Experiencing the joy of the Lord that comes from evangelizing

Luke 15:10, “10 Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Recently, I received a SMS message at around 1 plus in the morning. I just about to sleep at that time and thought who could have messaged me at this time of the night. It turned out that it was from one of my group members. She was overjoyed from being able to share the gospel with one of her colleagues so much so that she could not contain the joy and must share it with someone else. Hence she decided to share the good news with me because I had been sharing with her my joy in this area too. The supernatural joy of the Lord bubbles up in us whenever we share the gospel.

I also recalled not too long ago, I had the opportunity to share the gospel with a friend of mine. I was so engrossed with sharing my life changing experience and the wonderful news of Jesus to him that I was not aware that time had passed by so fast. Thank God that he received his salvation then and there. When I left his place to pick up my car, I could vaguely see a piece of paper being placed on my windscreen. Upon closer look, it turned out to be a parking summon which I was fined for overstaying at the parking lot. Nevertheless, I was too overjoyed to bother about the fine. Even if it was a heavier fine, I would have gladly paid for it because the joy from the time spent sharing the gospel far exceeds the monetary loss that I experienced. Again this was the joy of the Lord in demonstration.

JY