My brethren in Christ, labour for souls of all sorts: for your children and for those who are past the threescore years and ten. Seek out the drunkard; go after the thief; despise not the poor down-trodden slave; let every race, let every colour, let every age, let every profession, let every nation, be the object of your soul's prayers. You live in this world, I hope, to bring souls to Jesus;
- Rev. C. H. SPURGEON, (Children Brought to Christ, and Not to the Font; No. 581 Delivered on Sunday Morning, July 24th, 1864, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington) [emphasis mine]
Preparing for the sunday school lesson for Children of the Shepherd, I stumbled across this gem. Such a powerful reminder on why I am allowed to awake each morning.
The harvest is plentiful, the workers are few ... the key words are "labour" and "workers"; it's not meant to be easy, but we are to seek out, go after for the purpose of bringing souls to Jesus.
I know what I will write my speech on now.
The harvest is plentiful, the workers are few ... the key words are "labour" and "workers"; it's not meant to be easy, but we are to seek out, go after for the purpose of bringing souls to Jesus.
I know what I will write my speech on now.
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