Is Jesus God?

I was born and raised in a Christian family. I was brought up under strict discipline and not only that, my parents themselves were very strict regarding religious formalities. They insisted on my going to Church every Sunday, to read the Bible daily and to pray every day.

But I wasn't good in my studies. I even struggled to get passing marks in my exams. Not only that, my home was a broken home. We always fought with each other. It was such a hell that it is very difficult to explain in words. I was totally broken, dejected and had no hope in my life. I thought whether any good thing would ever happen in my life.

In my school days almost every day I wished that it might be the last day of my life, that evening may not come so that I need not return home. How my soul longed to meet with some accident and die. But it never happened. Many a times I thought of committing suicide. But whenever I thought of it, a great fear came over me and I left that idea. I did not have any interest to live in this world.

Meanwhile something happened to my legs and doctors could not figure out what the problem was. I was unable to walk, and I had terrible pain in my legs. I was hardly able to move from my bed. Doctors gave me double doses of painkiller, but it never helped me. Only the misery intensified.

Then I heard one Christian radio program, in which the preacher said, "If you die today, would you go to heaven? If you are not sure about going to heaven, repent from your sins and invite Jesus in your life. And He will forgive all your sins and give you assurance of heaven."

I prayed the sinners prayer with him (Lord Jesus, I am a sinner, please forgive all my sins and wash me with your precious blood. Please give me assurance of heaven that if I die today, I may reach heaven.) As soon as I prayed this prayer from the bottom of my heart, a great peace came into my life. Though my circumstances did not change immediately, still I got great peace and joy in my heart.

I started feeling as if all my miserable conditions had left me. In due course my family members also accepted Jesus in their lives and their lives stared changing. Our home became a sweet home. God removed all the bitterness from our hearts and helped us to love each other. Not only that, God exalted me in my studies. I gave many exams after that and passed all these with flying colors. God also healed me completely . . . our lives are not at all miserable any longer.