God's Shalls and Wills

Dr Steve Lawson, at the 2012 Expositor's Conference, talking about the role and power of the Holy Spirit in conversion vs the power of man in his own conversion. He finishes with a fantastic long quote by Charles Spurgeon.

This clip reminds us of a conversation we had with a pastor at the Conference. During lunchtime, a pastor from New York was telling us (about six of us at the table) a powerful story about a couple from his church. This couple had a set of parents who were unsaved. The church had been praying for the parents' conversion for many years. During the conference in AL, the couple called the pastor to tell him that, after years of praying and witnessing, the Lord had granted their parents salvation in NY that very week. The parents are in their mid 80's. The Lord granted them salvation while listening to one of John MacArthur's sermons from the 1970's. This was such a great testimony to the power of the Gospel, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the fact that when God says "It Shall Be Done", He means it. It WILL happen.

If you have an unsaved family member or friend, keep praying and keep sharing the Gospel with them. In God's timing, if it's His will they be saved, they WILL be saved. Watch this clip and be encouraged.

HT: Vince and Lori