Completely and Utterly Ruernt

This . . .
Sometimes something happens to a person
that ruins them in a good way.
Maybe an apple pie made by your grandmother.
It was so good, that it ruined you from ever
enjoying any other apple pie as much
as those made by your grandmother.
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That . . .
In the south, this  word is sometimes pronounced ruernt.
"I used to be able to sleep on the ground just fine,
but my wife bought this feather bed and now I'm ruernt.
Can't sleep on the ground any more . . .
I am ruernt, completely and utterly ruernt."
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This is That . . .
Salvation comes from God,
thru Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
No religious institution or church can do anything
apart from the power of God.
A power encounter from God is needed.
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That's what happened to my friend Rick.
He was completely strung out on drugs,
complely lost and completely without any hope.
But then, he had a powerful encounter of the Holy Spirit.
He was completely saved, healed and set free . . . in a moment.
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That is what all of us need.
An encounter with God;
That changes what we believe about Him;
That ruins us; That makes us know His love;
That makes us realize our sin and our need of a savior;
That causes us to respond with repentance which leads us to
love Him with all of our heart, soul and mind.
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This is my prayer for me, for you,
and all of our family and friends
Oh, that we would all be ruernt by the power of God.
Completely and utterly ruernt.