God is counting on you
Winning Souls: The Heart of Our Mission
“Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: And the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; So are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.” Psalm 127;3-5 Kole, Kemi, Kabiru are closely knitted friends who grew up in the village, they had a higher sense of purpose according to God’s plan but ideologies and backgrounds intercepted it, however, at the beginning, it was not so. “Awon mission ma tuntun de” (The missionaries are around) shouted Kemi to his two other friends whom she popularly refers to as brothers as she is the only female among the trio. “Won de fori ara won niyen o” (They are here just for being here sake, it’s none of my problems) Kabiru responded. “Mio tie fe gbo iwasu kankan l’ose yi, atojo tan ti gbo, kilari” (I am not even interested in listening to any teaching today, since we’ve been hearing, what has been our benefit?) Bisiki (Biscuit) replied Kole smiling sheepishly and the trio all burst into intense laughter and agreed they would go again if for nothing but the biscuit. On getting to the outreach ground that evening, the choir led them into songs which was a beautiful sight, they all danced, clapped their hands and rejoiced heartily. Thereafter, the preacher started preaching as he preached, they shared the biscuits as a means of encouragement but it was no longer about the biscuit. The biscuit was right in Kole’s hands but you could see him wiping his face. The aunty sharing the biscuit tapped Kemi twice but was so lost in the teaching that she didn’t take note and the aunty had to leave. Kabiru on the other hand was on his knees speaking to God and shedding tears. Biscuit was their first focus but a higher light struck the trio, so they had to help them home that evening. No one is too small to experience God and no time is safe for you to stop preaching God’s word to anyone. Also, no price is too small or big to get men saved, it might be a biscuit or a life like our Lord Jesus had to die on the cross, nothing is too big or small to share the gospel. Now, Kole, Kemi, and Kabiru can focus on the initial purpose that God has planned for them because the missionaries went out, so God is counting on you
