That he would have “an unsatisfied longing, [and] an undying passion for lost souls.”
“John Hyde seemed always to be hearing the Good Sheperd’s voice saying, ‘Other sheep I have – other sheep I have.’ No matter if He won the one a day or two a day or four a day. He had an unsatisfied longing, an undying passion for lost souls.”
Praying Hyde, p.33
This is just what Jesus had, “The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.” (Luke 19:10) When Jesus saw the multitudes, He was “moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd….” (Mark 6:34) In another place, the Scripture says, “When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.” (Matthew 9:36) That is when he pleaded with His disciples, “The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” (Matthew 9:37,38)
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
Pray for your pastor to have the same vision Jesus had. That vision will be contagious and will spread to others around him and perhaps even to others around the world. Imagine what would happen if all pastors got this vision, this “unsatisfied longing… undying passion for lost souls”!
Turn Again to the Lord