let me know if we would not have class.

I went home, but something inside of me was very uneasy.  I decided to drive to her job to see if she had worked that day.  They told me she had a heart attack at work and was in the hospital.  I drove directly to the hospital.  She was in the ICU with a tube down her throat and was unconscious.  I went to the hospital for the next three days.  She passed away without ever regaining consciousness.  I was too late. My delay in sharing Christ with her bothered me for quite some time. 

The Bible says in Psalm 90:10, “The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty…

In January 2022, I will reach my threescore and ten. What a journey in life I have had with the Lord. It has been almost 47 years since He began His transforming work in me. I obeyed Him sometimes, but many times I didn’t.  Yet, He never let me go.  I don’t know when my end will come, but I want to utilize all of my present days for His glory.

During these years, He brought me in contact with many great spiritual writers: Andrew Murray, Frances Havergal, Jessie Penn Lewis, Charles Spurgeon, Madame Guyon, Watchman Nee, Mary McDonough, Clarence Larkin, Ruth Paxson, Hannah Whitall Smith, and many more.  

I have been so richly fed and nourished by these servants of the Lord.  They were not ashamed of the gospel, and God has revealed so much truth that man is without excuse.

After my husband’s friend’s death, I accepted the feeling from the Lord to start writing.  Most of my Facebook friends are my brothers and sisters in the Lord.  I felt very comfortable posting my feelings asking why we don’t know what the Bible says about death.

Why didn’t I know many of the things I questioned in my first post?  I believe Satan has pulled off the biggest scam in history, and we believers have been the target.  We are saved and satisfied.  We are happy with going to heaven to live in our mansions. (BTW: there is no such promise in the Bible)

I missed an opportunity to speak for the Lord once, and I don’t want to miss that opportunity again.  I would be afraid to meet you at the judgment seat of Christ, and you say to me: “Marion, you knew about this, but you didn’t tell me?”

Brothers and sisters, let’s blow the dust off our Bibles and begin to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. (Philippians 2:12)

Lord, may Your name be glorified through this endeavor.

Marion