Compound Salvation - Offering Thoughts

Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.

Einstein said the one thing that fascinated him the most was compound interest. Here was a guy who could out-think and out-reason almost anybody. He was a guy who came up with new ideas that revolutionized science as we know it, and yet, he felt the most powerful concept was compound interest – the ability to make money using money seven days per week, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Would you mind if I were to disagree with Einstein and say he missed the true marvel of the universe? Even if you do mind, I am going to state he was wrong. Compound interest is not the most amazing fact of life. In our scripture text, God states winning souls is wise.

I learned a long time ago, no matter how hard I try, no matter how hard I work, I am very limited in what I can do. I eventually get tired. I must rest. And this is where the idea of Compound Salvation comes in. How can I compound my effect of winning souls?

God came up with a simple solution: We call them missionaries. I can get compounding of soul winning by supporting missionaries. While I am sleeping, missionaries are hard at work winning souls 24 hours per day, seven days per week. And because of the great God we serve, I receive “credit” for those souls won.

Let’s illustrate this. Let’s say I am on a long journey. It is hot. The sun is bright. I’m working up a mighty sweat and thirst. But silly me, I forgot to bring water. I reach a destination and I see water. Along side the water source, I see a spoon and a ladle. Which one will I use to quench my thirst with the water? The ladle, of course.

How thirsty are you for bringing souls into the kingdom? How wise do you want to be? A spoon? Or a ladle?

As we close out October, our missions month, think about your role in compound salvation. He who wins souls is wise. God said so.

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