JOHN WESLEY: WHAT IS YOUR PASSION?
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Bible Text: Matthew 28:19-20
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“Give me 100 preachers that fears nothing but God and hates nothing but sin and we would change the world. I don’t give a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen”.
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These were words of John Wesley who in his days had up to 4-5 open air crusades in a day which sometimes lasted up to 2-hours per sermon and amazingly, crowds would be drawn by the power of God so much that people were filled with God’s presence that they would lay on the ground for up to 27-hours after each message. Wesley wasn’t a fluent speaker but because he obeyed God and had an unsatisfying hunger for souls, God honoured and empowered him so that when he preaches, many would cry openly to confess their sins (Acts 1:8)
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By the time he was to die he had preached over 40,000 recorded messages, compiled 4 dictionaries and joined his brother in writing the Sacred Songs and Solo’s amongst other achievements. And guess what? He did all these riding on a horse back despite the persecutions (Romans 1:16). A 100 years after his death, a noble man came into a small English village looking for alcoholic beverages and finding none, he then asked a man why he couldn’t find alcohol, and the black slave replied: “Master, a century ago someone by the name John Wesley passed through this village, and since then all alcohol shops shut down because no one would buy”.
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What a life! After so many decades this man’s impact was still felt because of His ceaseless love for God and the souls of men. Hmm… what are you and I passionate about? Church growth, money, popularity, our businesses, or the poor? Beloved, all these are good but an unquenchable passion to please the Lord and to save the lost is what we need in this present time. Therefore, to start with, are you genuinely born again? Check yourself and repent or re-dedicate back to God. And then, make it a point of duty to tell at least someone about Jesus daily (Proverbs 11:30).
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PRAYER
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1. Father, set me ablaze for You, and let me burn (win souls) for Your glory to manifest in our generation.
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“You don’t need a pulpit. What you need is power to manifest” (Acts 10:38).
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