Mighty to Save

     This past week has been a great one for me, and it isn't because something great happened.  It has simply been a great week because God is continuing to teach me his Word and his ways.  Throughout the majority of the week I've been singing out loud or in my mind the words, "Give me Jesus, Give me Jesus, You can have all this world, Give me Jesus."  Those words repeated throughout the day keep everything in perspective.  No matter what the world may say or do to me, all I want is Jesus!  It makes each day seem like an opportunity to worship Jesus and live in His glory.
     Another song which encouraged me this past week was "Mighty to Save."  While preparing to walk to the tro-tro stop to go see the onion boys the song came on my ipod.  While I was listening to the song it hit me (maybe for the first time relating to this song) that God is might to save even those that I can't see a way through.  Many times while talking and reading with the onion boys I wonder if it is really doing any good.  We can't share much with them relating to the Bible and Christ because they are Muslim.  Some of the boys have accepted Christ, but we don't even know which ones and are not allowed to know.  Us not knowing is for their benefit.  The village they come from does not allow their people to change from Islam to Christianity, so the boys could possibly be tortured or killed if word got out.  Therefore the ones who have accepted Christ have only told one or two people, and those people have to keep it secret.  Our purpose in being there is to, yes, help them and encourage them in learning English, but really we are there continuing to show each of them that Christians love them and care about them.  So even if we can't share Christ with them, we can share the love of Christ by being there and simply caring about them.  It hit me on Saturday afternoon before going to see them that God is "Might to Save."  He can work in their hearts even though I may not see the results until I get to heaven!
     So let me encourage each of you that no matter what you are doing for Christ, He can use it and is "Might to Save" even when, in our eyes, it seems impossible.  "The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save.  He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17.  So rejoice in the Lord that he is mighty to save and say to him and the world around you, "You can have all this world, GIVE ME JESUS!"