Pursue the vision

"I am the true vine, and my father is the vine grower. Every branch that is in me and that bears no fruit, he takes away ; and every branch that bears fruit, he prunes it to bear more fruit. Already you are pure because of the word which I have spoken to you" (John 15: 1-3).

Some people do not bear fruit and have no problem with this fact. They are too busy with the things of this world. They go to church, pray and read this book, and they are satisfied. Others do these things, but they are dissatisfied, and that is why they continue to do them, seeking to always bring more fruit. They pray, they seek the Lord, they take the time to look at themselves in the mirror of the Word, and they pursue a vision. They want to win souls, they want to heal the sick, they really want from the bottom of their heart to be useful to God, an instrument of choice to carry his Word and more fruit. I hope it's you !

This pursuit has a price. It brings us into times of dissatisfaction that are quite unpleasant for the flesh. I do not count the number of times I was saddened by my situation, seeing the little fruit I carried, and, I must confess, I still live it regularly. God blessed the ministry that he entrusted to me, it is diffused and bears fruit through television, internet, radios, as well as books, conferences, but if I do not live the Gospel in my personal life by winning souls, I will always be dissatisfied. My only dissatisfaction concerns the souls and the awakening (I think it is finally the same thing).

I want to win souls. I want to see them come to the Lord and be transformed. I want to see the glory of God. But I know that this lawsuit has a price. I know that God will not leave my flesh and the old man unharmed. I will have to crucify them, put them on the altar, again and again, in order to live more. It is not religion, it is the gospel of renunciation.

Jeremy Sourdril