For the purpose of this letter, let me define these terms: in witnessing, we identify ourselves with Jesus, and in soul-winning, we go beyond that identification, making an effort to actually lead a soul to Christ.
We are encouraged to witness from many passages in the Bible, such as Proverb 3:5,6:
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
This tells us that if we want to be led by the Holy Spirit, we must identify ourselves with the Lord in all our ways.
Jesus also stressed the importance of witnessing in Luke 9:26:
“For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.”
In a practical way, we identify ourselves with Jesus. For example, we witness when we meet someone at the gas station or at a bank. We may say, “We surely want to thank the Lord for this beautiful day,” or “I am thankful for Jesus’ cleansing blood today,” etc.. These little words and testimonies please the Lord and satisfy his command, “In all thy ways acknowledge him.”
However, important as such a witness is, in many situations, God wants us to go beyond that.
He wants our witness to develop into an effort and determination whereby we are truly endeavoring to win a soul to Christ.
Witnessing is similar to throwing bait to a fish, but soul-winning is catching that fish.
On this day…
- Journal – 2025
- He declares Himself my substitute – 2025
- Exodus 21 – 2024
- Genesis 20 – 2024
- April 17, 2014 – 2014
- Psalm 24:3-6 – 2011
- Psalms 45:8 – 2009
- Ezekiel 34:26 – 2009
- Job 10:2 – 2009
- Genesis 24:63 – 2008
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