READ: : Acts 4:1-4
“The Lord is not…willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” – 2 Peter 3:9
A song that I love goes like this:
There’s room at the cross for you. There’s room at the cross for you. Though millions have come, there’s still room for one. There’s room at the cross for you.
A pastor must never be satisfied as long as there is room in the church. The presence of empty pews should motivate the pastor to reach out to lost souls until the house is full. The whole essence of evangelism is to have a full church. …compel [anagkazo] them to come in, that my house may be filled. Luke 14:23
Evangelism is not intended to be done in a vacuum. It should be related to church growth. All our efforts to lead people to the Lord should bear fruit. We must see our efforts filling church buildings.
Whatever the case, a minister must see that there is room at the cross for one more soul. I believe that if we have this mind, God will use us to fill the church.
I think a pastor will get tired of preaching to the same few people after awhile. We must be motivated to have a fuller house. These words keep ringing in my soul, “That my house may be filled!” “That my house may be filled!” Dear Christian friend, never forget that there is still room at the cross.