Stephen Neill wrote:
"When a man, by constant contemplation of the Passion and Resurrection of our Lord, finds himself so inflamed with love of God and man that he cannot bear the thought of any man living and dying without the knowledge of God, he may begin to bear the Cross of Christ. If, as he bears it, this longing for the glory of God and for the salvation of all men becomes so great that it fills all his thoughts and desires, then he has that one thing without which no man can truly be a messenger of Christ."
From: Stephen Neill, Out of Bondage (Edinburgh: Edinburgh House Press, n.d.), 135-136. Cited from: D. A. Carson, The Gagging Of God, Christianity Confronts Pluralism (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996), 514.
Oh may God inflame us with His love and with a love for men! May we bear the Cross of Christ! May our longing for the glory of God and for the salvation of lost sinners become so great that it fills all our thoughts and desires! Please make us messengers of Christ, oh Father . . . for Jesus' sake!
Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah . . . has conquered . . . Revelation 5:5
But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ . . . Galatians 6:14
You have been very angry with your Anointed One. Psalm 89:38
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. 1 Corinthians 2:2
Let the motto upon your whole ministry be - "Christ is All!" - Cotton Mather
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