After class on Monday I packed a lunch, some water, my Bible, a flashlight and a jacket. Then off I went on my bike to the lighthouse (which is twelve miles away). I left around 3:30 and got there around 5:30.
I ate my lunch and went to the lighthouse to watch the sunset. I prayed and tried to avoid the bugs (many swarms of them). A few people came and went as the evening progressed. One of the last to come was a man with his black lab. He sat down on a bench nearby, and I had finally sat down myself (having escaped the bugs) and I opened my Bible to read it until sunset. Well, the Lord started getting on me to witness to this man. I was in Revelation and when I reached Chapter 3 I got it hard! “I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art .” Then Philadelphia: “I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it”. I wasn't going to wait to get to Laodicea where the reprimand is “I'll spue you out, cause you're sitting on your behind doing nothing!”
But just then off the man went with his dog. They headed down another trail than the one I had come. So then I prayed some more, and neither God nor I would allow myself to do nothing and go back the twelve miles having not talked to someone of Christ. So I headed down the trail (where it led, I knew not). It led to the shore, and that is where the sunset picture was taken. The man was there throwing sticks into the water, and the dog fetching them. I approached and watched the colors that God made there. Well, I commented that I had never seen such a sunset. He led me up to the field to see deer. He said you could usually see a dozen at this time. Well, no deer, so he said good-bye and headed back toward the parking lot. I followed and began to talk to him about the Lord. He was somewhat offended, but I was able to talk to him for about 10 minutes. Then he left and headed home. I went back, grabbed my bike, and headed home also.
The protection that the Lord gave me on the road was amazing! I got back at 10:30.
So my legs are sore. And I know that I don't have to go 12 miles to find a lost person. But what God has done....I'm quite impressed!
