I have the opportunity to meet different people from different countries due to the regional nature of my role. Among my overseas colleagues, two of my Malaysian colleagues were my closest. They were great friends to begin with and were wonderful colleagues to work with. For the past few years we meet on various occasions and I had the desire to reach out and share the gospel with them for quite some time. However the opportunity to do so was limited. This month, I was on a business trip to Malaysia and I determined in my heart to do so as I pray to God to open up windows of opportunity for me. During my trip, I deliberately arrange for chances to have one to one time with them over meals.
Matthew 10:16, “… be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.”
God helped me with it and I finally managed to share my life testimony and the gospel with both of them on separate occasions. Praise God.
Through our conversations, one of them told me it’s the first time he heard someone share the gospel through life experiences. However he knew of a relative who was a Christian but was not behaving in a manner he felt good. I told him he cannot judge God with men’s actions. Men sometimes fail but God never fails. The other colleague told me it was also the first time he heard about the reality of God in one’s life in such a manner. However he knew of a friend who used to embrace several undesirable habits but suddenly became a totally new person when he turned his life to God. He stopped all his past bad habits and started to be a very devoted Christian. My friend was puzzled in how this could happen until I explained how this was possible as God changes us inside out, starting with our spirits, and how it applied to me as well.
I thanked God for giving me the opportunity to sow the seeds of God’s word into their life. I could tell they were receiving God’s words. Even though they were not ready to receive Christ when I asked them, I believe someone will continue to water into their lives subsequently.
Acts 26:1 to 3, “Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You are permitted to speak for yourself.”
So Paul stretched out his hand and answered for himself: “I think myself happy, King Agrippa, because today I shall answer for myself before you concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which have to do with the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.”
Paul used to be a Pharisee, extremely well versed in the laws and customs of the Jews. God brought Paul to meet King Agrippa, someone who was also “expert in all customs and questions which have to do with the Jews”. In this way Paul could relate to him at his level. Similarly I was able to relate to my 2 colleagues better because my personal experiences and testimonies are relevant to them. Praise God!
JY
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