Grand Child?
Does He has grand child?
Live radio is suppose to be easy, but for Christian romance novelist Robin Jones Gunn, the interview on the local station suddenly became an uncomfortable experience.
Thought no one could see him, the interviewer pointed his finger directly at Robin and spoke accusingly over the air, "How can you call yourself a Christian and support the romance industry by writing romance novels?"
Robin took a deep breath. "When I was a teen, I read a love story that changed my life. It was the story of a relentless lover who would never give up on his first love. In the first few chapters everything falls apart. Three- fourths of the way through the book, he does everything he can to prove his love for her and still she won't come back to him. Then finally, in the last chapter, he comes riding in on a white horse and takes her away to be his bride and live with him forever."
The interviewer smirked and retorted for his audience, "Sounds like a cheesy formula-romance paperback. How did that change your life?"
"Formula romance? Cheesy paperback? I was talking about the Bible. White horse and everything. God is the relentless lover, and he will never stop pursuing us, because we are his first love."
Robin's strange response silenced the interviewer. Abruptly he cut to a commercial, and Robin pondered her first meeting with God, the relentless lover. . .
Twelve-year-old Robin Jones was listening to the speaker. Having grown up in church, she had learned much about Jesus but did not yet know him one-on-one. That's where summer camp and the camp speaker came in. The speaker's words impressed her. "God doesn't have any grandchildren. Just because your parents are Christians, that doesn't make you a Christian. You must become his child by receiving Jesus Christ."
The message stirring within her, Robin knew she wanted to know this Jesus for herself. At the time of decision Robin eagerly rushed forward to find her camp counselor. She wanted to pray for Jesus to come into her life to make her his child, and she wanted a counselor to help her know what to say. Her cabin mate, Kath, also prayed to receive Jesus.
Since then, Robin has written romance novels that get to the heart of being a child of God.
After reading this short passage, I was totally touch! Just 4 more days to Easter.
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