Grinning From Ear to Ear

 Something definitely shifted last night in our meeting. An intensity. A congregation wide hunger. A clarion call for more of God. God drew His people into a deeper desire for more. More than just meeting. More God encounters. Many were moved during the invitation. Heads bowed all over the room deep in prayer. I sat on the front pew feeling like God was not done. Like someone there needed to trust Jesus for salvation. 

I got up and asked if anyone had. Nobody responded. Counselors were in the prayer room praying and waiting. The service ended. A dad came forward with his little boy weaving his way through the people in the aisle. The father told me his son had been asking questions about being saved and wanted him to talk to me. The three of us went into the prayer room. While other counselors interceded, I talked with the lad asking him if he understood sin. He did indeed. I explained why people need to be saved and what Jesus does for us during salvation. The little boy seemed eager believe on Jesus. I asked the father if he wanted the privilege of leading his son to Jesus. Of course he did. 

After that little boy asked Jesus to save him, he looked up grinning from ear to ear and hugged his dad. What a beautiful moving scene. The intercessors never even knew what had just happened. I told the youngster he had an important job to do. To go tell others what he had just done. He has siblings and went straight out to tell them. 

When we walked out of the prayer room, I could not contain the joy and let out a shout of triumph so loud some people jumped. I announced that someone had been saved and rejoicing erupted throughout the sanctuary. Some high-fived before leaving. 

One of the newly saved siblings came to me a littler later saying, "I want to pray with you about becoming Christian." I took him into my office and we talked for a moment. He also understood sin, but I felt like he might just be trying to copy his brother. I told him he needed to talk to his father when he got home. He is not far from salvation if he did not get saved last night. HALLELUJAH!

Seeing that little boy grinning from ear to ear with new found joy after trusting Jesus will stay with me for a long time. I cannot think of any other experience that excites me more than seeing people get saved. Whether they are five, fifty-five, or eighty-five does not matter. I pray, "Do it again Lord. Do it again. In Jesus name amen." It will be me grinning from ear to ear when He does it again.