Does God have a divine appointment for you somewhere? He
probably does and it might be in a place you didn’t expect, either! Pray for
that and He will answer and bring you in contact with people who are looking
for Him! This week our students wrote their experiences of the divine
appointment God gave them and many were so amazing!
One student said, “This week as we were going to our
outreach territory, we were riding on a jeepney. As we were traveling along, a
man beside us in the jeepney asked us about our Bible study guide that we were
holding. We began to talk to him and gave him information about Amazing Facts and
he was very open to receive God’s message! We hope he will come to the upcoming
seminar and we’re so blessed!” A divine appointment on the jeepney – yes an
unlikely place!
Another student said, “Every morning, I pray for the divine
appointments God will have for me. On my way to the church for some business, I
stopped by a vegetarian restaurant to eat my lunch. I finished my meal and was
sitting there at the table, talking to the owner of the restaurant who is my
friend. As we were talking, two people entered the place and took their seat at
a table next to mine. The lady asked me if I was a vegetarian and I said, ‘Yes.’
She said she is also one and I asked her if being a vegetarian was related to
religion and she told me that she had been seeing a well-known Adventist Doctor
for some sickness she had. I told her that that Doctor and I are members of the
same church. She said, ‘So you’re an Adventist!’ I learned she was receiving
Bible studies already from one of our pastors and that she is starting to
attend church on Sabbath, too! ‘Praise God!’ I told her. We talked a lot after
that and I hope and pray that the Holy Spirit will continue working on her
heart and bring her to a decision to be baptized soon!” A divine appointment in
a vegetarian restaurant!
Another divine appointment came from this student who said, “Yesterday
my partners and I visited a lady with two sons. She and her Mom were sitting in
front of her door, so we approached her and gave her the health tract we were
distributing. Then we started to talk and as we introduced ourselves and that
we are volunteers working with the AFTV (Amazing Facts has a 30 minute
broadcast every Sunday on TV), she surprised us! She said that she watches AFTV
every week and really enjoys the program! My partners had a long and enjoyable
talk with her and we promised to visit her again next week! It was clearly a
divine appointment!”
One of our students found a very unique place for her divine
appointment! She said, “Last Monday I prayed to God for my divine appointment. The
following day, I was invited to go to a wake (the viewing of the one who died).
I was hesitant to go, but I forced myself to attend because as a soul-winner I have
to socialize. One of my fellow church member lectured to the people on the
subject of death and I distributed tracts on the subject of death to all those
present. They were all very appreciative! Then I began talking to a young man
in his late 20s or early 30s and was able to use the FORT method for our
conversation. When he asked what church I go to, I told him and then I also
distributed copies of the Great Hope
book which I had brought with me and he also received one.” What a great place
to witness!
Another student said, “We met many people who wanted to
study the Bible this week. One of our Bible studies is with a backslider Adventist.
When we first visited his home, he answered our survey for us and then asked us
what religion we are. We told him we were Seventh-Day Adventists and asked him
if he knew about us. He said, ‘Of course, I am an Adventist too!’ But he had
not attended church for 6 months already. We studied with him the prophecies of
Daniel and I believe we met him so that he can come back to the church!”
What great places to find divine appointments! If you have
not experienced a divine appointment, start praying that God will give you one
and watch what He will do through you!
More stories are coming soon!
