The song "It is Good to Believe in the Lord Jesus" is a hymn that I wrote when I was a junior in high school, moved by the Holy Spirit, in response to God's call to dedicate my life to preaching the gospel for the Lord and serving Him.
Thanks to God, our family experienced His amazing grace when I was ten years old. At that time, my mother was victimized by the devil, and she got sick many times late at night and almost died, which often flustered our family. We had spent much money on medical treatment and suffered much, but she did not get better. Later, we sought out witches, worshiped false gods and idols, but her condition instead became more serious.
Just when I was desperate, someone preached the gospel to my family and said, "Believe in Jesus Christ to save your mother.” Then my father took my mother to pray every day. After praying for a week, my mother did not get sick; after praying for another month, she was completely healed and has not been sick since then.
At that time, my grandfather was paraplegic, and when he saw that my mother was miraculously healed, he also followed Jesus and prayed for his disease for six months. To our surprise, his hemiplegia was healed and he did not use his crutches anymore, he could even travel 10 kilometers to the church in town and return by himself. The miraculous healing of both my mother and grandfather left me in no doubt about God's grace and power.
But ultimately, it was my own experience and knowledge of God that motivated me to dedicate myself to God and take the path of evangelization.
When I was ten years old, I was in the third grade, and I suffered from headaches every day, which were really painful. For this reason, I tore up my textbooks, did not turn in my homework, skipped school, and even thought of dropping out of school and going home. But just when my whole life was about to be ruined, the salvation of the Lord Jesus came to my home.
At that time, our family had just been converted, and I knew nothing else but to pray and rely on God in everything. I would pray and look up to God before every class, asking God to have mercy on me, to be with me, and to give me the strength to finish the class. At that time, the song "I Want Jesus" became my daily prayer: "I want Jesus, I want Jesus, every day I need Jesus. I want Him in the light of day, I want Him in the dark clouds, in my daily life, I want Jesus." To this day, whenever I sing this song, it brings tears to my eyes.
I could barely read from third grade, but after I believed in the Lord, I was completely changed. Thanks be to the Lord, by His grace and help I went to high school, then studied theology for five years, and finally unto the Graduate School of Religion at the Renmin University of China for two years. During all these years, I prepared sermons for preaching in churches and lectures for seminaries and training courses. Although I still have a little headache sometimes, I have experienced God's wonderful and sufficient grace again and again by looking to Him through prayer. I have really tasted the Lord's grace and realized how sweet it is!
When I was 14 years old as a junior high school student, I was moved by the Holy Spirit to compose a "wish song" called "Believing in the Lord Jesus is Good". I dedicate my life to the Lord, to preach the gospel, and to testify about God.
I share my "wish song" as well as my own and my family's experience of grace with you, my family in the Lord, especially to those who are deeply touched by God's love and are willing to serve Him all their lives.
"May we always count on the Lord's grace and never forget the original intention to move forward forever towards the Lord's goal!
(The author of this article is the pastor of a church in southern China and the original article is published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Wylie Sun
《信主耶稣好》这首歌是我上初一的时候被圣灵感动，为自己回应神的呼召，愿意一生献上为主传福音、服事神而作的“立愿歌”。
感谢神的恩典，十岁那年，我们家就经历了神奇妙的恩典。那时我母亲因受魔鬼坑害，多次在深夜犯病，几乎要死，害得我们家人常常慌乱不安。看医生吃药，花了不少钱，吃了很多苦，也没有好转。后来找巫婆，拜假神、拜偶像，病情不仅不好，更是越来越严重。
就在走投无路的时候，有人给我家传福音说：“信耶稣基督能救我母亲”。我父亲就天天带我母亲去祷告，坚持祷告了一周，母亲没有犯病；又去祷告了一个月，我母亲彻底好了，从那以后再没有犯过病。
当时，我外公偏瘫，见我母亲信主病就奇妙的好了，他也就信了主，聚会祷告了半年，偏瘫好了，双拐丢掉了，外公可以自己往返十公里到镇上教会去聚会。我母亲和外公两个病得医治的神迹，使我对神的恩典和能力深信不疑。
但是最终促使我把自己献给神，走上福传的路，还是我自己对神的经历和认识。
十岁那年，我上小学三年级，每天都深受头痛的折磨，真是痛苦难当。为此，曾经撕毁过课本，不交作业，逃过学，甚至也想过辍学回家。但就在我整个人生即将被毁掉的时候，主耶稣的救恩临到了我的家。
那时候我们家刚刚信主，我别的都不懂，只知道凡事祷告依靠神。我每堂课前都要祷告仰望神，求神怜悯我，与我同在，加给我力量，使我能上完这一堂课。在那个时候，《我要耶稣》这首歌就成了我每天的祷告：“我要耶稣，我要耶稣，每日我需要耶稣。光明时日我要祂，黑云满布我要祂，在我每日生命中，我要耶稣。”时至今日，只要唱起这首歌，都会热泪盈眶。
感谢主，靠着主的恩典和帮助，我从小学三年级几乎读不下去书，但是信主以后就完全改变了。读到高中，又读了五年神学，之后又去了中国人民大学宗教学研究生院进修了两年，这么多年在教会讲道预备讲章，又在神学院和培训班讲课预备讲义，虽然有时还会有一点头痛，但借着祷告仰望神，一次次经历了神奇妙而够用的恩典，真是尝过了主恩的滋味，才知道是何等甘甜！
我上初一14岁的时候，被圣灵感动创作了《信主耶稣好》这一首“立愿歌”，愿把一生献给主，传福音，见证神！
“立愿歌”，以及我和我家的蒙恩经历分享给家人，特别是分享给那些被神的恩爱深深感动，愿意一生侍奉神的人，愿我们常常数算主恩，不忘初心，望主标杆永向前！
（本文作者为华南一教会牧师。）
他14岁创作“立愿歌”《信主耶稣好》，如今已成为一名牧师
The song "It is Good to Believe in the Lord Jesus" is a hymn that I wrote when I was a junior in high school, moved by the Holy Spirit, in response to God's call to dedicate my life to preaching the gospel for the Lord and serving Him.
Thanks to God, our family experienced His amazing grace when I was ten years old. At that time, my mother was victimized by the devil, and she got sick many times late at night and almost died, which often flustered our family. We had spent much money on medical treatment and suffered much, but she did not get better. Later, we sought out witches, worshiped false gods and idols, but her condition instead became more serious.
Just when I was desperate, someone preached the gospel to my family and said, "Believe in Jesus Christ to save your mother.” Then my father took my mother to pray every day. After praying for a week, my mother did not get sick; after praying for another month, she was completely healed and has not been sick since then.
At that time, my grandfather was paraplegic, and when he saw that my mother was miraculously healed, he also followed Jesus and prayed for his disease for six months. To our surprise, his hemiplegia was healed and he did not use his crutches anymore, he could even travel 10 kilometers to the church in town and return by himself. The miraculous healing of both my mother and grandfather left me in no doubt about God's grace and power.
But ultimately, it was my own experience and knowledge of God that motivated me to dedicate myself to God and take the path of evangelization.
When I was ten years old, I was in the third grade, and I suffered from headaches every day, which were really painful. For this reason, I tore up my textbooks, did not turn in my homework, skipped school, and even thought of dropping out of school and going home. But just when my whole life was about to be ruined, the salvation of the Lord Jesus came to my home.
At that time, our family had just been converted, and I knew nothing else but to pray and rely on God in everything. I would pray and look up to God before every class, asking God to have mercy on me, to be with me, and to give me the strength to finish the class. At that time, the song "I Want Jesus" became my daily prayer: "I want Jesus, I want Jesus, every day I need Jesus. I want Him in the light of day, I want Him in the dark clouds, in my daily life, I want Jesus." To this day, whenever I sing this song, it brings tears to my eyes.
I could barely read from third grade, but after I believed in the Lord, I was completely changed. Thanks be to the Lord, by His grace and help I went to high school, then studied theology for five years, and finally unto the Graduate School of Religion at the Renmin University of China for two years. During all these years, I prepared sermons for preaching in churches and lectures for seminaries and training courses. Although I still have a little headache sometimes, I have experienced God's wonderful and sufficient grace again and again by looking to Him through prayer. I have really tasted the Lord's grace and realized how sweet it is!
When I was 14 years old as a junior high school student, I was moved by the Holy Spirit to compose a "wish song" called "Believing in the Lord Jesus is Good". I dedicate my life to the Lord, to preach the gospel, and to testify about God.
I share my "wish song" as well as my own and my family's experience of grace with you, my family in the Lord, especially to those who are deeply touched by God's love and are willing to serve Him all their lives.
"May we always count on the Lord's grace and never forget the original intention to move forward forever towards the Lord's goal!
(The author of this article is the pastor of a church in southern China and the original article is published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Wylie Sun
Pastor's Testimony: "I Dedicate Myself to the Lord at High School"
