Bee Sting Lead a Person to Christ.

Years ago a client of mine, Jan, told me an insightful and humorous story of her and her 70 year old mom traveling down the interstate.  A bee had flown up Jan’s skirt and started stinging her multiple times. In panic, Jan pulled off on the shoulder, slowed down the car, jumped out and began to dance around screaming as she pulled off most of her clothes to allow the bee escape. She then realized her decision to clear out of the car while still in gear was not a brilliant idea, her car was still going down the interstate. I can’t imagine what motorist would have been thinking upon seeing me running down the interstate with hardly anything on chasing a car with the door open hearing her a woman (her mom) screaming, “Dear Jesus save me, dear Jesus save me!” at the top of her lungs.  Jan paused laughing for a moment and said I haven’t gotten to the good part yet. Just moments before this nightmare happened her and her mom had a conversation about accepting a relationship with Christ. Her mom had said she wasn’t ready yet when the bee surprise happened.  The result was the car went down a steep embankment totaled the car, but remarkably her mom was OK.  In an instant her mom accepted Christ in an unforgettable moment.

I have to believe that God has a sense of humor by sending a bee to get the job done.  God has breathtaking love for all of us and does not want anyone to perish. With the turmoil of the world as it is, the sting of life has ripened the mind and heart toward searching for answers. Our response is communicating the good news.

Matt. 28: 19 Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.20 Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I'll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age."