“If by any means I… might save some of them” (Rom 11:14).
St. Paul’s motivation to save souls by any means, made him sacrifice much, and as a result innumerable people got saved. Even after 2000 years his epistles continued to be awesome, and all over the world souls are not only getting saved but are also being transformed. Any sacrifice we make to rescue even one soul from hell-fire is worth the while.
When a child of God was going around distributing tracts, he knocked at the door of a house. After a while, a man opened the door. The Christian offered him a tract. The man of the house snatched the tract and banged the door shut on his face. Anxious to know why the man had been so upset and angry, the Christian went back to the house after a few days. This time, the man had a smile on his face when he opened the door. He invited the Christian and showed him the fan from which he had hung a rope to commit suicide. He had been in the act of putting his head into the noose that day when the doorbell had rung. “Anyway, I’m going to hell. Why should I spend all my time in hell wondering who might have rung the bell? Let me see who is standing outside and then proceed with my suicide plan,” he had thought, and answered the door. The sight of a man with a tract annoyed him, and he was going to chuck the tract into the wastepaper basket when the words, ‘YOU ARE SOMEONE SPECIAL’ caught his eye. He paused to glance at the contents of the tract. As he read, a light dawned in his heart. He gave his life to the Lord and gave up all his foolish plans.
Dear child of God, do all you can by all means and at any cost, to save souls from eternal destruction. Don’t go to heaven empty handed. What a joy it will be to be welcomed at the pearly gates by the souls you led to Christ! What a thrill that will give to your spirit all eternity!
“Help us, Lord, to be a lifeline
To a dying world today
Bringing hope to hopeless people
And sharing salvation’s way.”
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
When a child of God was going around distributing tracts, he knocked at the door of a house. After a while, a man opened the door. The Christian offered him a tract. The man of the house snatched the tract and banged the door shut on his face. Anxious to know why the man had been so upset and angry, the Christian went back to the house after a few days. This time, the man had a smile on his face when he opened the door. He invited the Christian and showed him the fan from which he had hung a rope to commit suicide. He had been in the act of putting his head into the noose that day when the doorbell had rung. “Anyway, I’m going to hell. Why should I spend all my time in hell wondering who might have rung the bell? Let me see who is standing outside and then proceed with my suicide plan,” he had thought, and answered the door. The sight of a man with a tract annoyed him, and he was going to chuck the tract into the wastepaper basket when the words, ‘YOU ARE SOMEONE SPECIAL’ caught his eye. He paused to glance at the contents of the tract. As he read, a light dawned in his heart. He gave his life to the Lord and gave up all his foolish plans.
Dear child of God, do all you can by all means and at any cost, to save souls from eternal destruction. Don’t go to heaven empty handed. What a joy it will be to be welcomed at the pearly gates by the souls you led to Christ! What a thrill that will give to your spirit all eternity!
“Help us, Lord, to be a lifeline
To a dying world today
Bringing hope to hopeless people
And sharing salvation’s way.”
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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