It was a sleepless night as a local village temple celebrated a festival to their god. Loud speakers amplified the sound of people singing, dancing and shouting nonstop from 10 PM to 5 AM. All the revelry was in hopes that their god would visit them during the festival. There hope was that he would show up and bless them.
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but do not speak; eyes, but do not see. They have ears, but do not hear; noses, but do not smell. They have hands, but do not feel; feet, but do not walk; and they do not make a sound in their throat. Those who make them become like them; so do all who trust in them. Psalm 115:4-8
As I laid awake, I thought about the contrast between what goes on at a festival and what happened only a few hours earlier at our widow’s gospel outreach. The good news was shared. The grace of God fell in the room and shattered the darkness that had held so many of these precious ladies captive to false gods. Twenty five new believers turned to the Only True God.
And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:3
New Believers
Hands raised in response to the Gospel