Not long after Mark accepted Christ, a coworker, Barb, told him about a dream she had in which Mark was present. Also in the dream was one of Mark’s friends who visited Mark at work from time to time. The friend that was in the dream was the man who had helped lead Mark to Christ and was his spiritual mentor. This opened up a witnessing opportunity for Mark. A few weeks later, Barb committed her life to Christ.
The action principle of today's reading is that the Holy Spirit is not only our guide in this Unexpected Adventure, but He is also working in the lives of the unsaved. He “piques their interest, warms their hearts, informs their minds, opens their eyes. . .” God is working behind the scenes to prepare the hearts and minds of those He will lead us to witness to as we go through life.
It is comforting to know that my puny words and deeds are not the lynchpin to a person’s salvation. The work of the Holy Spirit before and after a person’s interactions with me is what will truly lead a person to Christ. In our intellectual, fact-based society, it is easy to forget that God can, and does work in ways that cannot be photographed, quantified or verified by CNN.
Isaiah 55:8-9
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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