8.25.2010

Numbers

Sometimes as missionaries we get caught up in the business of seeing our work as getting numbers not reaching souls. I have heard a lot of people criticize these practices, and while I think it's inappropriate to focus (hehe) on numbers without recognizing the souls those numbers represent, I did read this interesting thing in the Book of Proverbs:

"In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined" (14:28).

Why don't we approach our outreach this way? By getting more "numbers" aren't we bringing more glory to Our King?


1 comment:

Ruth said...

Yes! God wants as many souls as possible, but the thing I would be concerned with is that each person in the multitude is really being reached and growing in holiness (and not just simply showing up to activities).