At the Beach

“We’ve got your back,” was written on the back of his upper garment.

Both of us were sitting in a coffee shop not far from each other, he eating his meal and I was drinking my coffee.

When he finished his meal I asked the man about the meaning of “We’ve got your back”. I wanted to make sure that I was on the right track.

I cannot remember his exact words, but he said something like, “Someone looking out for you like Jesus.”

That was my first meeting with that gentleman, and what a surprise it was to hear his answer.

And this is what I remember from the conversation that followed. For some time he was standing, but eventually he sat down.

I must have asked him if he knew the Lord Jesus Christ. He told me that he believed that there is a creator God and that he did not believe in evolution.

I told him that God is holy and that we are sinners. That’s why the Lord Jesus Christ died for us. We need the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ in order to stand before God.

When I asked if he goes to church at all his answer was that he was born a Catholic.

The rest of our conversation centered  around the work he is doing and that the rich become richer and the poorer become poorer.

Unfortunately I did not finish our conversation telling him that the Lord Jesus Christ is not only watching out for me, but that he is also my heavenly Father and that I am his child.