The Value of a Soul
(True Missionary Story based on an account by Troy Carl, "Faith Comes By Hearing" (FCBH) ministry)
The Konkomba people of Ghana were listening to a ministry broadcast relating to Mark 5:1-20. It revealed the story where the demons that Jesus cast out of a man asked to enter a herd of pigs. Upon hearing that the pigs ran off a cliff and died, one person suddenly asked, "Wait a minute! Did Jesus know that the demons were going to go into the pigs?"
Someone responded, "Well, yes."
A woman wondered, "Did Jesus reimburse the village for the pigs?" Then for half an hour, they discussed,
"Why would Jesus do this?" and "If we invite Jesus into our village, is He going to make us lose all of our property?"
After much debate, the elders silenced the group and said, "We think we know what Jesus was teaching us. You know we also have a man in our village that's demon-possessed. He's crazy, and he's worthless. We'd rather he die than even one of our animals."
Everyone agreed.
"Well we believe that Jesus was trying to teach us that the value of one man's soul is worth more than the economy of the whole village." And the entire group said, "OH!"
With the Holy Spirit's guidance, great wisdom came out of this exchange. Just because these villagers were illiterate doesn't mean they were stupid. This whole tribe came to Christ as a result of hearing this.
(True Missionary Story based on an account by Troy Carl, "Faith Comes By Hearing" (FCBH) ministry)
The Konkomba people of Ghana were listening to a ministry broadcast relating to Mark 5:1-20. It revealed the story where the demons that Jesus cast out of a man asked to enter a herd of pigs. Upon hearing that the pigs ran off a cliff and died, one person suddenly asked, "Wait a minute! Did Jesus know that the demons were going to go into the pigs?"
Someone responded, "Well, yes."
A woman wondered, "Did Jesus reimburse the village for the pigs?" Then for half an hour, they discussed,
"Why would Jesus do this?" and "If we invite Jesus into our village, is He going to make us lose all of our property?"
After much debate, the elders silenced the group and said, "We think we know what Jesus was teaching us. You know we also have a man in our village that's demon-possessed. He's crazy, and he's worthless. We'd rather he die than even one of our animals."
Everyone agreed.
"Well we believe that Jesus was trying to teach us that the value of one man's soul is worth more than the economy of the whole village." And the entire group said, "OH!"
With the Holy Spirit's guidance, great wisdom came out of this exchange. Just because these villagers were illiterate doesn't mean they were stupid. This whole tribe came to Christ as a result of hearing this.
Today's Thought:
"We can preach the Gospel of Christ no further than we have experienced the power of it in our own hearts." - George Whitefield
Daily Smile:
One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with names and small American flags mounted on either side of it.
The six-year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood beside the little boy, and said quietly, 'Good morning Alex.'
'Good morning Pastor,' he replied, still focused on the plaque.
'Pastor, what is this?'
The pastor said, 'Well son, it's a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the (military) service.'
Soberly, they just stood together, staring at the large plaque.
Finally, little Alex's voice, barely audible and trembling with fear asked, 'Which (church) service, the 8:30 or the 10:45?'
The six-year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood beside the little boy, and said quietly, 'Good morning Alex.'
'Good morning Pastor,' he replied, still focused on the plaque.
'Pastor, what is this?'
The pastor said, 'Well son, it's a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the (military) service.'
Soberly, they just stood together, staring at the large plaque.
Finally, little Alex's voice, barely audible and trembling with fear asked, 'Which (church) service, the 8:30 or the 10:45?'
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