Author: Student Volunteer Movement for Forei Th

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-29

Total Pages: 812

ISBN-13: 9780265939826

Excerpt from Students and the World-Wide Expansion of Christianity: Addresses Delivered Before the Seventh International Convention of the Student Volunteer Movement for Foreign Missions, Kansas City, Missouri, December 31, 1913 to January 4, 1914 In the Book of Isaiah there is a striking passage which rep resents God as wondering that there was no intercessor. Be the interpretation of these words what it may, there can be no question that they suggest a most necessary and profitable reflection for Christians to-day. In view of all that we know about the character of God as revealed in Christ, and in View of the countless lessons from the experience of those who have given themselves to inter cessory prayer, it must be the occasion of real wonder to Him that among His many children there are not more and better intercessors. With reference to how many places and causes in His world-wide Kingdom might it not be said, with truth and aptness, there is no intercessor? Remembering who He is and what His ways and resources are, should we think it strange that He is amazed at the paucity of intercessors? It is well that we try to answer the ques tion, Why would God wonder that there is no intercessor? Why would He be surprised that those who profess to believe in Him and who desire to do His will fail in this highest work to which He calls them? Must not God wonder at the lack of intercessors in view of the fact that His mightiest works are manifested only in the pathway of unselfish and persevering intercession? The history of the Church and Christian experience Show conclusively that the work ers and leaders who have accomplished most in extending and building up the Kingdom of God have been those who gave to prayer for others and for interests outside of their own lives the foremost place in the use of their time and strength. Nor can we recall authentic instances of exceptions to this rule. For many years it has been my practice in traveling among the nations to make a study of the sources of the spiritual movements which are doing most to vitalize and transform individuals and communities. At times it has been difficult to discover the hidden spring, but invariably, where I have had the time and patience to do so, I have found it in an intercessory prayer-life of great reality. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.