WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.879 Welcome back to Pomoja Podcast, a ministry of 00:00:03.879 --> 00:00:07.620 life of Christ International Ministries. Pomoja 00:00:07.620 --> 00:00:10.699 means together, and that's exactly what this 00:00:10.699 --> 00:00:14.119 space is about. The place where stronger lives 00:00:14.119 --> 00:00:18.420 are built, faith is strengthened, hearts are 00:00:18.420 --> 00:00:22.440 encouraged, and Christ -centered homes are shaped 00:00:22.440 --> 00:00:26.620 through ordinary conversations that become extraordinary 00:00:26.620 --> 00:00:30.039 encounters with God's truth. One conversation, 00:00:30.600 --> 00:00:35.740 one story, one revelation at a time. Thank you 00:00:35.740 --> 00:00:39.219 for joining me for another powerful conversation. 00:00:41.240 --> 00:00:44.420 During our last conversation, we stayed in the 00:00:44.420 --> 00:00:47.659 forest. We discovered that before God entrusts 00:00:47.659 --> 00:00:51.679 us with a covenant, He prepares us for it. We 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:54.520 learned that throughout scripture, God has never 00:00:54.520 --> 00:00:58.140 been in a hurry. He prepares Noah before the 00:00:58.140 --> 00:01:02.600 flood, Abraham before the promise, Joseph before 00:01:02.600 --> 00:01:06.819 the palace, David before the throne. Even Jesus 00:01:06.819 --> 00:01:09.980 spent years in preparation before beginning his 00:01:09.980 --> 00:01:13.780 public ministry. Preparation has always been 00:01:13.780 --> 00:01:17.980 part of God's pattern. But today, our journey 00:01:17.980 --> 00:01:20.959 through the forest finally brings us to the house. 00:01:21.739 --> 00:01:24.459 And as I continued reflecting on my father's 00:01:24.459 --> 00:01:28.109 story, Another question began to stir in my heart. 00:01:28.650 --> 00:01:32.609 A question I had never asked before. Why did 00:01:32.609 --> 00:01:35.629 the man decide to enter? He could have admired 00:01:35.629 --> 00:01:39.390 the house and continued walking. He could have 00:01:39.390 --> 00:01:42.430 appreciated what he saw without becoming part 00:01:42.430 --> 00:01:46.069 of it. He could have stood outside for the rest 00:01:46.069 --> 00:01:50.750 of his life, but he didn't. He chose to enter. 00:01:51.689 --> 00:01:54.680 The more I prayed about that simple detail, The 00:01:54.680 --> 00:01:58.000 more I realized, my father wasn't only telling 00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:01.239 a story about marriage. He was revealing the 00:02:01.239 --> 00:02:06.000 nature of every covenant. Let's go back to the 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:09.159 beginning. Imagine yourself walking through that 00:02:09.159 --> 00:02:12.240 forest. You've been walking for a long time. 00:02:12.900 --> 00:02:16.319 The trees are everywhere. The path seems endless. 00:02:16.979 --> 00:02:21.000 Then suddenly, through the branches, you see 00:02:21.000 --> 00:02:25.770 a house. Not just any house. A beautiful house. 00:02:26.169 --> 00:02:29.830 A peaceful house. A house that seems completely 00:02:29.830 --> 00:02:31.969 out of place in the middle of the wilderness. 00:02:32.949 --> 00:02:36.789 Naturally, you move closer. And that's when you 00:02:36.789 --> 00:02:39.710 notice something even more beautiful. Through 00:02:39.710 --> 00:02:44.210 the windows, you see a husband and a wife. They're 00:02:44.210 --> 00:02:47.310 not arguing. They're not pretending. They're 00:02:47.310 --> 00:02:50.430 simply enjoying one another. They're talking, 00:02:50.909 --> 00:02:54.780 laughing, smiling. There is peace in that house. 00:02:55.039 --> 00:02:58.639 There is joy. There is love. Think about that 00:02:58.639 --> 00:03:02.159 for a moment. The man wasn't attracted by the 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:06.340 architecture. He was attracted by the life inside. 00:03:06.740 --> 00:03:10.000 That changed the way I see this story. Because 00:03:10.000 --> 00:03:13.560 people are rarely transformed by buildings. They're 00:03:13.560 --> 00:03:17.139 transformed by what they witness inside them. 00:03:17.259 --> 00:03:19.939 That's true in marriage. It's true in the church. 00:03:20.020 --> 00:03:22.710 And it's true in the Christian life. People may 00:03:22.710 --> 00:03:25.669 admire our buildings. They may appreciate our 00:03:25.669 --> 00:03:28.770 worship. They may respect our traditions. But 00:03:28.770 --> 00:03:32.110 what truly captures their attention is seeing 00:03:32.110 --> 00:03:35.949 lives that have been transformed by Jesus Christ. 00:03:36.229 --> 00:03:39.330 The greatest testimony of a Christian marriage 00:03:39.330 --> 00:03:42.830 isn't a perfect wedding album. It isn't expensive 00:03:42.830 --> 00:03:46.750 rings. It isn't a beautiful house. It's the quiet 00:03:46.750 --> 00:03:50.189 evidence that two imperfect people have learned 00:03:50.189 --> 00:03:53.379 to love one another. with the love of Christ. 00:03:53.680 --> 00:03:57.240 That's what the man saw, not perfection, peace, 00:03:57.560 --> 00:04:01.439 not performance, joy, not appearances, love, 00:04:01.639 --> 00:04:07.819 and it made him want what they had. As I reflected 00:04:07.819 --> 00:04:11.460 on this, I couldn't help but thank God for the 00:04:11.460 --> 00:04:14.780 couples he placed in my own life, men and women 00:04:14.780 --> 00:04:18.279 who probably never realized that someone was 00:04:18.279 --> 00:04:21.540 watching them. Watching the way they spoke to 00:04:21.540 --> 00:04:24.899 each other, the way they prayed together, the 00:04:24.899 --> 00:04:28.500 way they endured difficult seasons, the way they 00:04:28.500 --> 00:04:31.699 remained faithful, whether they knew it or not. 00:04:32.180 --> 00:04:35.279 They became houses in the middle of the forest, 00:04:35.740 --> 00:04:40.620 lights for those of us who were still walking. 00:04:41.139 --> 00:04:44.699 Never underestimate what your marriage may be 00:04:44.699 --> 00:04:47.899 saying to someone else. There may be a young 00:04:47.899 --> 00:04:51.910 man. who has never seen a godly husband. There 00:04:51.910 --> 00:04:55.110 may be a young woman who has never witnessed 00:04:55.110 --> 00:04:59.209 what biblical love looks like. There may be a 00:04:59.209 --> 00:05:03.129 child whose understanding of God will be shaped 00:05:03.129 --> 00:05:06.689 by what he first sees between his father and 00:05:06.689 --> 00:05:10.709 his mother. Your marriage may be introducing 00:05:10.709 --> 00:05:15.550 someone to the beauty of God's design long before 00:05:15.550 --> 00:05:19.829 they ever open a Bible and perhaps That's exactly 00:05:19.829 --> 00:05:23.110 what Jesus meant when he said, let your light 00:05:23.110 --> 00:05:26.389 shine before others so that they may see your 00:05:26.389 --> 00:05:29.470 good works and give glory to your Father who 00:05:29.470 --> 00:05:33.930 is in heaven. Sometimes that light shines from 00:05:33.930 --> 00:05:37.730 a pulpit. Sometimes it shines from a mission 00:05:37.730 --> 00:05:41.629 field. And sometimes it shines from something 00:05:41.629 --> 00:05:46.129 as ordinary and as extraordinary as a husband 00:05:46.129 --> 00:05:50.420 and wife. faithfully loving one another. Because 00:05:50.420 --> 00:05:54.040 every healthy Christ -centered marriage becomes 00:05:54.040 --> 00:05:58.120 a living invitation. An invitation that quietly 00:05:58.120 --> 00:06:03.379 says, come and see what God can build. But there 00:06:03.379 --> 00:06:07.920 is something else, something even deeper, that 00:06:07.920 --> 00:06:12.120 the man saw through those windows. He didn't 00:06:12.120 --> 00:06:18.100 simply see love. He saw God's design. and that 00:06:18.100 --> 00:06:21.439 changes everything. There was something else, 00:06:22.079 --> 00:06:25.459 something I had overlooked for many years. When 00:06:25.459 --> 00:06:28.220 the visitor looked through those windows, he 00:06:28.220 --> 00:06:32.699 didn't simply see love. He saw God's design. 00:06:33.439 --> 00:06:36.439 That may sound like a small detail, but it's 00:06:36.439 --> 00:06:39.339 actually one of the greatest revelations hidden 00:06:39.339 --> 00:06:42.899 in my father's story. The man didn't see two 00:06:42.899 --> 00:06:46.319 people trying to invent marriage. He saw a husband. 00:06:46.490 --> 00:06:51.470 A wife, a home, a family, without saying a single 00:06:51.470 --> 00:06:55.850 word. My father had already taken us back to 00:06:55.850 --> 00:06:59.449 the Garden of Eden. Because that's where every 00:06:59.449 --> 00:07:03.470 conversation about marriage must begin. Not with 00:07:03.470 --> 00:07:07.110 our experiences, not with our opinions, not with 00:07:07.110 --> 00:07:11.529 our culture, but with God. Every manufacturer 00:07:11.529 --> 00:07:14.569 writes an owner's manual for what he creates. 00:07:15.149 --> 00:07:18.649 The inventor understands the purpose of his invention 00:07:18.649 --> 00:07:22.829 better than anyone else. If I buy a new vehicle, 00:07:23.430 --> 00:07:25.970 I don't call my neighbor to find out how the 00:07:25.970 --> 00:07:29.769 engine was designed to operate. I read the manual 00:07:29.769 --> 00:07:34.389 written by the manufacturer. Why? Because the 00:07:34.389 --> 00:07:36.649 creator always understands the creation better 00:07:36.649 --> 00:07:41.329 than the user. Marriage is no different. If God 00:07:41.329 --> 00:07:44.639 created marriage, then only God has the authority 00:07:44.639 --> 00:07:47.939 to define it. Not because He wants to control 00:07:47.939 --> 00:07:51.420 us, but because He understands what He created. 00:07:52.459 --> 00:07:55.060 That is why the Bible doesn't introduce marriage 00:07:55.060 --> 00:07:58.839 in a courtroom, or in a church building, or in 00:07:58.839 --> 00:08:03.620 a palace. Marriage begins in a garden, long before 00:08:03.620 --> 00:08:07.000 there were nations, before there were governments, 00:08:08.240 --> 00:08:11.040 before there were cultures, before there were 00:08:11.040 --> 00:08:15.610 denominations. before traditions, before customs, 00:08:16.490 --> 00:08:21.550 there was God, and there was Eden. Genesis tells 00:08:21.550 --> 00:08:24.990 us that after creating Adam, God declared, it 00:08:24.990 --> 00:08:27.709 is not good that the man should be alone. I will 00:08:27.709 --> 00:08:30.829 make him a helper fit for him. For the first 00:08:30.829 --> 00:08:34.070 time in creation, God looked at something and 00:08:34.070 --> 00:08:37.950 said, it is not good. Not because Adam lacked 00:08:37.950 --> 00:08:41.899 purpose, not because he lacked God. not because 00:08:41.899 --> 00:08:45.580 he lacked work. Adam had all of those things. 00:08:46.100 --> 00:08:49.700 He walked with God. He had meaningful responsibility. 00:08:50.360 --> 00:08:53.340 He lived in a perfect environment, yet something 00:08:53.340 --> 00:08:58.179 was still incomplete. Then God created Eve. Notice 00:08:58.179 --> 00:09:01.440 something beautiful. Adam didn't search the world 00:09:01.440 --> 00:09:05.740 looking for a wife. God brought Eve to him. Marriage 00:09:05.740 --> 00:09:09.500 was never Adam's invention. It was God's gift. 00:09:09.659 --> 00:09:13.220 God performed the first wedding. God became the 00:09:13.220 --> 00:09:16.740 first father, giving away his daughter. Adam 00:09:16.740 --> 00:09:19.960 became the first husband. Eve became the first 00:09:19.960 --> 00:09:23.100 wife. And heaven witnessed the first covenant. 00:09:23.940 --> 00:09:27.000 That tells me something profound. Marriage is 00:09:27.000 --> 00:09:30.379 not merely a social contract. It is a divine 00:09:30.379 --> 00:09:34.519 institution. It existed before any human institution 00:09:34.519 --> 00:09:38.620 ever existed. Which means... Marriage doesn't 00:09:38.620 --> 00:09:42.559 belong to society. It belongs to God. And because 00:09:42.559 --> 00:09:45.879 it belongs to God, its meaning can never be determined 00:09:45.879 --> 00:09:49.700 by public opinion. Opinions change. Cultures 00:09:49.700 --> 00:09:53.700 change. Governments change. Generations change. 00:09:54.179 --> 00:09:58.639 But the creator does not. God's design has never 00:09:58.639 --> 00:10:02.019 depended on whether it is popular. Truth has 00:10:02.019 --> 00:10:06.519 never needed a majority vote. Now. There is another 00:10:06.519 --> 00:10:09.659 reason I believe my father described a husband 00:10:09.659 --> 00:10:13.299 and a wife sitting inside that house He wasn't 00:10:13.299 --> 00:10:16.240 trying to make a political statement. He wasn't 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:19.820 trying to win an argument He was simply describing 00:10:19.820 --> 00:10:24.240 what God established in the beginning Sometimes 00:10:24.240 --> 00:10:28.139 we spend so much time debating marriage that 00:10:28.139 --> 00:10:31.580 we forget to admire it Marriage was God's first 00:10:31.580 --> 00:10:35.080 picture of covenant before Israel before the 00:10:35.080 --> 00:10:38.960 church, before pastors, before apostles, before 00:10:38.960 --> 00:10:43.320 kings. God gave humanity, a home, a husband, 00:10:43.759 --> 00:10:47.539 a wife, and a covenant. Everything else in scripture 00:10:47.539 --> 00:10:52.139 begins to build upon that foundation. Then, centuries 00:10:52.139 --> 00:10:55.820 later, the apostle Paul writes something extraordinary 00:10:55.820 --> 00:10:59.740 in Ephesians chapter 5. After speaking about 00:10:59.740 --> 00:11:03.059 husbands loving their wives and wives respecting 00:11:03.059 --> 00:11:06.850 their husbands, He suddenly says, this mystery 00:11:06.850 --> 00:11:10.090 is profound and I am saying that it refers to 00:11:10.090 --> 00:11:13.590 Christ and the church. Did you catch that? Paul 00:11:13.590 --> 00:11:16.350 says marriage has always been pointing beyond 00:11:16.350 --> 00:11:19.990 itself. A husband's love is meant to reflect 00:11:19.990 --> 00:11:23.870 Christ's love for his church. A wife's devotion 00:11:23.870 --> 00:11:27.509 reflects the church's response to Christ. Marriage 00:11:27.509 --> 00:11:30.149 is not only about two people learning to love 00:11:30.149 --> 00:11:34.100 each other. It is also a living picture. of the 00:11:34.100 --> 00:11:38.320 gospel itself. That means every healthy Christian 00:11:38.320 --> 00:11:42.639 marriage quietly tells a greater story. It announces 00:11:42.639 --> 00:11:45.919 that Christ loves his people, that he is faithful, 00:11:46.700 --> 00:11:49.600 that he forgives, that he remains committed, 00:11:50.240 --> 00:11:53.879 even when the journey becomes difficult. And 00:11:53.879 --> 00:11:57.440 perhaps that's why the visitor stopped walking. 00:11:58.320 --> 00:12:01.799 He wasn't simply looking at a happy couple without 00:12:01.799 --> 00:12:05.669 realizing it. He was catching a glimpse of the 00:12:05.669 --> 00:12:10.090 heart of God. But even after seeing all of that, 00:12:10.330 --> 00:12:13.570 the man still had one decision to make. Seeing 00:12:13.570 --> 00:12:17.210 the house was not enough. Admiring the covenant 00:12:17.210 --> 00:12:21.070 was not enough. At some point, he had to decide, 00:12:21.210 --> 00:12:25.250 would he remain outside or would he enter? Because 00:12:25.250 --> 00:12:28.690 every covenant, whether marriage or salvation, 00:12:29.210 --> 00:12:33.639 begins with one simple word, yes. Now the story 00:12:33.639 --> 00:12:36.580 reaches its defining moment. The man has finished 00:12:36.580 --> 00:12:39.360 the journey. The house is before him. He has 00:12:39.360 --> 00:12:42.460 seen the beauty inside. He has witnessed peace. 00:12:42.679 --> 00:12:45.879 He has witnessed love. He has discovered God's 00:12:45.879 --> 00:12:48.659 witnessed love. He has discovered God's design. 00:12:48.879 --> 00:12:52.080 But none of those things made the decision for 00:12:52.080 --> 00:12:55.759 him. He still had a choice. He could turn around. 00:12:56.179 --> 00:12:59.000 He could continue walking. He could spend the 00:12:59.000 --> 00:13:01.899 rest of his life remembering the beautiful house 00:13:01.899 --> 00:13:04.980 he once discovered in the middle of the forest, 00:13:05.320 --> 00:13:09.960 or he could enter. As simple as that moment appears, 00:13:10.519 --> 00:13:14.039 it may be the greatest lesson hidden in my father's 00:13:14.039 --> 00:13:17.840 story, because every covenant God establishes 00:13:17.840 --> 00:13:21.500 begins exactly the same way, with an invitation 00:13:21.500 --> 00:13:25.740 and with a choice. One of the things I admire 00:13:25.740 --> 00:13:29.940 most about God is that he has never forced himself 00:13:29.940 --> 00:13:34.059 upon anyone. Think about it. When God called 00:13:34.059 --> 00:13:38.019 Noah, Noah could have refused. When God called 00:13:38.019 --> 00:13:41.600 Abraham to leave his father's house, Abraham 00:13:41.600 --> 00:13:45.379 could have stayed. When Joshua stood before Israel 00:13:45.379 --> 00:13:49.440 and declared, choose this day whom you will serve, 00:13:49.940 --> 00:13:53.360 the people had a decision to make. When Elijah 00:13:53.360 --> 00:13:56.750 stood on Mount Carmel and asked, How long will 00:13:56.750 --> 00:14:00.389 you waver between two opinions? Israel had to 00:14:00.389 --> 00:14:04.070 choose. When Ruth looked at Naomi and said, your 00:14:04.070 --> 00:14:08.350 people shall be my people and your God, my God, 00:14:08.669 --> 00:14:12.230 she entered a covenant by choice. Jesus himself 00:14:12.230 --> 00:14:15.429 walked along the shores of Galilee and simply 00:14:15.429 --> 00:14:19.250 said, follow me. He never dragged anyone behind 00:14:19.250 --> 00:14:23.370 him. He invited them. Some followed, others walked 00:14:23.370 --> 00:14:27.580 away. Even the rich young ruler whom Jesus loved 00:14:27.580 --> 00:14:30.919 was allowed to leave. That tells us something 00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:34.480 beautiful about the heart of God. Love never 00:14:34.480 --> 00:14:38.500 forces. Love invites. Because forced obedience 00:14:38.500 --> 00:14:42.259 is not love. Compel commitment is not covenant. 00:14:42.879 --> 00:14:46.100 True covenant always begins with a willing heart. 00:14:47.399 --> 00:14:51.259 As I reflected on that, I suddenly realized something 00:14:51.259 --> 00:14:55.350 astonishing. The man in my father's story didn't 00:14:55.350 --> 00:14:59.230 simply enter a house, he accepted an invitation. 00:14:59.590 --> 00:15:03.509 And isn't that exactly what salvation is? Jesus 00:15:03.509 --> 00:15:07.110 said in Revelation, Behold I stand at the door 00:15:07.110 --> 00:15:10.669 and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens 00:15:10.669 --> 00:15:14.330 the door, I will come into him and eat with him 00:15:14.330 --> 00:15:19.029 and he with me. I love that picture. Jesus doesn't 00:15:19.029 --> 00:15:21.960 break the door down. He doesn't force his way 00:15:21.960 --> 00:15:26.600 inside. He knocks. He waits. He invites. The 00:15:26.600 --> 00:15:29.799 decision belongs to us. Do you see the beauty 00:15:29.799 --> 00:15:33.539 of the connection? In my father's story, the 00:15:33.539 --> 00:15:37.700 man opens a door to enter the house. In the gospel, 00:15:38.200 --> 00:15:41.240 we open the door of our hearts to welcome Christ. 00:15:41.919 --> 00:15:44.799 One begins a marriage. The other begins eternal 00:15:44.799 --> 00:15:48.720 life. Both begin with trust. Both begin with 00:15:48.720 --> 00:15:53.879 surrender. Both begin with saying, yes, I think 00:15:53.879 --> 00:15:57.480 many people misunderstand salvation. They see 00:15:57.480 --> 00:16:00.539 it as the finish line. The Bible presents it 00:16:00.539 --> 00:16:04.120 as the starting line. The day you receive Christ 00:16:04.120 --> 00:16:08.799 is not the day your journey ends. It is the day 00:16:08.799 --> 00:16:12.940 your journey begins. Just as standing at an altar 00:16:12.940 --> 00:16:15.940 doesn't instantly make someone a mature husband 00:16:15.940 --> 00:16:20.720 or a mature wife, receiving Jesus doesn't instantly 00:16:20.720 --> 00:16:24.139 make us spiritually mature. The covenant begins 00:16:24.139 --> 00:16:27.820 immediately. The transformation unfolds over 00:16:27.820 --> 00:16:31.779 a lifetime. Marriage teaches us how to love. 00:16:32.600 --> 00:16:35.120 Discipleship teaches us how to become like Christ. 00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:39.399 Marriage requires faithfulness. Discipleship 00:16:39.399 --> 00:16:42.860 requires faithfulness. Marriage calls us to die 00:16:42.860 --> 00:16:51.950 to ourselves. Take up his cross daily and follow 00:16:51.950 --> 00:16:56.009 me. Do you see the pattern? God has always been 00:16:56.009 --> 00:16:58.789 more interested in relationships than rituals, 00:16:59.350 --> 00:17:02.210 more interested in covenant than ceremonies, 00:17:02.929 --> 00:17:06.470 more interested in transformed hearts than outward 00:17:06.470 --> 00:17:10.329 appearances. The wedding is beautiful, baptism 00:17:10.329 --> 00:17:13.750 is beautiful, but neither is the destination. 00:17:14.430 --> 00:17:17.750 They are both declarations that a journey has 00:17:17.750 --> 00:17:23.259 begun. Perhaps someone listening today finds 00:17:23.259 --> 00:17:26.799 themselves exactly where the man stood. You've 00:17:26.799 --> 00:17:30.220 seen the house. You've admired what God can do. 00:17:30.740 --> 00:17:33.500 Maybe you've watched faithful Christian marriages. 00:17:34.200 --> 00:17:36.880 Maybe you've seen the peace Christ has brought 00:17:36.880 --> 00:17:40.660 into someone else's life. You've been inspired, 00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:45.119 encouraged, even convinced, but you've never 00:17:45.119 --> 00:17:49.039 entered. You've remained outside, close enough 00:17:49.039 --> 00:17:52.559 to admire. but never close enough to belong. 00:17:53.200 --> 00:17:56.500 Can I lovingly tell you something? Admiration 00:17:56.500 --> 00:18:00.259 has never transformed anyone. You can admire 00:18:00.259 --> 00:18:04.339 Jesus without following him. You can respect 00:18:04.339 --> 00:18:07.720 his teachings without surrendering your life 00:18:07.720 --> 00:18:11.660 to him. You can believe he existed and still 00:18:11.660 --> 00:18:14.980 never know him personally. There comes a moment 00:18:14.980 --> 00:18:18.140 when every admirer must become a participant. 00:18:18.480 --> 00:18:22.299 Every observer must become a disciple. Every 00:18:22.299 --> 00:18:27.519 invitation awaits a response. Maybe today, God 00:18:27.519 --> 00:18:31.319 is extending that invitation to you. Not into 00:18:31.319 --> 00:18:35.500 a religion, not into an institution, not into 00:18:35.500 --> 00:18:39.740 a list of rules, but into a covenant, into a 00:18:39.740 --> 00:18:43.119 relationship with His Son. Just as the visitor 00:18:43.119 --> 00:18:46.259 reached for the door of that house, you can reach 00:18:46.259 --> 00:18:49.289 for Christ today. Not because you understand 00:18:49.289 --> 00:18:53.210 everything, none of us did. Not because you have 00:18:53.210 --> 00:18:56.769 everything figured out, none of us do. But because 00:18:56.769 --> 00:18:59.250 you've come to trust the one who is inviting 00:18:59.250 --> 00:19:03.150 you. One decision changed the course of that 00:19:03.150 --> 00:19:09.470 man's story. One yes to Jesus changes the course 00:19:09.470 --> 00:19:10.410 of eternity.