Testimony of a motorcycle hobbyist
"I never dreamed that, years later, I would become a CMA member. My town of Richmond, Ky., is full of bikers and biker clubs. They have lots of rallies and parties, where I often provide the music, and it has opened the door for CMA."
-Scott Miller
I’m 47 years young and I’ve been playing rock’n’roll music for 30 years. The rock lifestyle has lots of everything. And by the time I was 18, I knew I was alcoholic.
By the time I was 20, I was in my first Veterans Administration treatment center. I was the worst person I knew. My friends all went to prison. (God spared me.)
I lived in poverty, at times homeless. Alcohol had robbed me of everything.
At 24 years old, God led me to Alcoholics Anonymous, where I began a process of healing that has lasted more than 20 years. There were many up’s and down’s. I would stay sober for as many as three years at a time and then return to a living hell.
I finally managed to stay sober. I now have had eight years of freedom.
A church asked the band I was with to come in and play on TV. We said yes and, while I was playing on that stage, the Holy Spirit hit me like a Mack truck.. My life changed. I had real love in my heart for our Lord Jesus.
I quit the band, cut my hair and started my own Christian combo called 7th Angel. We got asked to play at a Christian Motorcylists Association’s Blessing of the Bikes. This was my first encounter with Christian bikers.
I never dreamed that, years later, I would become a CMA member. My town of Richmond, Ky., is full of bikers and biker clubs. They have lots of rallies and parties, where I often provide the music, and it has opened the door for CMA. The bikers are stunned to see the lead guitar player wearing CMA colors.
The Apostle Paul said that he tried to become like people so that some could be saved. He didn’t mean that we are to totally join them, and I don’t. I’m here for a reason and I hold my ground. The bikers here all know me well. I know they are watching me and my behavior. And I know that sometimes just showing up is powerful.
The Richmond CMA chapter has just started. The first two men to sign up were pastors. We are eight strong now and I can’t wait to see God’s mighty hand at work.
Remember, as CMA members, we go where most do not dare … out of the box.
(January 2005)
