Knitted Together in Love
I felt that before I share my experience with Christian Students I
should give a brief testimony about my salvation. I was born into a
Christian family which deeply loved the Lord. God had tremendous mercy
on me by allowing me to receive His life and person at the age of 7 and
later baptizing me at the age of 8. This showed me what great love He
had for me, saving me even at a young age. During my years at home in
school, I had many companions in the Lord. But things changed. We all
grew up. However, the Lord has always been faithful to give me one or
two companions, which is why I didn't want to leave for college. I
didn't want to leave my family and my close companions. When I first
moved to Denton from Dallas, I only knew one family that I grew up with.
I didn't know anyone on campus. To be honest, I felt alone. I felt as
though I didn't have any companions that I could grow with in the Lord
during college. The family I lived with always encouraged me to go to
the dinners associated with Christian Students, where I could meet other
college students who purely love the Lord. My fear kept me from going.
After months of running home every week, a small voice within encouraged
me to go to one of these dinners. I obeyed the small voice with
reluctance.
Today, I can say I am so glad I obeyed that
small voice. I don't know where I would be if I hadn't gone. I don't
want to even think about it. I was overjoyed to be with so many young
people who purely enjoyed the Lord as I do. I didn't feel alone anymore.
I have more companions than what I could imagine. These times together
have been filled with eating together, singing together, being together
everywhere, taking trips together, and fellowship together at any time.
I was “knitted together” with all of them just as in the verse, “That
their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love and unto
all the riches…” (Col. 1:2a). Also, Judges 20:11, which says, “So all
the men of Israel, knit together as one man, were gathered against the
city.” All of us have been made one man in Christ. Now I see myself as a
thread which has been so intricately interwoven with so many other
threads to create a beautiful woven masterpiece. This is mentioned in
the Bible by the verse, “For we are God’s masterpiece created in Christ
Jesus” (Eph. 2:10a). My prayer is that we could continue to allow the
Lord to “knit” us together in His love. Amen.
