Bible Reading: Psalm 105,106; 1 Corinthians 3
“Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?” 1 Corinthians 3:5 (KJV)
There is more to soul winning than many know or have seen. Soul winning is God, through the Holy Ghost and reaper angels, partnering with man to save the unsaved in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ. You and I have an important to play in the equation. 1 Corinthians 3:5b (NLT) says, “why, we’re only servants. Through us God caused you to believe.” There are people that God has ordained to divinely cross your path for their salvation.
Philip, the evangelist, was divinely moved or transported by the Holy Ghost. He followed the leading of the Spirit, “And he arose and went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, [28] was returning , and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet [29] Then the Holy Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot” Acts 8:26-28 (KJV). There are those who are already ordained to be saved. But someone must direct them to Christ. That’s why we must go out. As we go out, He goes with us.
Again, in Acts 10, God directed Peter to the house of Cornelius and on getting there found out the whole household has been ordained by God to be saved. Peter was the servant needed to complete the task. The major work has already been done by God Himself through His Spirit. No wonder Jesus said, “I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the work, and you will gather the harvest“ John 4:38 (NLT).
It is God that gives us the souls won. He has already ordained them to be saved. We are just servants doing the harvesting. Jesus said, “No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him” John 6:44a (KJV). God has ordained many to be saved but needs you and I to go in and reap the harvest. Isn’t it wonderful that the creator of the whole Universe is seeking to partner with you?
Prayer: Father, as I go out today, may my path divinely come across as many as have been ordained to be saved in Jesus name.
Bro. Onyema Aghanenu