The real deal...

Sunday, October 5, 2008

This morning, by the time I woke up, I had a clear idea in my heart; like if something in me was saying: “marcos, wherever you see obedient submission to God and sincere humbleness, you will also see the power of God.”

This is an amazingly simple and powerful spiritual principle. And it is a very real principle also.

These last couple days I had the privilege to enjoy lunch with Pastor S. and his family and to travel to another city about one hour away from Damascus to attend a prayer service on Sat night and the main service on Sun morning. Pastor S. has enough English to maintain a conversation, but has so far more wisdom to make it really interesting.

Sharing simple things as a meal or a cup of tea, led into sharing deeper about of God’s story in our lives, and I learn how much God has used – and is using – this obedient and humble man to shape the reflection of His Kingdom in this world and this nation.

It’s amazing to see authority when God has given it. This authority is not a matter of loud voice or charisma; it does not come from deep and complicated thoughts of human wisdom; it does not boast, fear rejection or serves human taste… it’s simple, sincere, powerful in God, who backs up; who shows up like saying… this is mine.

That is my perception not only of Pastor S. but also of the whole Church and school… this is the real deal.

As the day passed by, the Word of God spoke more clearly: ‘Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace’ Psalm 37:37