Following Judah's Lion

Behold This Glorious Testimony

In 2007 both my sons were students at the same Bible school. In June, before the coming school year, the school requested a home that could accommodate one student for two months during the summer. This young man was going to be a freshman and needed to come down to Florida early. We volunteered our home.

He was a delightful kid, but after a few days it was evident he did not know Christ. My oldest son led him to Christ in our backyard. Now this young man has an incredible ability to jump on the basketball court, even though he is only 6 feet tall. He goes to high schools and performs his great dunking ability, and then he shares Christ. Here is David Thacker on YouTube.

But David has a cousin who was saved years before he came to Christ. This cousin became a missionary and was called to India. She is 20 years old and has only been in India for 6 months. Several weeks ago she and some missionary friends were riding along the road and came upon a man in the road with leprosy who was dying. Brittney was warned by the more experienced missionaries not to go near the man, but she was so moved with compassion she exited the car and went and held the man.

She told him about Jesus and how much Jesus loved him. She shared the gospel with him, and even though the man was too weak to adequately communicate back, she prayed he could receive Christ by faith. The man’s feet were a great source of pain, and before she left Brittney kissed his feet. The man died soon after.

Several weeks had passed, and Brittney saw some lesions appearing on her face. She went to the doctor’s and discovered she had contracted leprosy. It is a lethal kind. Now her parents are very distraught and demanded she come home quickly. But Brittney refused and now remains in India still sharing Christ with the lost while leaving her life in God's hands.

In this “Joel Osteen-esque” climate of false Christianity, there are still those whose light shines into the heavens with brilliance.

Dan.12:3- And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

After my son and I wept, I felt compelled to share with you a testimony of God’s amazing grace. Be not weary in well doing because God has His servants that have not bowed the knee to Baal. And just like this precious 20 year old young woman, God has His witness. They are not superstars, and they are not prosperous, and they are not invited to speak at conferences, but I say this before the Lord Jesus Christ - it is these servants that will wear the brightest crowns in heaven, and who will receive the honor of laying them at the feet of Him Who alone is worthy!