Rhapsody of Realities 24 November 2025: No One Should Be Lost in the Crowd

SCRIPTURE:  Matthew 13:45-46 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Every single soul on earth is important to God, and must therefore be important to you. The Lord Jesus said, “…those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled” (John 17:12). Notice the underlined part; He retained all the souls that the Father gave Him, except the son of perdition who was destined for doom. The Lord is our example in soul winning and discipleship.

It doesn’t matter how many people come to our churches, cell meetings, fellowships and outreach meetings; no one must get lost in the crowd. Many fellowships start with zeal and vision, but over time, precious individuals fall through the cracks. A group is formed, then another, and another, but what happened to the very first set of people that came? Where did they go? They were entrusted to us; therefore, we must be able to account for them at all times.

Don’t carry out “ministry by replacement”; a scenario where every week, new converts and first-timers flood the church in their hundreds, yet there’s no numerical growth; the church venue is never packed out because new ones come in, and the old ones are not retained. That won’t lead to church growth.

Every soul is precious and deserves to be nurtured and established in the house of God, the Church, which is the pillar and ground of truth. That’s the purpose of the cell system, for example. If you’re a pastor, get involved in the cell system not just as a participant but as the leader in the structure, strategy and supervision of the cells. Know the locations of the cell meetings. Visit them. Follow up on their work. Show interest in the individual members. Don’t see a crowd, see people. Always review the work of your cell leaders to help them improve. Find out how they handle their members. Be present, engaged, and attentive. Know your people, pray for them, follow up with them, and help them grow.

It’s not enough to preach sermons or hold programs. You must connect, disciple, and preserve the precious souls that the Lord adds to the Church. Don’t ignore the details and expect impact. Growth is intentional. Effectiveness is deliberate. And every soul is worth everything.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I commit myself to the true growth of others through discipleship, follow-up and effective soul winning. Every soul entrusted to me is nurtured, established, and grows spiritually to become a wise and faithful labourer in your harvest, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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FURTHER STUDY:

John 6:39

³⁹ And this is the will of Him Who sent Me, that I should not lose any of all that He has given Me, but that I should give new life and raise [them all] up at the last day.

Acts 20:28

²⁸ Take care and be on guard for yourselves and the whole flock over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you bishops and guardians, to shepherd (tend and feed and guide) the church of the Lord or of God which He obtained for Himself [buying it and saving it for Himself] with His own blood.

Luke 15:4-7

⁴ What man of you, if he has a hundred sheep and should lose one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness (desert) and go after the one that is lost until he finds it?

⁵ And when he has found it, he lays it on his [own] shoulders, rejoicing.

⁶ And when he gets home, he summons together [his] friends and [his] neighbors, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep which was lost.

⁷ Thus, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one [especially] wicked person who repents (changes his mind, abhorring his errors and misdeeds, and determines to enter upon a better course of life) than over ninety-nine righteous persons who have no need of repentance.

John 17:11-12

¹¹ And [now] I am no more in the world, but these are [still] in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep in Your Name [in the knowledge of Yourself] those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We [are one].

¹² While I was with them, I kept and preserved them in Your Name [in the knowledge and worship of You]. Those You have given Me I guarded and protected, and not one of them has perished or is lost except the son of perdition [Judas Iscariot—the one who is now doomed to destruction, destined to be lost], that the Scripture might be fulfilled.

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
1 Peter 3 & Ezekiel 31–32

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN:
John 14:10–21 & 1 Chronicles 24

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