When I went to pastor my first church it was out in western
Oklahoma wheat country. One of the men of the church came to me with a burden
for two of his friends. He picked a day he knew they would both be available
and we went out to visit them in their homes.
We went to visit the first one and he made it clear that
although he knew about Jesus and his family went to church he did not want to
become a Christian.
The second man we visited was a young man in his twenties.
He was not home but we were told that he was out on the tractor spraying for
greenbugs. We drove around his farm and when we found him we waved to get his
attention. He pulled up and stopped his tractor and we shared the gospel with
him. We talked about how Jesus died on the cross for his sins and that he could
have His forgiveness and start a new life if he would believe in Jesus, turn
away from his sin, and pray and invite Jesus to come into his heart. Compared
to me he was a giant in size and that made it an even more awesome sight to see
tears roll down that dusty face as he prayed and asked Jesus to forgive his
sins and give him a new life. I told him he got rid of his greenbugs and his
sins on the same day.
Nearly ten years later that same man, who took me to visit
his two friends, asked me if I could make another visit. We went to see the
first friend we visited years earlier. We sat in his living room and saw the
answer to years of prayer as he said yes to Jesus.
When you pray for a friend God hears your prayer. His work
is on His time. We see only a friend in need. God sees everything and knows all
the pieces that need to be in place. His timing is always perfect. We do not
make things happen. We pray and God makes things happen. Whether it takes a day
or ten years His hand is at work while we pray bringing all the pieces together
for an answer.
Bro Robin
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