Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Paul admonishes us that to be wise, we must know the will of God. (Ephesians 5:17) Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. Real wisdom, working effectual wisdom, lies in our understanding of God’s will. And it can not be said too many times: (2 Peter 3:9) The Lord is… not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. The salvation of sinners is the will of God (1 Timothy 2:4) Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Jesus told us to pray in this manner: (Luke 11:2) Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. God’s will be done! Curse our will! And let the will of God prevail in the hearts and lives of the saints of God. It’s God’s will that souls be saved. And he that winneth souls is wise.
It is a wise things to make God’s will our will; to make the winning souls of paramount importance in our life. It’s important to God. It is important to God’s people. When this is all said and done and we cross over Revelation 20 and the lake of fire, and enter into the new heaven and new earth and new Jerusalem, there is only one thing that remains from the old heaven and the old earth, and that’s the church; souls that were won by the love of Christ. And even they are not old, but new creatures. But they’re all the wages of of God’s work, the fruition of God’s will. The church is what God has been working on all since the dawning of time; the new creation. Saved souls is God’s grand work, his crowning achievement, his masterpiece. (Ephesians 2:10) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus.
The winning of souls is God’s most important work on earth. All he has done and does is to that end. It’s wise to work with God. (Daniel 12:3) And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.