If the angels in heaven rejoice more over one sinner who repents than 99 who need no repentance then what a beautiful night in the halls of heaven last night! It is always difficult working with children to determine if they truly understand what they are asking, when they “pray to receive Christ.” We had around 12 or 13 who did last night, and upon further counseling, I feel certain the number is more like 3. But those 3 make everything worth it!
The son of one of my best friends at the church declared Jesus to be his King last night! I will hopefully have the honor of baptizing him Sunday night. There are potentially 3 others I may be able to baptize with him, and I look forward to that as much as Christmas. There is nothing like leading people to Jesus and watching them follow Him into the waters of baptism.
I presented the children’s version of the “2 Ways to Live: The Choice we all Face.” I will grant I got carried away and went a little long for a child’s attention span (I do that sometimes. If you go to Little Mountain NO SMART REMARKS!). But the 2 ways is a wonderful, full fledged account from Creation to Consummation of the Gospel Storyline. It tells us about Jesus Kingship, and our fight to take over rule from God. It tells us the punishment of being left out of the new kingdom one day, what we call hell. It tells us the Good News of Jesus life, death, and resurrection. And it tells us the glorious news of eternal life.
Right before I spoke I read 1 Corinthians 2. Paul is speaking of himself, Apollos, and whoever else may preach the Gospel. He says “What then is Paul? What then is Apollos?” I might add, “What then is Josh?” We are nothing but field workers. We may plant. We may harvest. But we don’t give life to the seed that’s sown. That is God’s job alone. Last night I planted the seed for some. I harvested a few others. And I praise God for the increase. I believe I was faithful to the message. That is my first job. Even one. Even one is worth it all.
