YOU CAN STOP EVIL FROM MATURING”

James 5:19-20 KJV
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

Dear Believer,

When I was a very young person, I was one of a group of rascals. We didn’t just pull harmless pranks; we did things that hurt people. I was an angry youth with a vengeful spirit.

When I became a Believer, all that stopped. But some of my ‘friends:’ remained in that life. They continued on that trajectory of ruination. And then one by one our lives began to form.

Some of these people are now dead due to the consequences of a negative lifestyle. Most of those who remained in that life aren’t proud of the life they are living.

I was a leader among them, with tremendous potential for evil. I have often wondered how I could have turned out if some people hadn’t invested their time, prayer and counsel in my life.

Jesus saved me, but He worked through people. Those people helped the world to avoid all the evil I would have done. They stopped evil from growing and maturing.

Imagine if Adolf Hitler had been saved as a child. Imagine that Karl Marx and Mao Tse-Tung came to the saving Grace of Jesus early in life. Imagine that those famous criminals we’ve heard so much about and the terrorists of today were saved as children.

Our focus passage says anyone who is instrumental in bringing people to God does not only save a soul from death, he also hides a multitude of sins. This means that many evil things that the person could eventually do would never be done.

I’m not a criminal today because I got saved. The way to make the world a better place is to bring souls to Christ and disciple people for Jesus.

When you let God use you to save a soul, you are stopping a multitude of evil from happening which that person could do in future.

Be an active soul winner. Reach out to people and bring them to Jesus.

Have a wonderful day.

Your friend,
Deon.