1 Kings 18:21-22
“21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.”
The old adage that says there is safety in numbers is not always correct for the children of God. We see many times throughout God's Word where His people were in the minority. As it is today. We know the Lord has not promised His churches great numbers. Matter of fact, many times down through history since the day the Lord scattered the Saints in Jerusalem after the death of Stephen, most of the Lord's churches have been small in number compared to other religious orders.
The key to a successful church is not in how many members they have on the roll but rather if they are uncompromising in being faithful in preaching and following the truth of God's Word and if they are faithful in carrying out the Great Commission given by our Bridegroom. We have been given something to do till He comes for us. That something is to be witnesses for Him in our local area, state, nation, and to all the world. We have not been called to compromise with the world in which we live (all though we do have to live here we are not from here) we are called to proclaim the truth of God's Word by preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those who are unsaved. But we are never to compromise and water down the Word of God for fear of running others off. The Lord has His elect people out there. If it is His will for them to hear the Gospel we preach and to come and seek to worship Him with us then that is His purgative. If it is not His will we have no right to compromise the preaching of the truth for the sake of swelling the membership for ill sought gain.
Praise ye the Lord!!!
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