Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Let Me Be a Soul Winner

Some time ago, in a phone conversation, my father mentioned that my grandfather was a soul winner.  Nowadays, this is not a concept that is widely talked about in churches.   A soul winner is someone who helps another to become a Christian.   "The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise."  Proverbs 11:30.
My father told me about all the people that my grandfather won for Christ.  I do not remember all of them, but I do remember that the list included his siblings and cousins.   It seems my grandfather would pray for those he was concerned about.  
I don't have many memories of my grandfather.   I remember he liked Powerhouse candy bars.  I remember he came and helped my father put a roof on our house.  Both my father's mother and father were dead by the time I was 11 or 12.  Growing up and even into my 20s, I remember when my dad and his siblings got together they would talk of their parents and I would sit mesmerized.
I don't get to see my cousins often, but for them, my siblings and for myself, I pray that we would be soul winners.  That we would ask God to give us souls to bring to Christ and disciple them to become mature believers.
For anyone reading this, please pray for my uncle who as far as I know is not saved. 

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