Everything Can Change in a Flash
When the women arrived at Jesus’ tomb on the first Easter morning, they had numerous questions on their hearts and minds. What had happened to Jesus? Where had he been taken?
Then they saw a flash that looked like lightning and angels wearing blinding white who answered their questions with the good news that Jesus had conquered death.
In that moment everything changed—for them and for all of human history. As a result, God is still at work today in amazing ways. Pawan knows that firsthand.
Pawan lives in India where Back to God Ministries International’s Hindi outreach team holds regular meetings to share the Gospel with seekers.
“During those meetings,” says BTGMI’s Hindi ministry leader, “we often give out flash drives that contain devotionals and other materials so that people can use them to learn more about Jesus in their own homes.”
Pawan received one of those flash drives. At the time, he didn’t know how badly he needed it.
“Pawan grew up worshiping spirits and would eventually start telling the fate of the people using black magic,” shares BTGMI’s Hindi ministry leader. “People would come to him with their issues and learn their fate.”
Gradually Pawan became a victim of the dark spiritual world.
“Evil spirits possessed him and tormented him,” added BTGMI’s Hindi ministry leader. “Slowly his body became very weak and stiff. He had multiple diseases, and doctors told him that he would never heal.”
Confused and hopeless, Pawan remembered the flash drive he had been given. He plugged it in and began to hear about Jesus and the Gospel. In a flash, he felt hope in his life for the first time in a long time. He reached out to our ministry team and met with a pastor who led him as he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord.
“Pawan believed that Jesus is Lord,” our Hindi Ministry leader reported. “And God in his matchless grace delivered Pawan from all his bondages.”
God has since used Pawan to be a living testimony to others in his community.
“He is continuously witnessing his faith and testimony to many other people,” our ministry leader said. “During our seekers meeting with Pawan's village, we introduced flash drives like the one he first encountered, and he was excited to share them with others.”
Pawan’s story can be difficult to comprehend from a North American perspective. Like the Resurrection story, there is a lot that we don’t fully understand, But that doesn’t make it any less miraculous.
“I don’t think I’ll ever fully understand,” Kurt Selles, BTGMI’s director says. “But what I do know without a doubt, is that God can save people from anything. That’s what Easter is all about.”
