This past week we spent some time doing more "open airs". Publicly proclaiming about the gospel, and sharing through songs, dramas, and testimonies. One morning as we were praying, we felt that God was calling us to go to a specific park to do an open air. We had other things that we were obligated to that day, so fitting it in was a bit difficult. We ended up at the park in the late afternoon. There was a fair going on, so many people walking in and out of the park from the fair. We did one set - (or went through one open air) and were able to share with a few people. Two of our team members needed to leave after that to be at another youth obligation we had in the city. So we were without two of the main people in our drama and weren't sure if we could continue on and do another set or open air.
We decided to go to the opposite end of the park at the other entrance and do it again. We would replace the people and just go for it. (the biggest thing was the guy that plays Jesus was gone and we had to replace him with a girl - haha we weren't sure how that would look - but we figured it was better to just be sharing truth than worry about a little detail like that) As we began the next, a young guy walked up and stayed through the whole open air.
Afterwards I was able to talk with him, and found out that he didn't live anywhere near the park but that something had drawn him to the park that afternoon on his way home from work. That the park was in the opposite direction of his home. He was a christian and believed in Jesus and when he saw us performing our dramas he took off his headphones to listen to what we were doing. He heard and realized that we were talking about Jesus so he stopped to listen. Through our conversation I came to know that he didn't go to church and he had no sort of support community that he was involved in. He didn't see the need.
During the course of our conversation I was praying for him and asking God what do you want to say to this guy... It was obvious that the holy spirit lead him to the park that day... God began to say to me purpose... he needs to know I have purpose for him. So i began to try and work that into the conversation, knowing that God really wanted to encourage this guy in his purpose. At the end of the conversation (not feeling like I had really gotten my point across) I encouraged the guy to really look into going to church. That as believers it was great to come together, get encouragement from one another, and I told him that there were people in a community somewhere that God wanted him to disciple. That if he wasn't even apart of a community that not only was he missing out but that he was stealing from people that needed to learn from him. Where this came from, i don't know (ugh holy spirit =) But we told him that there were very little men discipling other men, and that he would be really influential in a community. He laughed and pointed out that we only had one guy with us.. I laughed and said yes the ratio of 1 guy to 7 girls isn't so good...
His whole attitude changed and he literally lit up. You could see that he had never even considered the fact that he could be important to someone else and really be used in that way. We saw the revelation happening right before us as the holy spirit was just igniting his spirit! It was incredible.
We didn't see anyone get saved that day but I saw that guys life change. I once heard that one person can influence 60,000 people in their lifetime. This guy was already saved, but the Lord was still pursuing him. He wasn't done with him, because he sees the potential in us and He desires to take us into our purpose. God doesn't just want us to choose Him, but He wants to take you to a place with Him that is beyond what you think your life is for. Its not just about eternity with God, You are on His heart right now. He is pursuing you, ask Him about it.
"Awake, awake, O zion, clothe yourself with strength. Put on your garments of splendor. .. Shake off the dust from your feet; Rise up, sit enthroned o Jerusalem... you were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed... How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation.... Depart, depart go out from there! Touch no unclean thing.. come out from it and be pure, you who carry the vessel of the Lord. But you will not leave in haste or go out in flight; for the Lord will go before you! "
Is. 52:1,2,7,11
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