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I spent my morning reading about the infamous “Son of Sam” killings that took place in New York in the 1970s.  I, of course, was not alive during this time, but maybe you were.  The culprit, David Berkowitz, was captured in the late 70s and sentenced to over 365 years in prison.  This man had ties to Satanic cults and other evil forces, many of which he claimed drove him to commit the crimes.  This man committed violent, heinous acts against innocent civilians.  Yet, in the midst of his despair, David found Christ in prison.  I came upon his website, forgivenforlife.com, and was floored.  David has begun work in the prison’s Special Needs Unit where he prays with troubled inmates, and reads the bible to them.  I find it fascinating the David has frequently rejected his parole hearings.  He claims to have come to terms with his actions, has asked Jesus for forgiveness, and is openly accepting his punishment.

This just proves that Jesus can, and will, forgive anyone who will receive him.  Murderers, rapists, thieves, liars…everyone.  Only through Jesus could David find redemption and salvation.  I am glad that David is still alive to tell his story.  Yes, he should be punished for his crimes, let us never downplay that.  But David realizes that the time he has left on earth should be to point people towards Christ, and that is amazing.

Here are the closing comments of his personal testimony:

“Please consider what I am saying. I beg you with all my heart to place your faith in Christ right now. Tomorrow is promised to no one.

You see, I am not sharing this message to simply tell you an interesting story. Rather I want you to taste the goodness of God in my life, a man who was once a devil worshipper and a murderer, to show you that Jesus Christ is about forgiveness, hope and change.

I was involved in the occult and I got burned. I became a cruel killer and threw away my life as well as destroyed the lives of others. Now I have discovered that Christ is my answer and my hope. He broke the chains of mental confusion and depression that had me bound. Today I have placed my life in His hands. I only wish I knew Jesus before all these crimes happened - they would not have happened.

May God bless everyone who is reading this message!”

If you have the time, you should read about the Son of Sam

Here’s David’s website as well.