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Passion For The Lost


"there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth"
(Luke 15:10).

O ur purpose for remaining on earth today is to win souls unto the Lord and
mature in Christ. Were not here just to accumulate wealth and riches thatll
perish with this world, these arent of any eternal value. When you study the earthly
ministry of the Lord Jesus, youll observe that reaching the people was the focus of His
ministry. An example was when He took time to preach to the woman at the well, even
though He was very tired and hungry (John 4:5-26).
When the disciples saw the way His face lit up as He spoke to the woman, they were
convinced He had eaten something. When they asked Him about it, His response was,
My meat (food) is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work (John 4:34);
put differently, My nourishment is to win souls. Just like Jesus, I love to win souls; I
love to tell people about His love for mankind. This is the reason were reaching people
through every available means with this gospel of the grace of God.
The Lord Jesus said, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God
over one sinner that repenteth (Luke 15:10), and He used the parable of the prodigal
son to elucidate on this statement. This parable is of utmost importance. Consider the
fathers response to his sons return and the ensuing homecoming celebration. You see,
every time you win a soul to the Lord, youre creating much celebration in heaven. Just
as the Lord Jesus said, theres much rejoicing in heaven when a soul converts to the
Lord. The angels celebrate so much over one sinner that repents because thats the
purpose for the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Bible says the Lord is unwilling that any should perish, but that all should come to
repentance (2 Peter 3:9), and for this reason He patiently waits for us to win them. Make
soulwinning your utmost priority today; let your mind be preoccupied with it. Begin to
come up with effective strategies to win more and more people to the Lord. Lets make
it an endless celebration for the angels, and the hosts of heaven.
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