Stories can be powerful ways of getting a message across.
One of the things I like doing is reading about people of the Christian faith, biographies that tell of their life, their struggles and their faith.
One of my heroes is Eric Liddle, a Scotsman who was made famous by the movie Chariots of Fire.
In the biography entitled The Flying Scotsman, we see about his early Christian life, how he grows in faith that leads him to make the decision to not race on a Sunday in the Olympics.
He holds this stance even with pressure from the English government and the Royal family wanting him to race.
Later, he refuses to leave China as a missionary during World War II and ultimately dies in an internment camp still witnessing to the prisoners about Jesus Christ.
The greatest and most powerful story ever told is that of Jesus Christ our Lord, his love for us in that he died and rose again for those who would believe in him.
Second to this is our own powerful story, how we came to be with Jesus, to believe in him and follow him.
This is a story, as our scripture says, we must be ready to give an account for the hope in us.
It is powerful because it is personal, no one can deny our own experience, especially when it is lived out in our life.
This Easter let us share the story of Christ, let us share our own story with others.
Also, what better time to begin our story in accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and saviour, accepting that precious gift of a life given for us so we can start life anew.
Major Greg Turnbull
Campaspe Shire Salvos
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