Part 2
After chasing our blessings outside of Jasper, we stopped at a gas station. Looking up from the road, we saw a restaurant that neither one of was aware existed. So we went in and ate lunch. We took the opportunity to give some tracts to the server. The bottom fell out of the sky, the winds blew, and thunder resounded all around us. We took the time to pray for the people in the restaurant and elsewhere in Jasper that God spare any unbelievers another day to hear the gospel.
We left the restaurant and had to turn away from town, because there was no way to cross the median there. Before we reached a place to turn around, I saw a sign for the city landfill (dump). Remembering that earlier, on the show I believe, Richard said he felt worthy of preaching at the city dump. So we decided to follow the signs to the dump. When we reached the dump, it was closed. We also saw a police firing range and some junked cars near the fence. After preaching about 5 mins from Job (to the cars and fence), we left. Why did we preach with no one around? Because practice is always good, and you never know what God is using something for. I simply trusted God would use this to accomplish something. I will one day know the reason why.
Richard reminded me that we could reach the west side of Jasper by continuing down the road we where on, so we kept going. We took the time to place some tracts in newspaper boxes when available. Arriving in west Jasper, we spied a park, so we stopped to pray God allow us to preach to the neighborhood there one day.
After leaving the park, found a guy walking a large dog on a large chain. Stopped and gave him a Million Dollar Bill (Secret Service edition). From him the Lord led us down a side street that crossed Hwy 69. As I approached Hwy 69, I see a car parked with three people standing in the road talking. I asked God if He wanted me to talk to them, nothing came back, but I assumed the fact my attention was drawn to them was enough of an answer.
We crossed Hwy 69 and parked near the car. I jumped out and said, ”this may sound crazy, but I can not stand seeing people standing around without giving them money.”. I gave them a Million Dollar Bill each. I was planning on getting back in the car, but felt the need to try and share the gospel verbally. So I asked, ”have you ever gotten amillion dollars before?” They answered no. “Has anyone ever asked you the million dollar question? Do you a few minutes so I can ask you?” The lady responded she had to go meet her husband, but asked me to come back. I said “we might be able to.”
She started to drive off, and I turned around to leave as well. She got to the Hwy 69, then stopped car, got out and started heading back to us. Richard I exchanged glances, and wondered if this was going to be bad or good. Well, it was good. She thanked us for doping this, asked us where we went to church, and explained this area really needs what we are doing. We gave her ”Save yourself some pain” and a Gospel of John that we were creating for giving out to the community that included the gospel and Ten Commandments. She was almost in tears.
Thank You God for that Divine Appointment.
You may ask, how I knew that God was leading me to a Divine Appointment. What gave me the faith to follow this signs?
I believed that Jesus commanded us to “go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.” I therefore had faith that wherever this journey ended it would be in the world, and there would be a creature that I could preach the gospel to. So I trusted God to lead me to people in order I could obey His command.
I also trusted that God’s Word would not return to Him void without accomplishing His purposes. So as long as I used His Word, I knew it would accomplish His purposes.
I also trusted that God works everything to good, for those who love Him and are called according to His purposes. So I knew that He would use this for good, even if I was off base.
So whether or not it was God leading us, or just us having fun (we did). I trusted God to use it.
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