She did something else that should get our attention... she was faithful to her master as a slave ... how do you know... I know it's true .... because she was believed! Her witness won the attention of her household, the King of Syria, the King of Israel, the Prophet of God, and the Lord our God! She was believed, so Naaman went and found a healing and a new life that all the money in the world cannot buy. All because of the eyes of compassion of a little girl who saw with her heart and spoke of her faith in a Living God who could and did make a difference! What do you see when look upon the masses of broken lives around you?

 

Psalm 19:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Psalm 19:2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

 

David understood something about the work of God that so many never understand. What is it? It is simply that the Work of God goes on 'continually', never stopping, never resting, always going on … as we would "24 - 7"! The Lord is at work! His Heavens declare His Glory … day after day, night after night! There is never a time when God is not at work! For church planters this truth is a great encouragement as we knock on doors … pray .. talk to people … and preach…. God is at work! For the lonely times when you think nothing is happening, God is at work! The ministry is just the same … it is the continuation of the activities that God has commanded us to continue in that will bring the results. 

Paul would tell young Timothy ...

2Ti 4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. 

Each action was to be repeated over and over again .. Day after day … night after night … again and again. That's how God does it … and that's how we must do it because it works!

Psalm 19:3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Did you hear that?

Such declarations are heard and understood in "every language"….! Just a week ago I spoke to a young man who has been coming to our new church… I asked him about the condition of his soul… he was lost. Before I left his home Justin had trusted Christ as his Saviour! I had watched for him … I had endured affliction as I sought for his soul… and then doing the work of an evangelist, I saw him get saved...which made full proof of my ministry here. It took a while … but following the time honored actions always brings the desired result!

Psalm 126:6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

It works … because God is at work!

People are the reason for the Church… we must never lose sight of this. The Lord came to seek and to save that which was lost … that means people are important to God and they must be to us. You say "of course .. that's a given!" But sometimes we let people get on our nerves … do we not? Always take time for people..God took time for you.

 

Making people important and the priority of our ministry takes something from us ..Our time!

Time to listen, to care, and to share their lives. Just as a farmer has to love the land .. taking time to understand it ..working with it .. plowing, planting, watering and reaping… so it is with the Church Planter. Take some time with someone today ..you never know just how they may grow.