How Priviliged I Am
When I think how privileged I am to serve in God's kingdom can't help but weep. For anyone to deny God's existence is unthinkable and my heart aches.
Several years ago I decided to do outreach with our Spanish work so we went to a predominantly large spanish grocery store parking lot. I was very excited because I enjoy telling people I meet about my Jesus.
I approached a middle aged Hispanic lady walking to her car by greeting her, telling her my name and what church I was from. She quickly became very nervous so I reassured her I was only trying to invite her to church. By now she was moving faster to her car, gets in the car and with her window opened slightly she tells me "I am an atheists I don't believe in God. " I stopped in my tracks and don't know why but this sadness came over me, tears started falling from my eyes. By now she is starting her car I look at her and ask her, how can you not believe there is a God? This was Flor talking now( not the outreach Flor) she starts to back out and she stops and looks at me shaking her head side to side with tears streaming down her face. I still had tears in my eyes as she drove away.
Every time I think of this lady I weep and I wonder how God feels about someone that makes that declaration. In my simple thinking, understanding and reading of God's word I can't understand this women. If she denies God she would have to deny the sun, moon, stars, trees, oceans, mountainsides, sunrises and sunsets and all earths beauty.
Her greatest denial would have to be humanity...Oh God! Psalm 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
Several years ago I decided to do outreach with our Spanish work so we went to a predominantly large spanish grocery store parking lot. I was very excited because I enjoy telling people I meet about my Jesus.
I approached a middle aged Hispanic lady walking to her car by greeting her, telling her my name and what church I was from. She quickly became very nervous so I reassured her I was only trying to invite her to church. By now she was moving faster to her car, gets in the car and with her window opened slightly she tells me "I am an atheists I don't believe in God. " I stopped in my tracks and don't know why but this sadness came over me, tears started falling from my eyes. By now she is starting her car I look at her and ask her, how can you not believe there is a God? This was Flor talking now( not the outreach Flor) she starts to back out and she stops and looks at me shaking her head side to side with tears streaming down her face. I still had tears in my eyes as she drove away.
Every time I think of this lady I weep and I wonder how God feels about someone that makes that declaration. In my simple thinking, understanding and reading of God's word I can't understand this women. If she denies God she would have to deny the sun, moon, stars, trees, oceans, mountainsides, sunrises and sunsets and all earths beauty.
Her greatest denial would have to be humanity...Oh God! Psalm 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
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