On Christmas night in 1988, questions bombarded Earl Seals’ mind. Deep questions for a 16-year-old. “Does God exist?” “Who is He?” Seals didn’t ask questions just because it was Christmas. His older brother John was dying of cancer, and he had given his life to Jesus. Seals didn’t knowwhat getting saved meant. But he knew his brother wasn’t afraid to die, didn’t care about partying anymore, and only wanted to share the story of how Jesus had changed him. “I saw him go from darkness to light,” Seals said. “I saw him reading his Bible. What happened to my brother?” Seals wanted answers, but he remained blind to the truth. His girlfriend invited him to a church play on Christmas Eve that he expected to be awful. But the play convicted him of his sin, and when it ended, he talked to a youth leader. Seals had exposure to church, but he had never heard that Jesus could forgive sins. The good news of who Jesus is became clear. He prayed to be saved. “The darkness fell frommy eyes,” Seals said. “I bowed down before Christ, and my prayer was ‘I am your slave.’” 21 FOLLOWINGGOD’SLEAD: EARLSEALS’STORY
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