WRITTEN 10:15 PM, THURSDAY NIGHT, MARCH 15, 2018

All day long my heart yearned to write another Lesson on the subject of encouragement. That’s the subject of our current Series.

But our day began early, shortly before sunup in Canton, North Carolina. The sweet Revival Meeting there ended last night. So we promptly drove home and I immediately repacked and headed south to Villa Rica, Georgia. Our exit here is number 24 on Interstate 20, roughly 24 miles from the Alabama State line!

Busy, busy, busy!

Thus … no time to write that encouragement Lesson, all day long I mean!

Then this evening I preached at the Gateway Baptist Church here in town. Verse by verse exposition (or an attempt at it anyway) from our precious New Testament.

Then it happened!

As I gave the invitation a young man raised his hand as lost, needing Jesus!

I encouraged him (from the pulpit) to come to Jesus!

We sang and he walked the aisle!

And the Lord saved him!

He believed on the Lord Jesus Christ!

Then I understood … even though I did not get to write my Lesson about encouragement, the Lord had given me a firsthand view of a miracle!

Of maybe the greatest spring of encouragement ever for a Christian … a sinner being born again!

And all I can say is “Praise the Lord!”

My encouragement Lesson for today!

Pray for Chris now, please. That he will grow in the grace of God! Here he is pictured alongside the Pastor, Brother Josh Agan.

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

Encouraged!