MyTestimony

January 4, 2003

As I was shoveling snow in my driveway this afternoon, the Holy Spirit started speaking to me & told me that the time had come for me to share my testimony.

Abba Father,

I stand out of Your way & ask that only You Adonai speak. Holy Spirit guide me to speak as Elohim desires. Glorify your name Y'shua & let Your will be done.

I praise Your Holy name. For it is through Your name only Jesus that I ask,

Amen.

6 1/2 years ago I ran away. I was living with my girlfriend, (whom is now my wife, Praise God!). At this time I had no relationship with Christ & neither did my girlfriend. What I was trying to run from was myself. I was a miserable wreck. I had no job, I drank all the time. I had just quit using cocaine a month before that & I hated myself. Satan had his fingers around my neck & was going in for the fatal blow or so he thought!!

I decided that I would just take off & hitchhike to another state to solve all my problems. My girfriends last words to me were, " may God be with you." So off I walked, through town to the highway. I decided that I didn't want a ride so I never put my thumb out. I wanted to punish myself for being such a failure. It was 100 degrees or better that day & I had no money. I was dehydrated, because of my heavy drinking the night before. I had walked about 5 miles & my feet started blistering up real bad, because I didn't have on any socks , but I still refused to stick my thumb out for a ride. I really really felt like I deserved what I was going through. I came to a small creek. I jumped in the water & started drinking it & cooling down. After about 15 minutes of literally being in the water, I felt God knocking on my heart, calling me to Him. He put into my mind the thought that I really needed to change alright, but that running away wasn't the change He had in mind. I shrugged this thought off. I started walking again & boy were my feet ever blistering up. I still continued to run away. I still continued to punish myself, but a seed had been planted!! I had walked to the next town which was about 15 miles. During the walk the seed was taking root and forming a plan in my mind. I cried out to Abba as a child. With tears swelling down my face. I let go of my stubborn pride & asked Him to please help me! I came to a phone booth to call my wife (girlfriend at the time) & you know what was there? A small pamphlet on Jesus Christ!! There was no answer, so I left a message. I continued my walk, still running away. I tried to call her again after another mile, but there was still no answer, so I left another message, but this message was different. I told her that I was sorry. That I wanted to change. I told her that I wanted to go to church tomorrow (Today was Saturday).

I had already read the pamphlet. I had made my mind up. I was going to change,

but I knew that it would take a miracle, so I knew that it included God in my life!!

Finally, We talked on the phone. She agreed to pick me up & give me this one last chance.

The next morning we went to a little Southern Baptist church in our town at 10:00 a.m. I don't recollect the whole sermon, but it seemed that every Word this preacher spoke was directed solely at me. I sat through the whole service with tears streaming down my face. At the end of the service he asked if anyone wanted to accept Christ into their lives. The next thing I knew was that I was standing in front of the altar. Tears just pouring down my face. Tired of living life on my own terms. Tired of the hate & anger that had so entangled my soul. Here I was, a man's man, or so I had always thought!! Standing in front of a large crowd of strangers bawling like a baby!!

I wrote this poem shortly after being saved.

Psalm 143:3 says,

He heals the broken in heart & binds up their wounds.

James 4:10 says,

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord & He shall lift you up.

It was July of 1996 & I was 33 years old when I was born again & many of my old ways just disappeared!! Out went booze & in came the Holy Spirit. Out went cocaine & pot & in came the Word of God. Out went rap music & in came praise & worship. Out went pride & in came humility. Out went hate & in came love. Out went revenge & in came forgiveness. Out went fornication & in came marriage 1 month later!!

Proverbs 3:1-6 says,

My son, forget not my law, but let your heart keep my commandments. For length of days, & long life, & peace, shall they add to you. Let not mercy & truth forsake you. Bind them about your neck, write them upon the table of your heart.

So shall you find favor & good understanding in the sight of God & man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart & lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him & He shall direct your paths.

1 1/2 years later, things were going quite well. My wife & I were very active in the Baptist church. I was devouring the Word. God had brought us a peace that surpasses all understanding Phil. 4:7

Then I had an awesome & intimate encounter with God!!

My wife & I were in bed talking. She was laying down & I was sitting up. All of a sudden I was crying & words welled up in my mind, heart & Spirit. God was speaking to me. Words cannot describe that moment!! I just stood out of the way & let Him speak to me through my mouth. I thought my wife was listening, but God had put her to sleep. He wanted to share this moment with me alone. He wanted to walk me through my life & show me that He alone is God. That He alone is worthy of my praise!! This is what my dear & gracious Abba Father had to say.

I know the end from the beginning, the beginning from the end. I knew you from the foundations of the world & I knew the exact day that I would create you. I knew every single hair on your head & numbered them. I am the One who formed you in your mothers womb with the upmost care. When your father forced your mother to try & abort you, I was there. It was I that kept you from death. All those years that your father abused your mother, I was there with you, comforting you. When you tried to commit suicide as a teenager, it was I that protected you again from death. I did this because I loved you. I did this because I knew the day & hour that you would cry out to Me & choose Me. I have plans for you. I know your heart & that you desire a son. I will give you a son & he will have none of the generational curses upon him.

END

I will cherish that moment in time for eternity.

The next day I told my wife everything the Lord spoke to me. I told everyone at work the encounter I had & I think most of them thought I was crazy. I am a plasterer in the constuction trade & almost all of my co-workers don't know the Lord, but I know that I'm exactly where God wants me!! I was even telling strangers that God spoke to me & was giving me a baby boy!! I knew that I had a real true life encounter with the Living God & my faith was firmly established on the Rock of my Salvation!! Here I was 33 years old. I had never had a child. I had never used any type of birth control in my past, so I always thought that maybe I was sterile. But I believed what God said by faith. I thought That my wife would become pregnant that month!! That's how sure I was about it!! Well,

that month came & went, but I still had no doubt that God would give me a son.

My wife begun to have some doubts, so I brought this up to God in prayer & He led me to

Matthew 21:21 & 22 which says,

Verily I say unto you, If you have faith & doubt not, you shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if you shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, & be thou cast into the sea & it shall be done. And all things, whatsoever you shall ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive.

I shared this with my wife & my faith was increased even more.

Needless to say the following month she missed her monthly thingamabobber.

The following month we did the home pregnancy test for my wifes sake & it said she was pregnant. I already knew the results!! Still she wanted to see a doctor for another test. So off we go to the Dr.. My Spirit was singing. I knew the outcome, but to ease my wife I went along with her for support. I told the nurse that my wife was pregnant, that it was a baby boy, even before she took the test. She probably thought I was crazy too!! And you no what? Whammo, the results again were positive!!

When my wife was 3 months pregnant we went for the ultra sound to see the sex of the baby. I told the lady in charge of the ultra sound that it was a boy, because God told me. She also gave me a funny look, but I tell you what having that kind of strong faith is fun!! I was having a blast with my knowledge that came from the King!!

Photo was taken Nov. 2003

Daniel Michael Baca (age 4 years & 11 months)

Daniel Michael Baca was born on December 25, 1998. Here was my son, my only begotten son!! The son that God had promised to me. I held him in my arms for the very first time & praised the One who created him, with a new

understanding & new found wisdom. For in that very moment it dawned on me, it struck my spirit like a bolt of lightning just how much God loves us!! John 3:16 hit me like a freight train & I cried!!

As I held my beautiful newborn son, my very first natural instinct was to protect him. To never let any harm come to him, because I loved him with a love that only a parent can comprehend. I would sacrifice my own life to keep him from harm. If I saw a car getting ready to hit him, I would rush to get him out of the way & take the blow myself. I would sacrifice my own life to keep him alive. I would volunteer to die in his place in any circumstance, because I love him more than life itself!!

You see, Y'shua (Jesus) did exactly that for YOU & I. He willingly died in our place so that we might live for eternity in His presence!!

This story isn't so much about my son or I.

It's the

It's about the love of God. His grace & mercy. He not only saved me from hell, He has restored my relationships with all my family members. My natural father & I are closer now than ever. All has been forgiven. All has been restored. I love my father with all my heart.

To everyone that reads this,

what God had spoken to me that night in bed is revelant to you today. Not the personal account about my father, suicide, or having a son, but everything else you can find in the bible. These are Truths of the Loving & Living God. Your circumstances will be different than mine, but a life without God in the end is an empty life. A life void of the Holy Spirit living in you is a dead life. You see, I know whom the Savior is, It is Jesus Christ!! I know that I will go to heaven when I die. Do you know for sure where you will spend eternity? If you don't have a relationship with God, now is the time. He has knocked on your heart all your life. Wanting to come in & love you. He will not force Himself on you. He wants you to choose Him freely. He wants you to know that He is there right now & wants you to come in just as you are. Pray to God through His Son Jesus. Pray from your heart, because it's not how you say it that counts. What counts is if you really mean what your saying.

I f you have known the Lord & have fallen away, your like a dog that has returned to it's own vomit. 2 Peter 2:21,22.The time is now to get right with God. He died for you. He loves you & you know full well that your life is falling apart before your eyes. So, open the door the King is knocking!!

I leave you with Word's from the throne!

I know the end from the beginning,

the beginning from the end.

Isaiah 46:10

I knew you from the foundations of the world

& (I knew the exact day that I would create you.)

Eph. 1:4, Jer. 1:5

I knew every single hair on your head & numbered them.

Mt. 10:30

I am the One who formed you in your mothers womb with the upmost care.

Isaiah 49:5, Jer. 1:5

I have plans for you!