Untold still Untold!

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"Christ is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only but also for the whole world" (1 Jn 2:2)

Most of God's people are shortsighted. Some confine themselves to evangelise their own cities, districts or States. Still others feel they can care about people elsewhere only after all their own kith and kin are saved. Such Christians can never think of distant places till their lives last.

Meditate on the four Gospels carefully to understand how Jesus was burdened about the untold millions who were still outside the fold. He said, "Other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring" (Jn 10:16). His concern was always about the "other sheep." He refused to remain in one place. His ministry in Capernaum was a great blessing accompanied by many miracles. Therefore the crowds tried to keep Him back. But He left that place saying, "I must preach the Kingdom of God to the other cities also" (Lk 4:42,43).

While His disciples had gone away to buy food, Jesus was conversing with a woman of Samaria about eternal life. She brought a whole lot of people from her village to hear Him. He told His disciples, "Lift up your eyes and look at the fields; for they are already white for harvest!" (Jn 4:35). The team had a rich harvest during their two day stay over there (vv 39-41). We must learn to look beyond. We should not keep on evangelising the evangelised. There are millions and millions sitting in darkness (Lk 1:79). They are awaiting their first opportunity to hear the gospel.

With Baby Jesus in his arms, Simeon blessed God saying, "My eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles" (Lk 2:31,32). The apostles of Jesus followed their Master's example. Paul said, "I have made it my aim to preach the gospel to whom He was not announced" (Rom 15:20,21).

When there are so many Taluks and Districts in India without a single Church, is it right that we start another Church where  there are already seven Churches? Is it justifiable to spend10,00,000 rupees for flooring our Church building with marble stone instead of putting up a thatched roof for a worship shed costing just 10,000 rupees for the benefit of a poor tribal congregation?

Why should anyone hear the Gospel twice before
everyone has heard it once?
                                              (Dr. Oswald J. Smith, 1889-1986)

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