Grace is my shield and Christ my song.”
down is but the making ready for your lifting up.
“When I am weak then am I strong,
Application: I have been an evangelist for nearly 30 years. When I first knew I had this gift, people used to say I had ‘the gift of the gab.’ I was proud of this accolade. I felt good about being able to talk to anyone anywhere about the Lord. I enjoyed flexing my personality and ability ‘for the Lord.’ When people came to the Lord, I thought that it was me and my personality which had done it. How foolish and ignorant. Now I realise that something quite different is needed for real success in evangelism. Thankfully, I pray, my attitude has shifted a mile from where it used to be in the early days. Now I know that only what the Lord does through me is of any worth. I am only the conduit of His grace. Even if I were the most charming, intelligent, charismatic, lovable person on the earth, and the Lord decided not to save the person I was talking to, they would not be saved. What the Lord loves is a humble person who relies utterly and completely on Him for success in evangelism. In fact, the more “I” get out of the way, the better my evangelism becomes. It seems to me now that the more I rely on Him, and the less I rely on me, the more He delights to exercise His saving power and strength. So if you are feeling weak, timid, afraid, and unable to evangelise, you are prime candidate to be used by God to win souls for Him. You are the kind of vessel He delights to work through. You have a 30 year advantage over me, for it’s taken me so long to learn this vital lesson.
Psalm 20: 7-8
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
C.H Spurgeon Quote
“To be a soul winner is the happiest thing in this world. And with every soul you bring to Jesus Christ, you seem to get a new heaven here upon earth.” ”
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