He Took My Place

Tonight is one of the greatest days as a father I have ever had. My son Brycen asked Jesus into his heart in his bedroom. He had been asking questions since the first of December. Today he put a belt around his neck and tightened it. Carrie immediately told him that he could hurt himself and even die. Bryce looked at Carrie and said, "If I died I would go to hell becuase I have never asked Jesus into my heart." Carrie began again to talk to him about salvation, sin, repantance, and how Jesus took our place. When I came home from church tonight, Carrie began to tell me the story. I went into Brycen's room and laid on the bed with him. We were talking about different things and I was telling him about church and how I was going to baptize 3 students this Sunday. He asked me why they were getting baptized and i told him they had asked Jesus into their heart. He immediatly looked at me and told me he wanted to do that. Again I went through everything making sure that he understood what he wanted to do. I yelled for Carrie to come in and he told her he wanted to ask Jesus into his heart and he answered all of her questions also. I then had him kneel at his bed and I told him that he must tell Jesus what he wanted him to do. Brycen wasted no time and he prayed, "Jesus thank you for dying so that I would not have to. Help my soul to be like your soul and help me to say what you would say. Jesus help me to have faith in Jesus name AMEN!" When I asked him if he were to die where he would go he said heaven with a huge grin on his face. We called Pap, Nana and Papa, Mamaw McKeehan, Aunt Rachel and Uncle Ben, and Aunt Mendy and Uncle david. While on the phone with Ben and Rachel, Brycen look at Carrie and said, "Jesus took my place right here (pointing at the bed)." He then asked Carrie where Jesus had taken her place. It is such a great night. carrie and I are rejoicing and the only question left is, "Where did Jesus take your place?"