Be faithful

How do you measure success? By results right? We gage our success in most cases by seeing results of our labor come together. Like building a house for example. It’s a process but as each day passes you see the results until finally it’s done. Success!! Missionary George Smith died on his knees praying for Africa. He went there to share the gospel with them and after a short time was driven out of the country. Only one person accepted Christ. He left a Bible behind there and after some time the Bible was found and also the one person and after 100 years had passed over 13000 people had come to Christ. All traced back to George Smith. He died not knowing the results. Noah was another such man. 2Peter2:5 calls him a preacher of righteousness. He lived 120 years and watched every human being on earth other than his family die in a flood. He might not have seen a single person saved but his faith is still an example to us today. We don’t always see the success in our sharing Christ with others. Maybe you have told your family and friends about Jesus and not a single one responded. Invited people to church but none of them came. Even though it can be discouraging God can take our obedience and do great things with it. Like George Smith for example. He never did know how successful his testimony was in Africa but he never stopped praying for them!! He never gave up!! He was found faithful and God added a great number of people to his forever family by one mans willingness to pray for a people who had cast him out!! Never give up!! Keep sharing and keep praying! Let us die on our knees praying for those who have seemed to reject Christ!! Only God knows and sees the whole story!! And it is him who should receive the glory for it!! Dear God, help us not to look for our own success in sharing you with others. Help us to just be obedient to the work you’ve given us to do and praise you in heaven for the results!!
Have a good day and keep sharing!!