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29May

Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith

DateTuesday, May 29, 2007 at 06:25AM

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Fishers Follow Him

And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. (Mark 1:17)

Only by coming after Jesus can we obtain our heart's desire and be really useful to our fellow men. Oh, how we long to be successful fishers for Jesus! We would sacrifice our lives to win souls. But we are tempted to try methods which Jesus would never have tried. Shall we yield to this suggestion of the enemy? If so, we may splash the water, but we shall never take the fish. We must follow after Jesus if we would succeed. Sensational methods, entertainment, and so forth—are these coming after Jesus? Can we imagine the Lord Jesus drawing a congregation by such means as are now commonly used? What is the result of such expedients? The result is nothing which Jesus will count up at the last great day.

We must keep to our preaching as our Master did, for by this means souls are saved. We must preach our Lord's doctrine and proclaim a full and free gospel, for this is the net in which souls are taken, We must preach with His gentleness, boldness, and love, for this is the secret of success with human hearts. We must work under divine anointing, depending upon the sacred Spirit. Thus, coming after Jesus, and not running before Him, not aside from Him, we shall be fishers of men.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon 

AuthorKim from Hiraeth | Comment2 Comments |
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Reader Comments (2)

That's pretty timely advice - and from how long ago!! Solomon was right: there is nothing new under the sun. Good reminder, Kim. Happy Tuesday!!

May 29, 2007 | Unregistered Commentercheryl

I was thinking along the same vein as Cheryl. Very timeless advice...Blessings on you Kim

May 29, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterellen b.

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