Raise the Sails

In the 1st century AD, ships were sailing vessels. There were no cruise ships. There were no yachts. There were no speedboats. Ships did not have motors. They used the power of the wind to travel to their destination. The crew members simply had to raise the sails to catch the wind. Jesus’s disciples would have understood this comparison because many of them were fisherman who used sailboats daily. They knew that even though they couldn’t see or control the wind, but they could feel its effects and capture its power. When it comes to disciple making, we cannot impact all, influence many, or invest in a few without the wind of the Spirit.