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| Zeal is contagious |
2 Corinthians 9:2 -
For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of
Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very
many.
If you want to stir up zeal in others, be zealous yourself. People say “laughter
is contagious”, well so is zeal. Charles Wesley said, “light on fire for God and
people will come for miles to watch you burn.” Zeal is like fire: it shines
brightly, burns hot, spreads quickly, and is hard to stop when enough is
kindled. One zealous person for God can stir up a multitude. “Behold, how great
a matter a little fire kindleth!” (James 3:5). So if you want the world to burn
hot for God and His Son Jesus, you have to light yourself on fire first (as the
Corinthians did) to stir up others. |
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