OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR MONDAY 5 MAY 2014 " FISHERS OF MEN - PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR MONDAY 5 MAY 2014 " FISHERS OF MEN BY PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE

MEMORY VERSE:   Matthew 4:19

And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.

READ: JOHN 1:40-42

40 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.


MESSAGE

Soul-winning is a must. Few are called to be preachers or evangelists, but every child of God is called to be a fisher of men. Every committed Christian has the opportunity to witness and lead sinners to Christ. Fishing for a soul is a definite effort to lead a particular person to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. In our Bible reading for today, Andrew brought Peter to Jesus Christ. This same Peter grew in his relationship with Jesus and became a great preacher and the leader of the Apostles. Soul-winning is mandatory. You should be involved. You may be the means by which a future world preacher would be brought to Christ. Why not start today?

You may ask, ‘why must I fish for the souls of men?’ There are several reasons why you should. One reason is the worth of a soul (Mark 8 :36-37)? A soul is worth more than the whole universe. Another reason is the reality of Hell. Whether you believe it or not, the final abode of an unsaved soul is eternity in Hell-fire. Hell is a place of torment, darkness, pain and anguish forever. The third reason why you must fish for men’s souls is because of the suffering of Christ on the Cross for each sinner. 

Documenting the Life of Yahshua, Jesus, His works and Master Plan of the Church - By Apostle George

There is no doubt that Yahshua (Jesus) knew that humans may attempt to build His Church haphazardly. He therefore ensured that the Master plan for the Church should be properly released and documented. The sad reality of both the Roman and Protestant versions of Christendom is the deliberate abandonment of the master plan so clearly articulated, at great cost, in the Holy Writ which is the heart of the New Covenant. A conservative estimate of those who are ‘building churches’ even among Pentecostals and Charismatics will reveal that there is no regard by majority of what the Word says. Rather ‘churches’ are built to suit either the fancies of their ‘founders’ or the needs of their ‘target groups’. Consequently, the desire to ‘succeed’ trumps the need to obey the Head of the Church.

Let us review a few salient facts to understand how and why vessels are chosen by divine election to fulfil specific purposes.

Matthew:  To capture His life, words and work in print for the benefit of the Jews, Yahshua personally recruited a man with the right skills of documentation, Matthew the Tax Collector. For this reason, Matthew traced His family tree all the way to David, the great King who Yahweh ordained as human progenitor of the Ultimate King as well as to Abraham, Father of the Hebrew race.

Matthew 9:9 (KJV)   9And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.