THE WORLD'S BIBLE

Leong Han Seng
Apr 5
3 min read

Christ has no hands but our hands, to do His work today,

He has no feet but our feet, To lead men in His way;

The lyrics of The World’s Bible remind me of tracting. For a long time, I would excuse myself from tracting, feeling it was meant for young people, or it would hurt my knees, or that my life is fully filled on Sunday afternoons. However, deep down, the Lord could see my unwillingness.

But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. – 1 Samuel 16:7

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth – Colossians 3:2

After much consideration, I took part in two tracting sessions last year. I saw a lot of brethren turn up to support this work. A briefing was conducted to adhere to certain guidelines, and we were then split into various destinations. Those who carpooled were offered to locations that were further away. Upon arrival, we further split into pairs targeting the blocks. My wife was paired with me, and she was very fast. Before I finished two units, she had already completed the entire floor. Overall, my experience is that tracting is neither tiring nor time consuming.

Handing out tracts is a simple way of reaching out to the lost in a community. Several years ago, a JCOC tract was also left at my doorstep to invite me to a Church service when I first moved to Jurong. My wife was the first to respond to the invitation tract. The tract provided an appeal to her mind when she first saw it. She responded by stepping into the Church building to seek the truth. She attended the Bible class for several weeks, and began to share her “church experience” with me. Her account appealed to me and I decided to join her thereafter. It felt like the Day of Pentecost, when Peter appealed to the minds of the Jews who heard him preach. An appeal can be in various forms, and its purpose is to draw the heart closer to the Lord as the individual begins to seek the truth — just as the heart of the Ethiopian eunuch was drawn closer to Him.

And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. – Acts 8:31

We are called by the gospel (2 Thessalonians 2:14). It is important that teaching and preaching be done so that a person will understand the scriptures just like the Ethiopian eunuch. The response to the teaching will be different. Some will be obedient to the call of the gospel, but others will not. In whatever case, we do not give up in our efforts to reach the lost.

Tracting is a simple form of personal work. The World’s Bible hymn does not mean that Jesus literally has no hands or feet. Rather, it requires our hands and feet to bring His message to the lost.

Therefore, I would like to encourage brethren to step forward if you have not yet tried, or if you share the same unwillingness that I once had.

Ask Yourself:

Name one parable that says the lost are valuable to the Lord’s kingdom?
What are we supposed to give to the lost?