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It is never too late to accept Jesus.
The remark came from Ophelia White, a 94-year-old new believer, who was recently baptised at the Cook Baptist Church in Ruston, Louisiana, according to The Baptist Message.
As she excitedly entered the baptismal waters, White told her friends watching the baptismal rites, “I want people to know it’s never too late [to be a Christian]. Get with it.”
For decades, White believed she already had a relationship with Christ. However, her roommate, Joy Campbell, found out later that White was not yet a Christian since she had not been baptised yet.
After Campbell talked with White on spiritual matters, White realised she needed to formally accept Christ as her Lord and Saviour.
“It’s inspiring to people, particularly for senior adults, to know that God is still touching hearts even in the elderly years,” Todd Free, the church’s discipleship and administration pastor, told The Baptist Message.
“There are many others like Mrs. White who went their whole life thinking they knew Christ but understood later their need for Him,” he said.
Campbell said what happened to her late husband and her friend Mrs. White is a reminder “that it’s never too late to become a Christian and that you should never give up on a person. It takes time, a lot of time.”
Courtesy of CT.
