“Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest
send him to my father’s house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify
unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.” (Lu 16:27-28 AV)
While
the rich man lived, he didn’t care for his own soul, much less the souls of
others. Just a few moments in hell has
changed the wicked lost man into an evangelizing lost man. What a few minutes in hell does for the needs
of others. It is sad to see that a man
bound in the corruption of a devil’s hell is more concerned with the souls of
his loved ones that most saints would be today.
Yesterday,
I had the privilege to participate in a funeral. A dear friend of mine passed away and the
family asked me to be a part. What
struck me as a particular blessing was how much the gospel message was part of
the service. This dear lady’s life was
defined by her love of the LORD and desire for the salvation of those with whom
she came in contact. This dear lady was
concerned for the salvation of the lost.
There were three preachers. All
of us covered the gospel. Each of us
gave an invitation to accept Christ. It
was the main theme throughout the entire service. And what a blessing it was. There was some eulogizing. It was appropriate and much deserved. However, even in the eulogizing, it was
expresses this lady’s love for the lost.
How refreshing!
Our
churches encourage us to share the gospel with those around us and provide us
with ministries and opportunity to do just that. However, we do not need a church program to
be an evangelist. All we need is the
willingness to obey and the love of Christ which compels us. One wonders how effective of a soul winner we
would be if we could experience the horrors of hell for the brief moment in
which the rich man experienced before he was converted to a soul winner! The rich man is hell is a better soul winner
than most saints!
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