Spirit of God at Work!

Today I had one of those rare moments of "ah-ha". It was a moment of "awe" and a moment of sheer gratefulness. That God would work in the life of someone else because of me.

This week is mid-terms here at KNU. Students are stressed. Teachers are busy giving and grading tests. I met one on one with my students this morning to solicit proper English responses to questions we've studied in class. After one of my students finished she asked, "Can I talk to you?" "Of course", I said. She said she had been in English Chapel. She explained that whenever I have preached she has "felt something". Ha, that would have been enough for me to "make my day" but she had more. She said last semester I preached a sermon on being "thirsty". She asked if I remembered her. She reminded me that we had prayed together. I had no idea she was the one! I remember that encounter very well. She was shy and she didn't know what she wanted to pray for. At that time I asked her, "Are you thirsty?" "Yes", she said. Today she explained that she didn't want to seek prayer that day because first, she didn't know what her thirst was about and second, because her English wasn't very good. I remember that day we prayed that God would quench her thirst. She explained that after that chapel she decided she wanted to find out how to quench her thirst. She decided to see if she could find that in church. "I found God", she said. I asked her, "Are you a Christian now?" She said, "Yes, I am." I guess that means she found the One who will quench her thirst!

What an awesome gift. I've been preaching in our English chapels for a few years. This past year has provided me with more opportunities for preaching than ever in my life. I've been feeling within myself that this call is God's call. Before I wondered. Lately God has been showing me that the "sense" I have have within me about my call to preach is not just a "sense" within me but God's Spirit compelling me to preach. Yet, today he showed me that his Spirit is doing more than working in me! Much more! His Spirit is working on others too. I'm humbled! Wow. What a wonderful gift to know how the Spirit of God has touched a life. God Spirit is changing lives and he allows me to be a part of that work. No words can describe that great honor! Praise God for his goodness! Praise God for a life saved! Praise God for a new creation!