They Delight in the Lord

GFA-supported workers in Asia are living examples of the truth of Psalm 37:4 everywhere they go: “Delight in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” It is a well-known verse for many believers, but it is not necessarily commonly experienced to the extent that we see it in GFA-supported national workers.


Delight in the Lord: Take Pastor Navashen

When he arrived in the village where the Lord had called him to minister, no one knew anything about him. But he became well known rather quickly because of his habit of going around the village singing songs about Jesus. Until Pastor Navashen started singing about Jesus in the streets, no one had known anything about Christ either.

Soon after Pastor Navashen arrived, he established a tuition center for the local children. They had heard his happy voice in the streets, and they wanted to learn the songs.

Pastor Navashen had come to the village with the desire to share the love of Jesus with people who had never heard about Him and who did not know about the joy in knowing Him.

As Pastor Navashen delighted in the Lord, he watched the promise of Psalm 37:4 unfold in the village. In fact, it was his delight in the Lord that drew the people to inquire about Jesus.

First, the children learned the songs. Then they shared them with their parents at home. Unbeknownst to the children, their parents needed that same joy in their hearts. That desire led to the formation of a Bible study where they inquired about this Jesus and the incredible love he offers.

That study led to a Sunday ministry and invitations into the homes of the local families where the “Singing Pastor” would pray for the Lord to give them the desires of their hearts.

His desire was to share the love of Jesus with the villagers. His delight in the Lord was the very thing that attracted them to Jesus. In his inexplicable and glorious way, the desire of their hearts was to learn more about Jesus.


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