Sadhu's Testimony

Sundar Selvaraj was raised up in a devout Hindu family. He has two sisters and a younger brother. When he was around seven years old, his father became a layman priest.

Young Sundar, being the firstborn male child followed his father's footsteps and became a staunch Hindu. He gave himself to the study of mantras and was well versed in performing pujas (religious ceremonies). He has even carried the kaavadi—a form of Hindu penance, for three years. When he was around 16 years old, there arose questions in his heart about karma, life after death and nirvana. He sought the favors of the Hindu deities through fasting, penances and pujas, to be set free from the cycle of rebirth and to be one with Brahma—the union with the cosmic energy. But all his efforts were futile. After six months of fervent futile prayers, he came to the conclusion that he had been fated to be reincarnated again and again in this world due to his bad karma.

Around this time in June 1978, he attended a religious-cum-science lecture at a public auditorium. The distinguished speaker lectured on the subject of evolution. Young Sundar had great fascination for science and was planning to become a neurosurgeon. After speaking for half an hour on evolution, the speaker then compared the science of evolution against the science of creation by God. The speaker said that because of God's great love for man, Jesus Christ came down to earth as a man to die for the sins of the whole world, and only by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ can a person be set free from sin and the cycle of death. The science part of the lecture was of interest to Sundar but he did not enjoy hearing about Jesus Christ.

After the message, the speaker gave an invitation to all those who wished to receive Jesus Christ as their Savior to come forward to the stage. Though Sundar felt an urge to go forward, being a staunch Hindu, he rebelled against the nudge. Suddenly, from deep within him, he heard a clear and audible voice speaking to him. The voice said, "This is the true God. Go and follow Him." Sundar was astonished to hear the voice beckoning him to go forward and accept the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior and God. He ignored the voice. Nevertheless, like an auto reverse cassette player, the voice kept on repeating, "This is the true God. Go and follow Him."

Sundar then felt another supernatural experience. The chair on which he was sitting began to shake.

It was as if the chair was prompting him to get up and go. He grabbed the handles of the chair and would not budge an inch.

All the while, the voice kept repeating: "This is the true God. Go and follow Him.” Sundar was now undergoing two unexplainable supernatural experiences. Then without any prior indication, he felt a real tangible hand below his back. The hand gently lifted him up to his feet. Puzzled, Sundar stopped resisting. The unseen but real hand then clasped his hand and gently led him down three flights of stairs to the front of the stage.

He joined around 50 other people who had come forward to receive the Lord Jesus as their Savior. Looking upwards, Sundar said, "Jesus if you are the true God, please help me be set free from the cycle of rebirth."

He then repeated after the speaker, "Lord Jesus come into my life.

As soon as he said those words, he least expected another supernatural experience. He felt someone pouring what he felt like oil on his head. It dropped on his head and began to flow downwards all over him. As the oil was flowing down, he felt a cleansing taking place inside his heart—like all his sins and filthy nature being washed and cleansed. The oil kept flowing down to his toes. When the oil flowed out of his toes, a great indescribable peace filled his entire being. After the Lord gave him four supernatural experiences, Sundar was totally convinced that the Lord Jesus Christ is truly The One True God. He then sincerely gave his life to the Lord Jesus Christ and became his devoted disciple.