Humility

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

– Psalm 19:14

There’s a friend of mine, a good brother in Christ, here at Cornell who’s a senior. I saw him in little bits and glances since I got back this semester but haven’t gotten the time to really just sit and catch up with him. He’s always been an inspiration to me in many ways. One is his earnest and deep desire for Christ and for others to know Christ. His compassion for people is unseen in anyone else I know, his heart actually breaks for people who don’t know Christ.

Starting sometime last semester he just felt the urge from the Lord to go out to Ho Plaza, which is basically the center of Cornell and maybe the busiest place in Cornell during various times of the day, and preach the gospel to passer-bys. He emailed a bunch of his friends, including myself to be praying for him. Knowing him, it truly came from a deep desire and conviction from the Lord for people to know Christ because no one will go out against social norms and do what is otherwise known as the despised “soapbox preaching,” especially in a Ivy League School.

Today, I saw him as I was walking along Ho Plaza to get lunch with an old friend to catch up. He was sitting next to the lamp post where he was about to once again proclaim the gospel to the Cornell community. I went up to him to say hi and he told me what his plans were. I proceeded to pray for him and encourage him. When a man is determined to proclaim the gospel, the only thing any Christian should do is encourage him and pray for him that the Lord would send the Holy Spirit before him to prepare the hearts of the people listening.

I went to lunch which was a really great time to catch up with another brother who I saw often my freshman year for our 8am Prayer Meetings. It was good to see how God was working in his life these past years and how we could be praying for each other.

After lunch, I walked out of the building and saw my friend standing on the lamp post telling people to be humble, because there is a God who they don’t know about who they need to be in a relationship with. I stood there and prayed beside him until he finished. After he finished, he got down and some friends who were also there prayed for him and our Cornell community. He told me he just went up there and waited for the Lord to give him words to speak, and he ended up talking about Humility.

Humility is a big topic to dive into, and I don’t know how the people who listened perceived or understood his words. I think humility is in simple terms, living in the reality of a sovereign God, knowing that He created us for His glory. I can honestly say that I walked away humbled today after praying for my friend. I was humbled and reminded of the reality that God does exist, people on this campus are like lost sheep trying to find their way in the  world, and I and my fellow believers have Christ, the light that can satisfy their souls!

Now, the only question that remains is, What are we going to do about this reality?