If you don’t
become a reconciler of the lost, you will become an evaluator of the saved.
There is
something inherent in our nature that wants to see people get right with God.
And if we
don’t direct it at the lost, we will direct it at the saved.
Then instead
of pursuing sinners, we will spend our time policing the saints.
All of us
have been called to be “Fishers of Men”, but when those who are called to fish
don’t fish,
They fight.
When energy
that was meant to be used outside the church is used inside the church,
The result
is explosive.
Instead of
becoming reachers of the lost, we become critics of the saved.
Instead of
extending helping hands, we point accusing fingers.
Instead of
helping the hurting, we hurt the helpers.
And sadly,
the lost go unreached, they poor go unfed, and the confused go unconsoled.
But, when
those who are called to fish, FISH – they flourish.
Souls are
reached, lives are changed, and the world is impacted.
~ Jim
Newsom ~
This was observed hanging on the wall of an Amish/Mennonite Community
Room.
