26 souls saved in two weeks

It's always an honor to be a part of a believer following Jesus in baptism.

The Apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 3:6-7, "I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth."

Day after day and week after week at Love In Action we plant and water seeds of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the hearts of our homeless and needy friends. We can't save them. Only Jesus can. Sometimes it takes a while for a harvest to be reaped. Ask farmers. They know about planting and harvesting.

These past two weeks we have witnessed God bring in a great harvest as 26 people have given their lives to Jesus. Hallelujah! That's why we do what we do day-in and day-out. We enjoy meeting physical needs, and Jesus commands all believers to do so. However, nothing is more important than a soul saved.

Saying last Thursday was an awesome day would be an understatement as 17 people made decisions for Jesus Christ. Praise God! The Holy Spirit moved in such a powerful way during the devotional time. The Holy Spirit was drawing people to Jesus as I shared Psalm 103, John 14:6 and John 3:16-19, and at the end of the message 16 people gave their lives to Jesus in our coffee house. We don't close eyes and bow heads at LIA, so when people make decisions for Jesus they do so unashamedly.

We shouted and celebrated with the angels of Heaven over these decisions. Luke 15:10 says, "There is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents." There had to have been a huge celebration in Heaven over 16 sinners repenting. Later on that same day, a man gave his life to Jesus as one of our volunteers talked and shared the Gospel with him. Glory to Jesus!

God is doing a great work in downtown Dothan, and we give Him all the praise, credit and glory.