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Skrevet af Jørn Nielsen   
Onsdag, 08. maj 2013 08:16



I feel the strength of  Wesley´s words, “How can you preach to others, who have not faith yourself?” I asked Bohler *) whether he thought I should leave it off or not. He answered, “By no means “Preach faith till you have it!”

It helped me this morning.  I´m “visiting” with the gospel a Christian (so called)  newspaper´s open columns on their “electronic market place” (internet) with its rather motley crowd.  Tomorrow it´s “Ascension Day”, a holiday, so I preached on Mark. 16:19 –  and was uplifted myself as I looked to His Throne d where I´m “enthroned with Him” Eph. 2:6 (as the NEB puts it).

I face many puffed up “thrones” with rebelling voices like in Psa. 2:2.  They want to drag me to their intellectual level of debate, and I feel very insufficient. Then the encouraging words “Preach faith till you have it” become relevant.  I am encouraged!  Billy Graham tells us of a strange case where even an unsaved preacher got saved by his own preaching.  O, how true, “faith comes by hearing, and the hearing by the word of God.”  (Rom. 10:17).

A young man was travelling with an old preacher.  They slept in the same room.  One early morning the young man noticed the older brother sitting at the window with his Bible.  So early!  The old man said to his young travelling companion, “I´m not reading the Bible loud to myself, but to Satan!”  His weapon was “It is written!” and the “morning depression” had to go!

Are you too feeling “down”?  Take courage then.  “Preach faith till you have it!”  But not a faith coming from nowhere, but by lending your ear to the word of God – then go to “the market place” and preach it!

*) Peter Böhler was a Moravian missionary who was once a spiritual help to John Wesley

May 8, 2013 – jn

 
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