Title: Pathway of Salvation and Blessing
<Food of the soul>
When the Lord was talking with the Samaritan woman, the disciples went into the town to buy food (verse 8). And when the woman went into the town to preach the gospel, the disciples bought something to eat and told the Lord to come and eat it. Then the Lord spoke with a satisfied heart. “I have food to eat of which you do not know” (verse 32). The disciples did not understand these words and murmured. “I think someone brought you something to eat.” Then the Lord spoke. “Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to complete his work” (verse 34).
According to the word of the Lord, there are two types of food for the soul. The first food is to do the will of God who sent you, and the second food is to complete God's work. What is the holy vision? “What should I do with a dying soul?” It is a life goal set with a sad heart to save more souls. When he sets a new goal in life while thinking of the heart of the Lord who has compassion on his soul, the Lord will lead him to the most successful path, and then he will be filled with satisfaction and worthwhile.
The most important work among God's works is the salvation of souls. A parent who has lost a young child in the park cannot be satisfied with anything else, only the child must be found. God wants to find those lost children. If the Lord only wanted the salvation of souls, it is better to quickly bring the already saved souls to the side of God in heaven. But why did you leave the saved saints alone on this earth? It means to become a channel of salvation and blessing to more souls.
< Pathway of Salvation and Blessing >
The greatest spiritual food is to become a channel of salvation and blessing and to gain that soul. The soul needs to win another's soul to feel full. Are you feeling spiritually thirsty right now? The reason is that your own soul has not been filled with the soul of another. The most satisfying way for a person to live is to lead the soul to the path of salvation and fill the soul with it. After all, there is nothing more blessed in this world than preaching the gospel. That is why even angels adore it (1 Peter 1:12).
If you get a substance for free, you feel good for a while, and if you sweat a substance, you feel better than if you get it for free. Also, receiving material as a gift with a sincere heart is better than getting it through sweat, and furthermore, it feels much better than receiving a gift when you give yourself a gift and see the other person rejoice. Going further and seeing someone's soul being built up through their care and love, and a discouraged and frustrated soul rising up, it leaves the happy dimension and fills the soul.
When the soul feels thirsty and distressed, immediately look around and seek out those who are discouraged, frustrated and unbelievers who will be food for your soul, evangelize or serve them. Just as the body needs to eat food to be satisfied, the soul is only satisfied when it finds the souls in need and becomes a channel of salvation and blessing. If you visit the troubled souls, awaken them with a word of warm comfort, and spread true love to save them, you will feel that your soul is full.
If you evangelize, you can get unexpected fruits (verse 35). The fortress is not well-conducted. Many churches are fortunate not to lose members. However, if you do evangelism in a situation where you do not go to evangelism because it is difficult, you will bear more fruit. No special skills are required for conduction. You don't even have to speak well. The Samaritans came to believe not because of the Samaritan woman's words, but because they heard the word of the Lord and were convinced that the Lord was the Savior (39-42). If you show love and fragrance with actions as much as possible instead of words, you can win souls.
What is the happiest life? It is a life lived with prioritizing values. The most important value for saved saints is the salvation of souls. Now, focus on the salvation of souls. Let all other achievements and blessings become effective channels for the salvation of souls. By not deviating from the life of the priority of saving souls like that, you will gain deep satisfaction in your soul and become blessed souls who also prepare for God's blessing.