I NEVER SAID THAT, EVER

"Pardon my French." Also I never said, "I reckon". Or "Long time, no see."(Sounds too much like Tonto). Another word I never used was "youins", for "you all", which come to think of, I've also never uttered.

Give me time and I'll think of more annoying expressions that I've never said. "Go Cubs." Or even worse, "How about those Cubbies?" (Right--they've only been losers since 1908.)

But words are powerful. They can heal, break, or mend hearts. And they can help save a soul. Recently I was asked what words were used to lead me to salvation. Also, who said them?

They all came back to me from the year 1957. I hadn't thought of those words in years. A Sunday School teacher simply said, "Teddy, you need Jesus as your Savior."

Of course he was right. I still do. Now, don't misunderstand my words. I did receive salvation. But I still need Jesus as my Savior. Every day.

If He's not your Savior, if you've never taken that stand for Jesus, and by the way if you haven't, then you've rejected Him, then feel free to borrow the same words I was offered so long ago.

Please don't make them words you would never say.