| 11/16/09 09:19 PM |
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Joy Garrett (Chessher)
Oh what a day I had with JESUS yesterday....news flash...news flash!!!!
READ THIS TRUE STORY.......My friend Jacki told me this amazing story about a man! His name is Ronnie Cummings. He lives in North Richland Hills near Dallas. He is currently a member of Gideons International that give bibles free to over 180 countries! Ronnie has started several ministries...and WOW did GOD take what was horrible and turn it around for GOOD for a man that LOVES GOD!!! I went yesterday to hear the story of Ronnie not because I don't believe in miracles, but because I absolutely want to hear first hand the miracles that GOD does!!!!
Ronnie was born to a family, and told from the time he could remember that some people are just born bad. Well, Ronnie lived up to what he was told, and by the time he was grown was sentenced to 100 years in the Texas prison sentence. The judge felt he needed to teach Ronnie a lesson because he was always in trouble. All he could think about was escaping, and did escape for 26, days and was caught after a manhunt and ...sentenced to 125 years! No way would he ever be paroled with 125 years!!! He used drugs in prison to deaden the pain, and was very lonely. He did not receive a visit for 7 years, and not a letter for 5 1/2 years! His Mother and Dad passed away while in prison, and Ronnie left his wife and 4 children fatherless as he was in prison. He began to have nightmares that he was clawing his way out of a casket, and the dream was so vivid that he scratched on his nails down to the bone on the wall. He was placed in a padded cell, and considered to be very dangerous. He only had a floor and a hole in the floor, was dressed in boxers, and froze to death every night. He was so bored, and begged the guards for something to read, but they felt he would make a weapon to escape. One day he woke up from a nightmare, and there on the bean hole where they served his medicine every four hours was a Gideon Bible. This was the last thing he said that he ever wanted! He picks it up, and turns to the back, and reads, "GOD LOVES YOU!" He cried out to GOD, "no one loves me!" He next read the wages of sin is death, GOd gives the gift of eternal life...then who so ever calls on the name of the LORD will be saved. "GOD, make the voices stop, the nightmares stop. Then in the corner of the cell he saw a light the size of a pin...then this light was shining all over his cell...He was so cold from only wearing boxer shorts, but his whold body became warm, and he felt the love of GOD...loving and loving on him. He said it seemed for along time...and then he fell over curled up and slept. He woke when the guards came into his cell to give him his medicine...he said, "no wait...I have seen JESUS...I am okay." I don't need this medicine." They thought he was crazy and gave it to him anyway, but after a week of telling them about JESUS and seeing a change in him they stopped giving him the medicine. Ronnie asked to see a pastor, but they only had a chaplain. The chaplain told Ronnie that he had met with JESUS, and now was a son of GOD...saved and could start a new life. They released Ronnie into the mainstream prison where he started a prison bible study in the worst of the worst criminals. After 3 years Ronnie was called at mail time to get his letter. He was shocked because he had not had a letter in 5 1/2 years. It was folded and stapled, and he took it back to his cell to read. It had the Texas seal on it saying that he had been pardoned. He thought that someone had played a dirty trick on him, and called the chaplain. The chaplain agreed it was a joke, but Ronnie asked him to check it out. The Chaplain did, and found that it was authentic, and the governor of Texas had signed it. Ronnie had no meetings with the parole board before this...remember he was sentenced to 125 years! On August 1991 Ronnie Cummings was released from prison with a full pardon, and reunited with his family. Who did this? JESUS of course...and also cured him of Hepatitis C from drug useage!!!! He has given his testimony in 7 different countries, and the LORD uses him mightly. I heard it for myself, but I didn't doubt it...GOD does turn BAD for GOOD for those that love HIM. He changed the heart of a man that knew nothing but sin into a big ole, loving teddy bear man!!! I praise you MY KING for your miracles, and for loving us so much!!!!!
WOW, WOW....so never give up, and if you are having difficult times...give it all to GOD...HE loves you so much that HE GAVE HIS ONLY SON TO SAVE YOU!!!
I love you!
GOD bless you with a spectacular week!
JOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :0)
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