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The King of Glory
“Who is the King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle.” Psalm 24:8 (HCSB)
Since our arrival in Senegal six years ago, we have been praying for “U,” our village brother, to come to know and accept Jesus as His Savior and Lord. He has heard the stories about Jesus countless times, but had never shown any signs accepting what he was hearing and learning as the Truth – until just a few months ago.
Recently, while traveling during a survey trip, we were listening to music from our MP3 player in the truck. Our friend and brother, leaned forward and asked, “Do you have that music from the group called Third Day, the one that we have listened to many times?” We answered, “Yes, why?” He said, “I want to hear my favorite song that talks about ‘the King’.” We searched through the music until we came upon the song that he was talking about. The words from this Third Day song, “King of Glory,” go like this:
Who is this King of glory that pursues me with His love
And haunts me with each hearing of His softly spoken words
My conscience, a reminder of forgiveness that I need
Who is this King of glory who offers it to me?
Who is this King of angels, O blessed Prince of Peace
Revealing things of Heaven and all its mysteries
My spirit's ever longing for His grace in which to stand
Who is this King of glory, Son of God and song of man?
Who is this King of glory with strength and majesty
And wisdom beyond measure, the gracious King of kings
The Lord of Earth and Heaven, the Creator of all things
Who is this King of glory - He's everything to me!
(Chorus)
His name is Jesus, precious Jesus
The Lord Almighty, the King of my heart
The King of glory
As we listened to the words of this song, he smiled and said, “Yes, that’s it – that’s what’s in my heart!”
After the song finished playing, I asked him, “How long were you actually a believer in Christ before you came forward to tell us?” He replied, “For about two years I have believed in Jesus, but I was afraid to tell you or anyone else because you know how it is in our culture – if anyone in my family or my village finds out that I believe in Jesus, they will make me leave my home and my village and they will never let me come back.”
“U” is the only person in his village of more than 5,000 people who believes that Jesus is the only way to God. As a translator, he travels with us to many parts of West Africa to help us with survey work and with volunteer teams and he will have many opportunities to be a Christian witness to other West Africans. Please pray that God will continue to encourage “U” in his faith and give him the wisdom, the courage, and the boldness that he needs to proclaim the name of Jesus to others who have been blinded by false religions. Pray that God will use him as a faithful disciple who will lead other West Africans to salvation that is found only in Jesus!
Monica Grift - Sereer
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