$21 for Honey

“This morning, as I was leaving my room, the Holy Spirit told me to take the $20 bill that was lying on my dresser. I told the Lord that I needed that money, but He just said, “Grab it.” So I put it in my pocket and left for the day. On my way to outreach, I found another dollar bill in my jacket pocket, so I had a total of $21 with me. I had a sense that God wanted to use that money to bless someone that day. I ended up meeting my friend at the Portland Farmers Market for outreach, and she mentioned how she needed to buy some honey. I told her I knew a vendor we could get honey from where I had also been sharing Jesus with the owner. A few weeks ago, when I tried to talk to him about Jesus, he told me to go away and not bring that around him and that I would drive his customers away, but I wanted to continue to try and reach him. So we went to his stand and started talking to him, and right away he seemed to be way more open. I talked to him about his honey, which he was passionate about. I felt the Lord prompting me to buy some, and I had my eye on one jar in particular. I asked him how much it was, and he said, “It’s $21”, the exact amount I brought with me that day! I was so amazed! So I bought the honey and afterwards started sharing Jesus with him. A little ways from the stand, there were some other Christians preaching loudly the Turn-or-Burn message and how God was angry with sinners. I shared with him how that was not the heart of God for him, how Jesus loves him, and who Jesus had been to me in my life. He received it so well and even invited me to come back and visit him next week. It was amazing to see how the Holy Spirit led me and opened the heart of this man who had been so closed off before. God knows how to speak to us!”

Event: The Reach
Person: Halley