"Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethern, what shall we do?
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Forthe promise is unto you, and your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls" Acts 2:37-41
Sometimes I can get so frustrated when dealing with someone about their precious soul! I mean I feel like do you not get it. Do you want to go to heaven? This is so backwards to what God has commanded us to be like! We are suppose to use HIS word. Not our awesome reasoning abilities. God has a plan and it is simple. I have found that when I get in the way there is another soul still bound for HELL.
I remember back in the early days after I received Christ, Joshua and I were taking a soul winning class. I remember Pastor Clark telling us do not argue with people. Always take them back to Jesus! Jesus is the one who will do the saving, Jesus is the only name under heaven that one can be saved by. So why, why do I often get in the way. I have asked myself this question over and over. It honestly comes back to the fact that I am usually not looking at how important this matter of salvation is. There is a battle for the precious lost soul. If I would use my sword (The Bible) then the battle would be won. How often I just try to tell and talk about salvation.
In Acts Peter and the other apostles were not saying what they felt about salvation. No, they were proclaiming thus saith the LORD! And we notice that the lost were pricked in their hearts. So much that Peter did not even have to ask "Would you like to ask Jesus to come into your heart?" They asked him "What shall we do?" Then Peter was able to tell them the simple plan of salvation! And there were thousands added to the church!
So easy yet so many times so over complicated. I believe the Bible is God's literal word. I believe that it is still the same as it was when Jesus spoke it! So why do I try to reinvent the wheel? I honestly do not know... I do know that it has been my plea to the LORD lately Lord help me to see people as you see them. Lord give me a crucified heart. Strike down the pride that I have inside. For it is only by God's grace that I am saved myself.
I so often think about the fact that God could have chosen another method to bring people to the cross. Yet HE chose me, and all His children. He did not save us and take us up to heaven. He left us here with a specific detailed plan. Go and tell the world there is a saviour and HE is alive. When they ask me how I know, I can boldly proclaim because He lives within my heart! Lord take me out of the way and cause me to die to self so that others may see you through my life!
"Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest."
Matthew 9:37-38
Am I so filled with self that I do not even go. Lord let me never get to this place...
"Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me."
Isaiah 6:8
Here am I LORD send me,
Brittany
