A Clean Conscience

When my wife and I were missionaries in Ecuador in 1965, a woman called up and wanted meet with us. Her name was Lethia. She was the communist party secretary, and she was a wild woman! Right away she started insulting me, and saying all priests and preachers were hypocrites and thieves.

At first I was really tense. And then I prayed, “Lord, I don’t have all the answers. I only know the truth of the Bible. Please help me know how to show Your love to her.”

So I let her rant, and when she finished, I said, “Lethia, how can I help you?” Suddenly she broke down and started crying. “Nobody’s ever asked me how they can help me before,” she sobbed.

She confessed that she was eaten up by guilt from her lifestyle. When I told her about forgiveness and redemption through Jesus Christ, Lethia was converted on the spot!

Hebrews 9:14 says the blood of Christ will “cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death so that we may serve the living God.”

Do you know someone who is strongly opposed to the Gospel? Often it’s because they have a guilty conscience. Ask the Lord to open up an opportunity to give them the Good News, so they can be cleansed and forgiven.