Channelized

Acts 22:4 I persecuted the followers of this Way to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison, 5 as the high priest and all the Council can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates in Damascus, and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.

When he was pastor for the Methodist church in Scarborough, William Sangster had an eccentric member who tried to be a zealous Christian. Unfortunately, the man was mentally deficient and usually did the wrong thing. While working as a barber the man lathered up a customer for a shave, came at him with the poised razor, and asked, "Are you prepared to meet your God?" The frightened man fled with the lather on his face!

Our zeal for the Lord is sometimes channelized in a wrong way. Some people become harmful for Christ than winning souls for Christ. Apostle Paul was zealous for the Lord that he was blinded to even persecute the church of first century. He thought he was right and went about harming the believers, both men and women. But once he met with the Lord and had the correct revelation, he was different person. He was now blessing the Church and working for the advancement of the gospel.

Unless we channelize our zeal, we will be only harmful for Christ. Several tend to walk with the so called zeal for the Lord, and care for none. It needs to be channelized.

Stanley Thomas Isac

Stanley is serving as the Pastor of Crossway Church in New Delhi, he can be reached at Stanleytisac@gmail.com