Tonight was the first official Bible Study I have done since being back in Cambodia. I have taught the Bible to some of my teacher/students, but tonight I was invited to teach 10 or so unbelievers. The weight of His presence was heavy, and conviction was evident on their faces. It was a poweful time, more powerful than I have ever had here in Phnom Penh.
Very early into the study, one of the students asked me, "So, how can we know God?" From there I spent a solid hour digging into foundational Christian truths, dealing mainly with why Jesus needed to come, what happened at and following the cross, where is Jesus now, why He's taking so long to return, and how easy God has made it for us to know Him. As I've already said, the weight of God in the classroom was evident, and the intense look on the students faces captured the moment well.
It is times like these that remind us of why we are here. Jenny & I have felt pretty lonely in our service to God here as "English teachers", but we have been given the green light to be teaching and discipling more. We couldn't be happier in that. It is a humbling realization that God uses those such as us, to advance His purposes. He could do it all Himself, but that would not bring glory to His name. He uses the weak, and the stupid, to glorify Himself. God has made His Gospel vulnerable by entrusting it to a Body who seems far less interested in reaching the lost than He.
The students are coming back for another study on Wednesday. I told them to take the next couple days to brood upon what I taught, and to take note of any questions they might have and bring them to the class. I will spend the next couple days praying for God to invade their lives through dreams, or supernatural encounters, or meetings with Christians who simply love to a degree they have never witnessed before.
It may be happening slowly, but the 10/40 Window is getting smaller everyday.