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Persons of Influence
by Commissioner Wesley Harris

 

LIKE other Christians Salvationists are people of influence although they are not always aware of it.  I had an example of this when I talked to a middle-aged woman in England.  She was a church member but confessed that sometimes on a Sunday morning she felt inclined to give her church attendance a miss. Then as regular as clockwork a Salvation Army bandsman in uniform, with his instrument under his arm, would walk past her house on his way to an open-air meeting and she would be jolted into doing what she felt was right, and attend the service at her church.

 

A local officer I knew had an executive position in a large firm and felt led to place a small Army flag on his desk. Often it would not cause any comment from business colleagues but from time to time there would be an inquiry and an opportunity for the Salvationist to share something of his faith.

 

Some years ago a woman Salvationist with a key position in the city of London attended a business meeting fraught with much difficulty.  Knowing her religious affiliation a colleague said, “We ought to be like the Salvation Army people and pray about the matter.”  The woman enquired, “How do you know what Salvationists do?  ”The man replied, “Our offices are next to your international headquarters and we have seen through a window what happens before the board meetings.”

 

True Salvationism is more than uniform deep and on weekdays as well as Sundays the influence of faithful soldiers of Jesus goes out all over the world, but a discordant note of warning should be sounded.  If we fail to live holy lives our influence may be unhelpful. People may be disillusioned about the Army or, even more importantly, they may be put off faith in Christ. That thought makes my blood run cold. Indeed, I would be true for there are those who trust me!

 

Amen.!

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

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