A SUPERNATURAL ENCOUNTER OF THE REAL KIND

Before I met Jesus, I was a sinner on the highway to hell. I was searching for the truth. I knew there was a God and I wanted to find Him. However, I was always on the wrong road doing sinful things. I was a topless go go dancer and road with a charter gang of the Hells Angels. I drank, did drugs and got into occult practices. I lived in fear and at the same time feared death. High frequency hums like electrical shocks took over my head, to a point of temporary paralyzation. I would scream but no sound would come from my voice. I would run but could not move. I even thought of suicide because my life was hell. I had many friends but I was very lonely. I had an emptiness inside and no human could fill that void. Satan and his demons wounded me spiritually. I needed love but could not find the real thing.

In July of 1973, God called me to give up doing things my way and to walk His way with Him. At that point, I opened the door to my heart and surrendered my life to Jesus Christ. I said, Jesus if you are real come into my life and manifest Yourself to me. Then a feeling of guilt came over me. I thought, why would God reveal Himself to me. I was a horrible person and not worthy of Him. Nevertheless, within minutes, the darkness lightened and all my fears vanished. I opened my Bible and for the first time in my life, I could read it with understanding. It was like two prints one on top of the other and the top print was all lit up. I knew without a doubt that I finally found the truth I was searching for and that Jesus is that truth! At that moment I was cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ and set free from the bondage of sin and death. I instantly fell in love with Jesus because He filled that void inside with His perfect love and spiritually I was changed.

I had a Supernatural Encounter of the Real Kind that gave birth to a deep desire to love Jesus more and know Him better. I was so excited: there was not a person on earth that I wanted to be with more than Jesus, so I hung out with Him like he was my best friend. we went everywhere together.

I wanted everyone to meet Jesus, so every person I met I would ask, would you like to meet my best friend? Most people would say yes, without hesitation. However, there were those who did not invite my enthusiasm. I tried to introduce my Mom to Jesus but being Jewish, that was a difficult situation. She just could not accept the fact that I met Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, the Messiah of the Jews. My Mom told her friends that Jesus was just a new fad and that I would get over it.

One night, not long after meeting Jesus, I found myself in a potentially deadly situation but Jesus came to my rescue. The mighty hand of the Lord delivered me from a person who had a loaded gun at my head. Through the whole tribulation, I had total peace as God demonstrated His awesome power in my weakness.

My Testimony - Apostle Shanoah Courtney
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