“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
On Friday, we had yet another school shooting in a school in Santa Fe, Texas. In a matter of seconds, 10 people lost their lives. For all those students and staff, the morning started off uneventful as kids got ready for school, ate their bowl of cereal while getting last minute instructions from their mom and dad.
I don't think it ever occurred to those parents that morning routine would be the last time they would see their child alive. Authorities tell us that there were no warnings from this particular school shooting- at least nothing that was on anyone's radar. Once again, trauma fills the atmosphere of a town marred by death. On that same day, I found a budding evangelist who spoke at a Pulse crusade at US Bank Stadium, home to the Minnesota Vikings.
I remember when Reverend Billy Graham died how many people felt there wouldn't be another preacher like him to share the good news. After watching most of the Pulse crusade and seeing how Nick Hall was able to simplify the gospel message so it reaches the tangled hearts of our young people, I now see how God is using this young person to reach a new generation for Christ.
When he asked the 50,000 plus crowd to turn their cell phone light on if they need Jesus in their life and watching those lights go on, I knew God is using this man to share his message to reach them.
The gospel message followed the My Pillow personal testimony of Mike Lindell who found Christ after a battle over addiction. His story touched everyone there and gave them hope that Jesus Christ can help anyone in the throes of addiction or painful traumatic experiences.https://salvationarmynorth.org/2015/12/my-pillow-founder-opens-up-about-addiction/
The people who prayed to receive Jesus into their hearts have a story to share with the world in need to find such hope. As most of you know, my story is how God helped this angry and grieving father overcome the loss of his daughter. Your story may be something else that helps capture others for Christ.
Listening to Nick Hall share the gospel at a nearly packed US bank stadium made me realize that God continues to choose men and woman of God to share His message, a message that needs to reach a world filled with traumatic grief.
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