This Awesome Responsibility
In our International Student Ministry, we recognized the need to offer a presentation about the essence of Christianity, and we called it the Gospel Seminar. There were many different people whom we knew that would benefit from being able to get a big picture understanding of what the gospel is all about. Though we could have invited Pastor Ed to come and give us a series of messages on the topic, Chul challenged us to come up with and present the materials ourselves. We knew that it would not be easy, but did not anticipate just how "not easy" it would be.
My group was tasked with presenting on the topic of "Who is God?" Wow, we had one hour to present the answer to this most important question. My group worked long and hard to research and discuss exactly what we should include. Though much of this was not new to us, it was very rewarding to be able to reflect deeply on what it means that God is the creator, that He is holy, and that He is personal. In trying to communicate these truths clearly, it became clearer in our own minds.
After several weeks of working hard together, the day of the Gospel Seminar had come. As the presenter of this topic, I had a practice run-through the night before. To say that it went poorly would be an understatement. I just froze up there and could not for the life of me remember what I wanted to say. Chul encouraged me that it will be okay, and he had faith enough to trust me with the presentation the next day. Around 20 people came to the event, and filled the room. The presentation ended up going well, and many remarked that it was clear and understandable, and helped them to understand who God is. At the end of it all, I was very thankful to Chul for entrusting me with this responsibility to present. Then I realized that this is what God has done, in choosing to give me the opportunity of showing others who He is. Despite all my limitations and shortcomings, God still chooses to give me this awesome responsibility, so that I can know Him more. Praise God!