Deeper Life #282

Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

—Acts 8:35

GOD WILL HOLD TO OUR account the souls that have gone uncured, unhealed, and untouched by Jesus Christ because we have refused to keep our souls open to Him. He will reprove us for the times we were not ready to present the Lord Jesus Christ to them by the power of the Holy Spirit. Yet, we deal with some people at great length without seeing any results; and we are tempted to quit trying.

Let us never despair of any soul under heaven. If you have a chronic case (by “a chronic case,” I mean someone who is always coming to the same place spiritually and never getting anywhere—always coming forward at the altar call but getting nowhere), thank God for that one.

I have found out that God uses those chronic seekers to educate me. If they will keep chronic long enough, the Lord will be able to manifest His patience through me as He never could otherwise. And, all of a sudden, those souls come into the light. Praise the Lord!

Prayer Thought: Give me wisdom to be patient with those individuals who never seem able to surrender all to the Lord Jesus Christ.

SUGGESTED READING: Acts 8:26–40