Hello Everyone! My name is Sehlah Silverstein. I'm 15 years old, and a new Christian!
One important thing you should know about me is that I'm Jewish. Just like the Herbrew children of the Bible! You might already know that if you've my Dad's testimony.
I've been going to church with my parents since they became Messianic Jews (that's Jews who believe Christ to be the Messiah and Savior). But for a long time, I still considered myself to be Jewish, both in my heritage and my faith. I couldn't believe my parents new belief in the Gentile's Savior, Jesus. They weren't raised that way. Plus, all of our family is totally Hebrew. Both sets of my grandparents will live in Israel! But there they were, praying to Jesus, going to church on Sundays, praising Him, worshipping him.
I guess you could say that I now have "Lightning Bolt Christianity" because
that's just how it hit me -- like a bolt of lightning that hits you ot of
nowhere. I was in the Youth Bible Study at my parents church one Wednesday
night. I only went because my parents made me go. I don't even remember
what they were talking about, but all of a sudden, I felt that the words
they wree reading were directed at me alone, and I felt like this Jesus was
speaking to my heart. And somehow I knew that this Jewish teacher WAS the
true Messiah, the One and Only.
I started to cry so hard that they had to go into the sanctuary and get my Dad. So there we were, sitting on the floor, me all wrapped up in my Dad's arms and crying and praying together.
My little brother, Aaron, also found the Lord Jesus that night, but I'll let him tell his own story.
As for my heritage, I'm still 100% Jewish. That's my background, and it's who I am. But that's okay, because the great "I Am" was also Jewish, and He above all others, understands how I feel about that.
