The Body of Christ today is looking with an eager hope and expectation for a new era in soul winning. While the methods may be changing, we must work hard to insure that the gospel remain intact and allow nothing but truth to prevail. There have been times when folks met under tents or on street corners to hear the gospel preached. They met in homes and buildings of all kinds simply to keep fellowship with other believes and be taught the Word of God. Today, the Church had better gear up and be ready for the influx of the widespread indifference to the claims of religion in this country. We had better know Who and what it is that we believe and be ready to defend it. It seems as though the Churched today are without compass, rudder or sail, accepting anything and rejecting nothing. We are in greater need than ever for a Spiritual awakening to take place. The lack of personal evangelism is at a great low. Evangelism has and always will take more than those that surrender to the foreign field, pastor a church or even attend a Church’s Monday Night Visitation program. It takes a group effort to spread the gospel to the lost. Nothing will serve to promote an interest in evangelism more than to be reminded that as God’s children we have a task to spread the good news of Him who is our Redeemer and Lord to those that are searching. While we may not be able to reproduce the methods of the great soul winners before us, we share the same Spirit that convicts our own principles which underlie all true evangelism. Iron sharpens iron the Bible says, and nothing does me better, than to hear testimony of those that share the gospel; they are called Soul Winners and the Bible teaches that every child of God shares in that responsibility.
Sadly, the problem lies in a lack of concern for souls and the urgency and importance to soul win one on one. We need revival to restore in us what we seem to have lost. Recall with me in the scripture the story of Jesus being left behind in the temple, “Every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast, according to the custom. After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you." "Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" But they did not understand what he was saying to them. Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. Luke 2. You see Mary did not understand it at the time, but as she began to ponder it, it became treasure to her. As children of God we may not always understand the things of God, but we must obey them as He ask us to. Jesus however did, even as a twelve year old boy. He understood and felt the urgency to do what He was called to do, no matter what. He understood because He was open to do the will of Him Who sent Him…..and that is what our task is as a child of God, to do that which we are called to do. Never, ever allow yourself to be comfortable or use to seeing men, women, boys and girls die without Christ! Are you doing your part? Are you making a difference for the Kingdom of God? Because it is coming… John 18:36. Jesus did not come primarily to establish the Church, but to purchase it. He told Peter that he and the disciples would do that. His main mission was to promote and manifest the Kingdom of God. He entered our world to proclaim that the Kingdom of God is close at hand in Mark 1:15, and called us to repentance and conversion in Luke 10:13-15; Matthew 11:20-24; Luke 13:1-5, 19:41-44, and to urge us to be watchful and ready for the Kingdom Luke 12:35-40; Matthew 25:1-13. Are you watching and are you ready?
Loving on you today!
Bren
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