During His earthly ministry our Lord Jesus Christ was the personification of all His teachings. For instance, He commanded His disciples to be soul-winners (Matt. 28:19); but He was the master soul winner (Luke 19:10). When our Lord said, Follow me (Matt. 4:19), He certainly meant that we were to follow His example. In effect He was saying, Watch Me as a soul winner, and follow Me. This is exactly what we are to do for He is our great example, not only as the sufferer but also as the soul winner (I Pet. 2:21). He came from Heaven to earth and died and rose and lives in order to save the lost. This was His fathers business (Lk. 2:49); and in the four Gospels we have a clear record of the methods He adopted in doing personal work. Let us consider one incident only - the story of His interview with the woman at the well, as recorded in (Jn. 4:1-42). Our method of approach to souls must always vary according to the person, the time, the place and the circumstances. Jesus showed a very great interest and concern for one person! The story recorded in (Jn. 4:1-42) shows that our Lord set out to win one sinful woman, and frequently He had an audience of one person only. In Matthews Gospel sixteen private interviews are recorded and in Johns Gospel there are seventeen such interviews. How tremendously important one soul is! In Luke 15 we read of one lost sheep, one lost piece of silver and one lost son, and (Mk. 8:36-37) emphasizes the value of just one soul. Let us remember that the one we are seeking to win may be a Paul, a Wesley, a Moody (vs. 28-30). thebiblestudypage/Great_Doctrines_Lesson_1.html
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 01:40:35 +0000