SOUL W IN N IN G SERIES
THE ONLY KEY
by Dr. Walter L. Wilson
1 1| ' he key to ale soul w in n in g is the -I! blessed Holy Spirit. He is the One who is the Lord of the harvest and the One to whom the Saviour said we should pray in regard to the salva tion of the lost. There are many rea sons why He is so essential. The Sav iour didn’t go out into His public ministry until the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon Him as a dove. The Lord Jesus told His disciples to tariy in Jerusalem until the power came upon them, meaning the Holy Spirit’s baptism. This was at the time of Pentecost. The Holy Spirit has complete charge of the harvest fields. When the Holy Spirit entered into Paul and made him a soul winner we find how the great Apostle’s life was guided in both his “starts” and “stops.” He and the Holy Spirit were intimate friends. The same thing was true of Philip. The Holy Spirit tells you and me where and when to go. He directs us to the sinner. He told Peter to go down to the house of Cornelius, and Peter went. He told Phillip to go down to Gaza where he lead the eunuch to Christ. The Holy Spirit sees the troubled soul needing the message of redemp tion. He teaches us what to say after we get to the place of His appointment. It is not only important what to say to a person. It is also important to know what not to say. One day I said to a man, “Are you bad enough to go to hell?” He said, “No, indeed I’m not!” He was attending one of my meet ings and I shocked him by saying, “Ex cuse me then, I’ll go and find some body who is.” He came back to the afternoon meeting with tears in his eyes. He said, “Dr. Wilson, I didn’t want you to know how wicked I really am. I’m so bad I’m going straight to hell. I do want to be saved.” So I led him to Christ, right then. In addition, the Holy Spirit con victs the unbeliever of sin in his heart.
You and I can’t do it. Sob stories won’t accomplish it. Fire or earthquake will not do it. The Spirit of God is the only one who can convict a man of his sin and of how his old nature is opposed to the Lord. I had that same experi ence myself. I was reared in the church. My father was a preacher but I was a black sheep for I couldn’t believe that God loved me at all. I knew I didn’t deserve it. Oh, I knew I deserved His wrath. But the Holy Spirit told me He loved me. So, one night I trusted the Saviour. That was back on De cember 20, 1896. He gave me a new life and saved my soul just because I believed when He came to convict me of my sin. How foolish men are to try to do things for themselves. We want to be successful in every area of life, but are miserable failures because we miss receiving God’s free gift, eter nal life. The Holy Spirit wants our bodies to be His dwelling places. Did you ever give your body to the Holy Spirit? Romans 12:1-2 tells you to do it. In .this way our lips are His and He can speak His messages through us. The same with the hands, the feet, and every other part of us. The Holy Spirit is the One who brings the Word of God to our minds. You may have a good memory but there are a lot of things you can’t recall in life. The Spirit en ables us to “be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.” He will re veal Christ and the things to come.. The Holy Spirit will meet your needs spiritually and physically. He will show you to whom you should go. Men will thank you for ever that you told them about our lovely Lord Jesus Christ. So, if you want to be a soul winner, go to Him, get acquainted with your Bible and then turn your life and body over to Him. He will make you what you ought to be.
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