Today I saw the majesty of God in 20 young boys ages 8 to 12 and it brought me to tears. In 1 Peter 2:16 it says, “For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.” This verse is saying we see the majesty of God every single day, but if aren’t looking for it we can often miss it. The majesty of God can be seen in someone’s smile as you pass them on the street, children laughing, or even teenagers eating pizza for the very first time.
A few girls from my team and I partnered with another team and we went to a Christian school in the slums of Los Guido. We entered a classroom of the English teacher named Luis. We went into the class thinking we were going to assist the students with their English homework in small groups. We told Luis we had prepared a drama for the kids. We acted out the story of Daniel and the lions den and then the teacher turned on Spanish worship music. Luis then told the students that the missionaries were going to pray over them. For the next 20 minutes we laid hands on the students and prayed over them individually. Luis walked around the room praying from the depths of his heart for these students in both English and Spanish. The Holy Spirit was definitely present and working in the hearts of these boys. As I prayed for these boys I cried out to God that these boys would rise up to be great Christian men an leaders in their community. These young boys are going to be Kingdom shakers and movers.
Then Luis asked us to come to the front of the classroom and my team joined hands with the other team and we formed a circle. The boys were sitting at their desks and extended out their hand towards us. Luis prayed over us in English and the boys repeated after him. I totally lost it and tears flowed from my eyes. Our teams where being prayed over by 20 kingdom shakers. I saw the majesty of God in these boys. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. I saw a piece of Jesus’ heart as they prayed over us.
After the class was over we began to talk more to Luis. He has lived in Los Guido for the past 28 years. He is not just these boys’ teacher, but invests in these kids’ lives. He told us these kids usually don’t want to go home after school because many of them are abused both physically and sexually. School is a safe place for them. My heart broke for these precious boys as he told us this, but Luis gave me hope. Luis pours the love of Jesus into these boys day after day. The light always consumes the darkeness. The majesty of God can never be overtaken when Jesus is present.
Where have you been an eyewitness of God’s majesty today? Don’t miss the majesty of God all around you! Ask God to give you new eyes to see His majesty each morning and I guarantee he won’t fail you!
