SID: It’s two weeks later, your sister takes you to church. What happened?
ROB: Oh my goodness. My sister Ernestine, she says these words. Precious, will you do me a favor? But then she asked me the unthinkable. She said, Rob, will you go to church with me? When she said that? I was like, I already said yes. And in my mind I was a CEO, Christmas, Easter, Only. I didn’t need to go to church very often, because I was a good guy. I didn’t know I needed salvation. But in that very moment, when she invited me to church, I agreed. I show up Sunday morning. She walks me in. We sit down in these nice cushy little seats. And she says, these words. She says, precious, I’ll be right back. She put me in a seat, goes to the back and begins to pray that God would encounter me. That God would touch me. That God would transform me. I started to feel a shake in my body. I felt an overwhelming presence. And I got a little afraid. And I think I said to myself, something like this, I need to get the H E L L out of here.
ROB: I didn’t realize God was getting rid of it in me. And so, as I went to sit up, the presence of God overwhelmed me and a seatbelt came on me, and I bent over and immediately I began to weep. I began to cry uncontrollably. I cried out and I said, these words. Lord, if you’re real, save me. Right there, no one laid hands, no one ministered salvation to me, God himself came and delivered me. From that day forward, Sid, no one had to invite me to church. I just got up every Wednesday, every Sunday, with a thought, I’m going to the house of God. And my life was radically—
SID: What happened to that wonderful photography career?
ROB: Oh my God. That’s all I can say is, when I least expected it, I got invited to a service in Southern California. I lived in Northern California and I knew in my knower, something inside of me was saying, you need to get to the service. And there’s a pastor that’s speaking a message called, lay down your Isaac. And he began to announce to the church, today, we’re all going to sacrifice greatly. We’re going to lay down our Isaac. And he said, we’re going to do something completely different in today’s service. And he says, we’re going to take the gifts that you laid down, and we’re going to ask Bible trivia questions, and we’re going to give it to the one who’s able to answer the question. And we’re going to believe that this was God’s doing. And I was excited. I had a few dollars in my pocket and I was like, yes, Lord, I’ll give it all.
ROB: And the Lord spoke to me and he says, Rob, do you love me? And I said, Lord, with all my heart, what do you want? I’m thinking 25, $50. At that time, I’m young. I didn’t have very much money. And he said, I want your camera. And he said, will you give me your camera? And in that moment, the basket is going by. And I could feel the heart, that tug. I don’t know if you’ve ever had that tug, that inner fight with the Holy Spirit. I had that inner fight going on. And I just said, yes, Lord, I love you. And I took my pen and I began to write on the offering envelope and I threw it in. And then the Lord spoke to me a second time, right then and there, on the spot as the offering plate is going away. He says, do you love me? I said, Lord, I just gave you my prized possession. He says, do you love me? I said, all within me, Lord, everything in my heart. He says, today, will you sacrifice and give all your camera equipment away? And without hesitation, I said, yes.
Tags: its supernatural, Sid Roth
Tags: its supernatural, Sid Roth