He soared to the top of recording charts, but one incident changed his
life's course.
Tony Fontane was a popular American recording
artist during the 1940's and 1950's. Born in Michigan, he was the son of
a railroad worker who had converted to Christianity and moved the family
to North Dakota where he operated a mission and lived in poverty. As a
result, Tony hated religion. Singing was his passion, and he eventually
flourished. He even celebrated notoriety on several television shows.
But life changed on September 3, 1957. Having just finished a
television rehearsal, Fontane was driving to his California home when
another driver ran a red light and plowed into his sports car. Rescue
workers labored for several hours before successfully extricating him.
He was rushed to the hospital where he remained in a coma for 30 days.
Fontane later wrote that it was while in a coma that God appeared to
him in a vision and gave him one more chance. And he took it. He
switched from atheism to Christianity and began a career in gospel music
where he refused to sing anything else. As a result of a lawsuit with
the William Morris Agency for breach of contract, he lost everything.
But he actually gained it all when he made the big switch.
And
this is true for anyone who chooses Christ. This means that anyone who
belongs to Christ has become a new person. "The old life is gone; a new
life has begun!" (II Corinthians 5:17 NLT)
My old things passed
away at nine years of age-not totally in practice but completely in
God's sight. He took away the old sinful nature and gave me a new one
with fresh wants, desires, and ambitions. No longer am I after what I or
the world offers; I simply hunger to be obedient to him. Even if it
costs me everything.
What better way to begin the New Year than
in a relationship with Christ. Have you made the big switch?
Prayer: Give us courage all-powerful Savior to choose You over anyone
and anything else.
The Big Switch
Today's Bible Verse:
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The
old has gone, the new is here!" (2Cor 5:17)
The Big Switch
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