Let's Go Papa!

Saturday is usually the day we go out to preach the gospel in the evening as a church here in Gurgaon. Last Saturday, somehow I was waiting in prayer for the gospel preaching and also for some to join me in going out, as I would prefer to go out with some saints. For some reason, no body turned up, except my five year old son. He knew that it was gospel preaching time as he used to go out with us on Saturdays.

Since I was alone with my son, I considered to stay back and pray instead. But my son kept asking me if we should be going for gospel preaching. My only faint consolation us, "Let's us wait for sometime." But deep within my decision was not to go out and stay back to pray instead. As we sat and waited, we prayed together for the Lord's move in Gurgaon, and called upon the Lord's name together. But after the prayer, my son emphatically said, "Let's go Papa!" I kind-of tried to divert his attention in stating that we would stay back to pray. But he kept on insisting, "Let's go Papa! Let's go...." until my heart melted to give in to my son's pleading.

I took that as an encouragement and the Lord's speaking to go out and preach the gospel, no matter who joined me or not. Then, I finally decided to go and told my son, "OK, Let's go..." Before going he reminded me to take more Hindi and English tracts that we would give out freely to many people in the park. He was so excited and excited me too.

We drove and he himself directed me which way we should take to go, to the gospel preaching spot, as he was familiar with the day, the time, the way and the place. 

There on the park, we had a wonderful time of meeting people, preaching the gospel and leading people to pray- leading them to the Lord. My son was my coordinator when nobody turned up to be so. He encouraged me to preach the gospel when I decided to stay back and pray instead. He became my coworker in the Lord's vineyard. What a blessing!

After preaching the gospel for about two hours I was so full of joy. How many people really received the Lord, only the Lord knows. I have no idea how much joy there would have been in the heavens when sinners received the gospel and prayed in Jesus' Name. But this I know for sure, I was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit as a result of preaching the gospel. And that too with my son in his initiation. And he was very happy too. On our way back, after a humid and hot weather, I decide to give a small reward to my son and bought him an ice cream. Oh my, he was so happy, and I too. 

Yes, "Let's go Papa" has been ringing in my year since then, to remind me to preach the gospel in season and out of season. "OK Let's go...to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ!"