And when they were come up out of the
water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the
eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.
~ Acts 8:39
God does the “follow-up.” The exciting thing about true
conversion is that there will be little need for what is
commonly called “follow-up.” A true convert will not need to
be followed. He will put his hand to the plow and not look
back (Luke 9:62). Of course, he will have to be fed,
discipled, and nurtured. These things are biblical and most
necessary. This can be done simply by encouraging him to read
the Bible daily, answering questions he may have, and teaching
him principles of fellowship, prayer, evangelism, etc.
Sometimes there is confusion between
“follow-up” (we need to follow the new convert because he will
fall away if we don’t) and discipleship (instructing him to
continue in the word of Christ—John 8:31). Look what happened
after the Ethiopian eunuch was saved—he was left without
follow-up. The Spirit of God transported Philip away and left
the new convert in the wilderness. This is because his
salvation wasn’t dependent on Philip, but upon his
relationship with the indwelling Lord. Those whom God saves,
He keeps. If He is the author of their faith, He will be the
finisher. If He has begun a good work in them, He will
complete it. He is able to keep them from falling and present
them faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding
joy.
Remember we are to share the Good News
of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are not told to see how many
people we can get to come to our church building. Jesus is the
way the truth and the life! It is He that will stand with you
on judgment day and no one else. Just be sure that whoever
you are witnessing to comes to know Him (Jesus Christ) and not
just a set of traditional values and a church building.
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