The New Testament reveals that forty people who had the same disease were healed by Jesus. Of this number, thirty-four were taken to Jesus by friends, or He was taken to them. Only six of that number found their way to Jesus without assistance.

Consider the number today who have sinned and have come to Jesus in obedience. How many were brought by families or friends? How many were invited by someone they met during a normal day's activities? How many found their way to the truth without assistance?

Statistics show that less than 2% of members of the Church came on their own. The other 98+% were invited and/or encouraged to attend by someone who cared about them. With this realization, let us genuinely care about the people with whom we come in contact daily. Let us look for opportunities to invite everyone to study the Bible with us or to worship with us. In short, let us be encouraging others to learn God's will and become Christians. Every time you interact with someone in your daily walk of life, think how you are going to bring them to Jesus to be forgiven of their sin and live with a valid hope of eternal life in His presence. Statistically, their soul is in your hands.

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:19-20).