EVANGELISATION WITHOUT DEMONSTRATION

EVANGELISATION WITHOUT DEMONSTRATION

... It is very interesting to hear of the young men in London who seek to follow the Lord. I trust that I should be thankful to be able to help in any way. I need hardly say prayer is the right beginning, but I am afraid of large prayer meetings. The great thing in a prayer meeting is, “If any two of you shall agree”. I believe more solid work is done in a private way than in a public way. The door was opened to the Gentiles in Cornelius’s sitting-room, and the most devoted men amongst us were drawn to the Lord and His side of things in private rooms. I do not see that the Lord honours anything of a demonstration. I do not say that souls are not converted, but as I have said to ———— before now, ‘Show me one devoted man the fruit of a revival conversion.’ Every one who comes out for the Lord has had a very private history. You will remark that the conversion in private is always the deepest. See Saul of Tarsus. I have no doubt that the evangelist led of the Lord would be led to the needy soul, or the needy soul would be led to him. I see that the ^[p. 145] evangelist is sent from the Head of the church in heaven, and surely if he were working here in happy subjection to the Head, souls would be not only converted, but brought to God. I think it is right that we should have gospel preaching in our meeting rooms because we seek to help souls, and we are to do the work of an evangelist; but when you descend to an organisation, you must have a staff of preachers, and you must become prominent in the religious world, which is the terrible power against us. You lose power as you are recognised by the world. I hope I have not said too much. My desire is that you may be truly in the Lord’s service, and thus reach the full desire of your heart. “If any man serve me let him follow me”. ...