Wury Kim
Hello Lighthouse! My name is Wury Kim and I'm here to share about how God saved me from my sins through the atoning work of Christ!
I grew up going to church my whole life for the reasons that: it was a ritual thing that my family did, I had friends that went, and I was queen of the monkey bars. However my eyes were never opened to the gospel message until my 6th grade summer at a camp called Jenness Park. I cried over my sins and knew head knowledge-wise that Jesus died on the cross, but I had never accepted Him as my Lord and Savior.
My life after that emotional night had no new beginning, no change of attitude, and no sign of fruit that I had even heard the gospel. I continued to live not my double, but triple-life between church, school, and home.
God showed me many times throughout my life that I was not saved. He showed that Jesus was not Lord over my life, and in my stubbornness I continued to rebel against Him. From middle school to high school, I was in a constant battle between God and my own selfish ways. It was finally during my freshman year in college, that God was showing me that my hope could not be placed in myself, people, or this world.
God truly poured out His grace and mercy over my life. I church-hopped throughout my fall quarter of my freshman year and did not find a church that I wanted to stay in. However a good friend of mine brought me to Lighthouse. I knew from visiting my older sisters' churches that Lighthouse was something that I should stick to, even though at the beginning I did not want to be here. I fell asleep during sermons, quickly left after service, and did not go out to lunch because I knew that people would quickly see my rebellious life. However at Lighthouse, God continually chipped at my selfish and prideful heart.
One Sunday, Pastor John spoke on the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15 and of God's Holiness in Isaiah 6. It was through the teaching of God's Word here and the preaching of the gospel that God showed me the gravity of my sins, and how ugly and offensive they are to God.
I saw my shameful self, standing before the holy almighty God. I knew that God was completely just to condemn me to hell for all my sins but instead of killing me, God had compassion over me. The holy God of the universe kissed my sinful soul as He did to the prodigal son.
God forgave me through the sacrificial atonement of His Son, Jesus Christ. Christ who humbled himself to become His creation and lived a perfect sinless life endured the divine wrath that I deserved. Christ was crucified on that cross and paid for ALL my sins of the past, of today, and of the future. I was dead in my sins but became alive and was saved only through the death and resurrection of Christ.
A scar definitely remains from my past, but I know that God in his love and mercy has washed my detestable sins as white as snow and wiped them far as the east to the west. It was after that sermon, that I truly repented of my sins and saw my life slowly transforming.
Lighthouse has helped me to grow so much in my walk by the teaching of God's Word, small groups, accountability with older women, and by encouraging brothers and sisters in Christ that are running this race with me.
I now try to live for the glory of God in all that I do and all that God has blessed me with. I now live with much passion and worship for God because He has forgiven and saved me of my many sins. My only response to Him that I can have is: To love, magnify, and serve the Lord my God with all my heart, all my soul, all my strength and all my mind; and to share with others this gospel message of Jesus Christ.
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