One Spanish soul
A few of us went tract passing at the metro station this afternoon. Soon the girls went shopping and I was left alone with my son who got embroiled in discussions with someone possibly from the Middle East.
As I continued to pass tracts, alone, I suddenly noticed a fellow standing across from me. It seemed like he was waiting for someone. I walked over and gave him the tract "Is Jesus Christ your Saviour". Quickly I regained my position and soon I forgot about him but when I looked up again there he was, slowly reading the tract. I walked over and asked him if he understood what he was reading (I always think of Philip's question to the Ethiopian eunuch). That was when I first noticed that the man was hispanic.
You are Spanish, I asked. Yes, he replied. I spoke to him a few words in Spanish after which he pointed to the word "sinned" in the English tract and asked for its meaning. Pecador is sin, I explained. His face lit up because now the words made sense to him. I have Spanish tracts, I said. I hurried to our ammunition and thankfully founds loads of them in the box.
Again, I returned to my place and left him to read the Spanish tract. Minutes later, I looked again and the man was still there. It seemed like the man was not leaving. I desperately waited for my son. I could hear his voice embroiled in a conversation but he was nowhere in my neighborhood. As for me, I kept getting this compelling feeling to talk to the man. I hesitated but finally walked over to him again and this time cut right to the chase. The man was ripe. It was not me speaking. I knew it was the Lord who gave me all the right words to say. As I explained man's helpless estate and sinful nature, I reminded him of what Paul said, that the things that I do not want to do, that I find myself doing, and the things that I want to do, that I do not do. etc. He wholeheartedly agreed. We have to be punished for our sins but in his love, the Lord laid his life for us so that we might be saved. His blood cleanseth us from all unrighteousness. When at some point I asked if he wanted to pray, the happily agreed. Quietly and peacefully, we bowed our heads. I prayed first, then in his own words, and as best as he could, he prayed in Spanish and confessed his sin, received Jesus as his personal saviour and went as far as to ask the Lord to change him (something I had not talked about) and to give him "la vida eterna". Interestingly, he thanked the Lord for the opporutnity to have come here today to hear his word.
Joseph is from Mexico and is only staying in Montreal for one more month. Before we parted I gave him two more tracts and pleaded with him to commit to feed his soul on the word of God and to get himself in a bible believing baptist church.
Praise the Lord. Spring is in the air. Trees are budding. Souls are getting saved.
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My father spoke three.
"I think the Lord has given you a language ministry. An Arabic Bible study, then three Spanish tracts and now, one Spanish soul. Praise God!
Oh, and the girls did not go shopping. I had to take the teen girls back to the church for their youth meeting. :)"
As for the pizza shopping, I promised Dan I would feed his girls (they hadn't eaten) prior taking them to the church. :)
I've had such comments on this site before; simply a barrage of verbiage.
I suggest you read the first 2 chapters of First Corinthians and take them to heart.
thank you
Amen. What an amazing testimony!
When I read your post, it reminded me of what Jesus said to his disciples:
"Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." Matthew 9:37-38
And as for receiving strange comments, this may come in handy:
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42537&topic=8921
Best,
Leo
good points--however, I was not able to read all the quotes (not enough time).
On behalf of everyone on this post, we do gladly belive and proclaim "Christ...the hope of glory: whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdoml that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus...For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."
COlossians 1:28, 2:9
Think about these two verses, if you will.
I Corinthians 1:26 and 27.
For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;