A TEARLESS OR BLEEDING HEART

"Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is, that they may be saved" - Romans 10:1 (ESV)

A few years ago, I was privileged to work with a group of believers in witnessing to people within a particular community during Easter Let's Go A Fishing Program. Prior to the set date, a detailed location mapping was carried out and workers divided into groups for effective door to door evangelism. However, on that fateful day, over 60 percent of the people expected never showed up. Interestingly, majority of these people were Ordained/Altar Ministers, Choristers, Ushers, Sunday School teachers and House Fellowship leaders. So, the question is why were they not available? Don't they understand the importance of winning souls? Are they not concerned about the eternal damnation and horrible plights of sinners? 

"Have you no wish for others to be saved? Then, you're not saved yourself, be sure of that" - C. H. Spurgeon. 

It is quite disheartening to see believers exhibiting unusual complacency in preaching the gospel. God wants us to have an unquenchable passion for souls that will move us to pray for sinners and also drive us to go out and plead with them to repent. This passion for souls will change our tearless hearts to bleeding hearts like that of Apostle Paul (Romans 10:1) and John Knox. 

"Father, give me Scotland or I die" -John Knox

"The gospel of a broken heart demands the ministry of bleeding hearts. When our sympathy loses its pang we can no longer be the servants of the passion. We can never heal the needs we do not feel. Tearless hearts can never be heralds of the passion. We must pity if we would redeem. We must bleed if we would be ministers of the saving blood." - Dr. Jowett

Beloved, do you have a tearless heart or bleeding heart? Are you always looking for opportunity to preach the gospel. Although, many of us look like serious Christians but something has gone wrong within us. We have become self-centred and out of tune with God and His agenda for our lives. We have lost our passion for souls and a tearless heart have replaced the bleeding heart that we once had. Oh! This is really saddening.

Friends, another Let's Go A Fishing is here. Don't you think you desperately need a heart transplant before the season of harvest on earth is over? Don’t you think you need a bleeding heart like Apostle Paul and John Knox? Please be sincere with yourself. 

This wonderful hymn below summarizes the heart beat of God, the prayers of Apostle Paul and John Knox:  

LORD, GIVE US SOULS

Gathered are we in the name of our God,

Lord, give us souls, Lord, give us souls;

Trusting His grace and His wonderful Word,

Lord, give us souls, we pray.

Refrain:

        Seals to our labor, and souls for our hire,

        This blessèd Lord, is our one great desire;

        Souls for whom Jesus His precious life gave,

        Lord, give us souls, we pray.

Loved ones are lost, and our friends are astray,

Lord, give us souls, Lord, give us souls;

Help us to win them while yet it is day,

Lord, give us souls, we pray.

Come, Holy Ghost, on Thy people descend,

Lord, give us souls, Lord, give us souls;

Make our hearts holy, Thy kingdom extend,

Lord, give us souls, we pray.

Harvest is passing, yes, soon ’twill be gone,

Lord, give us souls, Lord, give us souls;

Bring us at last to our heavenly home,

Lord, give us souls, we pray.

My prayer for you and my humble self is that God will rend our tearless hearts and replace it with bleeding hearts of a true Disciple before the end time harvest is over on earth. 

On behalf of my esteemed father in the Lord, Pastor. E. A. Adeboye, I would like to invite you to the 2023 Holy Ghost Congress. Theme: DIVINE REPOSITIONING. Date: Dec 4th - 9th, 2023. Venue: The Redemption City, Mowe, Nigeria.  

Happy New Month and God bless you.

Maranatha!

Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo

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