Topics:<\/b> Accepting Christ; Bible; Divine Power; Experiencing God; God\u2019s Love; Grace; Jesus Christ; Missions; Resurrection; Spiritual Perception; Surrender; Truth<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Matthew 28:1\u201310; Mark 16:1\u20138; Luke 24:1\u201312; John 11:25; 14:6; 20:1\u201318; Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 15:17\u201320; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Peter 1:3<\/p>\n
When I was about age six, a tall, pale white man stumbled into my home village of Dibagat in the northern jungles of the Philippine island of Luzon. The man didn\u2019t speak our language, so our elders asked him the best they knew how, \u201cWhy are you here?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve come to learn your language,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019d like to write it down and then give you God\u2019s Word in your language.\u201d<\/p>\n
We started teaching this man, Dick Roe, our language. Maybe his God could free us from the spirits.<\/p>\n
When I was about thirteen, Dick had to return to the United States to raise support for his ministry. Before he left, he translated the gospel of Mark and gave me a copy. Sitting on top of a rock, I read the gospel of Mark in my heart language. It felt like I was actually there, seeing the characters.<\/p>\n
The further I read, the more distressed I felt. A mob of people came to get Jesus out of the garden of Gethsemane. What did he do wrong? They accused him of all kinds of false things. They mocked him, spat on him, beat him, and took him before Pilate. Then came the scourge and the crown of thorns. It was excruciating to read that they forced him to carry a wooden cross and then nailed him to it.<\/p>\n
Deep in my heart, a hatred of God swelled. I shook my fist and shouted, \u201cI hate you, God, for being so powerless! Why should I believe in a powerless God like you?\u201d I threw the gospel of Mark down to the rocks and started walking home. I couldn\u2019t understand why God wouldn\u2019t protect his own Son. Our headhunters defended us to the death. Because of them, no one could touch us. I wanted a god like that, someone who would protect me from the spirits that demanded we sacrifice our cows, chickens, pigs, and dogs. This God didn\u2019t even save his own Son.<\/p>\n
Suddenly God reached down into my heart. \u201cNard, don\u2019t you understand?\u201d I heard him say. \u201cThat\u2019s how much I love you. I gave my Son on your behalf.\u201d For the first time, I understood grace. I understood how much God loved me.<\/p>\n
\u201cGod, if you love me that much,\u201d I prayed, \u201cI want to give you my life, my heart. It\u2019s all yours.\u201d I went back and began to read further in Mark. I read that Jesus rose from the grave on the third day. Nobody in all of Dibagat, nobody from among the Isnag people, had ever risen from the grave. The resurrection story changed my life.<\/p>\n
\u2014Nard Pugyao, \u201cPenetrating Power,\u201d Decision<\/i> (July\u2013August 2006)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Accepting Christ; Bible; Divine Power; Experiencing God; God\u2019s Love; Grace; Jesus Christ; Missions; Resurrection; Spiritual Perception; Surrender; Truth References: Matthew 28:1\u201310; Mark 16:1\u20138; Luke 24:1\u201312; John 11:25; 14:6; 20:1\u201318; Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 15:17\u201320; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Peter 1:3 When I was about age six, a tall, pale white man stumbled into my home … Continue reading “THE
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