Written by Uyoyou Christiana Charles-Iyoha
The Apostle Paul was greatly used of God to harvest souls
for the kingdom; great harvests in different geographical locations, cities,
towns and villages. As geographically far apart as these places were from each
other, Paul managed to stay very close to the people despite the fact that they
very fast methods of communication and transport of the 21st century
were lacking in the days of Paul.
How did he achieve such great feat? Paul had a great audience and he did not for
once neglect them. Paul secured his spiritual and physical harvests through
constant communication with the people. He always communicated with them, had
great words for them, prayed for them and encouraged them through the letters
he sent to them through human couriers on a regular basis. An insightful
perusal of the Pauline epistles (Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians,
Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, reveal Paul’s great care and concern
for the bountiful harvests God gave to him. Paul could have chosen to ignore
them and move on; after all he was working in other mission fields and had
raised leaders in those Churches. Yet Paul maintained constant communication of
love, care, concern and compassion with the people God gave to him. He is a
great study in securing spiritual and physical harvests, as well as a manual
for sustaining Church growth. In essence, Paul consolidated on every success
and in the process had lasting success.
