remember
this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death
and cover over a multitude of sins. James 5:20
What a wonderful thought!--that I may save a
soul from everlasting death. How can this be? If I convert him from the error
of his ways. This is the calling not only of the minister, but of every
Christian-to work for the salvation of sinners.
When Christ and His love took possession of our hearts, He gave us this love
that we might bring others to Him. In this way Christ's Kingdom was extended.
Everyone who had the love of Christ in his heart was constrained to tell
others. This was the case in the early Christian church. After the Day of
Pentecost, people went out and told of the love of Christ, which they had
themselves experienced. Heathen writers have told us that the rapid spread of
Christianity in the first century was due to the fact, that each convert, being
filled with the love of Christ, tried to bring the good news to others.
What a change has come over the Church! Many Christians never try to win others
to Christ. Their love is so weak and faint that they have no desire to help
others. May the time soon come when Christians will feel constrained to tell of
the love of Christ. In a revival in Korea a few years ago, the converts were
filled with such a burning love to Christ that they felt bound to tell others
of His love. It was even taken as a test of membership that each one should
have brought another to the Lord before being admitted to the church.
Examine yourself, and pray that in fellowship with Christ, you may think, not
only of your own soul, but having received the gift of God's love, you may pass
it on to others. You will then know true happiness, the joy of bringing souls
to Christ.
Let us pray earnestly to be so filled with God's love that we may
wholeheartedly surrender ourselves to win others for Him.
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