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To a Worldchanger
IF GOD HAS CALLED YOU, DONT SPEND TIME LOOKING OVER YOUR
SHOULDER TO SEE WHO IS FOLLOWING.
The final estimate of men showsthat history cares not an iota
forthe rank or title a man has borne,or the office he has held, but
onlythe quality of his deeds and thecharacter of his mind and
heart.
You have to have convictionor you cant live!And then youhave to
do something about your
conviction, or you cant stand tolive with yourself!David Brandt
Berg
It is so easy to make excuseslegitimate, logical,
reasonable,acceptable excuseswhy youcant make it, why you
shouldnt
be expected to make it. And inmost cases most people willaccept
your excuses, because they
dont have the faith either andin excusing you theyre
excusingthemselves. But is God going toexcuse you?David Brandt
Berg
Florence Nightingale, who leftwealth and comfort for
poverty,
war, and disease tonurse the sick, wrotein her diary: I amthirty
years of age, the
age at which Christbegan His mission.Now no more childishthings,
no more vainthings. Now, Lord,let me think only ofThy will. Years
later,near the end of herillustrious, heroic life,she was asked
forher lifes secret, andshe replied: Well,
I can only give oneexplanation. That is, Ihave kept nothing
backfrom God.
John and Betty Stamm,missionaries in China, weremartyred
December 8, 1934. OnDecember 6, John Stamm wrote,My wife, baby and
myself aretoday in the hands of Communists.All our possessions and
stores theyhave taken, but we praise Godfor peace in our hearts and
a mealtonight. God grant you wisdom
in what you do and us fortitude,courage and peace of heart. He
isable, and a wonderful Friend insuch a time. And in closing
hesaid, The Lord bless and guideyou, and as for us, may God
beglorified, whether by life or death.
You cannot stop the man offaith! You cannot dissuade him!You
cannot divert him! Hell go
on, with or without you, or rightover you, if necessary!
David Brandt Berg
Its better to die for somethingthan to live for nothing.
A classic in the annals of theU.S. Coast Guard is the storyof
Captain Pat Etheridge of the
Cape Batterne station. One nightin the howling hurricane,
thelookout saw a distress signal froma ship that had gone aground
onthe dangerous Diamond Shoals,ten miles at sea. The lifeboats
wereordered out. One of the lifeguardsprotested, Captain Pat, we
canget out there, but we can never get
back.Responding to the call of duty,
the captain gave the reply that hasgone down in history: Boys,
wedont have to come back.
The Lord has given usour marching orders. He has
Dare to Be Different
Dare to be different. Life is so fullOf people who follow the
same push-and-pull.
Poor, plodding people who, other than name,
Try to pretend theyre exactly the same.
God made men different; there never will be
A replica soul made of you or of me.
The charmthe glory of all creation
Rests on this very deviation.
Your charmyour own glory, too,
Lies in being uniquely you
Lies in being true to your best,That part of you different from
all of the rest.
Helen Marshall
To deny self is to become anonconformist. The Bibletells us not
to be conformed tothis world either physically orintellectually or
spiritually.
Billy Graham
A young man came to DwightL. Moody, the famous
Americanevangelist, and said, Mr. Moody,
I want to be a Christian, but mustI give up the world?Moody
characteristically
replied, Young man, if you livethe out-and-out Christian life,
theworld will soon giveyou up.
Be not conformed to thisworld; but be ye transformed bythe
renewing of your mind, thatye may prove what is that good,
and acceptable, and perfect will ofGod (Romans 12:2).
One of the outstanding ironiesof history is the utter
disregardof ranks and titles in the final
judgments men pass on each other.
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R300 GPMarch 2004 Topics: death, Heaven, loved ones waiting on
the other side, faith
R5Reflections 1992 The FamilyDavid Brandt Berg (19191994) was
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commanded that the Gospel bepreached in all the world. He hasnot
promised His messengers aneasy time. He has not given theassurance
of a safe return to thehome base, but He did say, Go!
David Livingstone, the greatmissionary and explorer, saidof his
life: People talk of thesacrifice I have made in spendingso much of
my life in Africa. Canthat which is simply paid backas a small part
of a great debtwe owe to our God be called asacrifice? Is that a
sacrifice which
brings its own best reward inhealthful activity, the
knowledgethat one is doing good, peaceof mind, and a bright hope of
aglorious destiny hereafter?
It is emphatically no sacrifice.Say, rather, it is aprivilege.
Anxiety,sickness, suffering, or dangernow and then, with less of
thecommon conveniences of this life,may make us pause and cause
the spirit to waver and the soulto sink, but let this be only
for amoment.
All these are nothing whencompared with the glory whichshall be
revealed in and for us.I never made a sacrifice! Weought not to
talk of this when weremember the great sacrifice made
by Him who left His Fathersthrone on high to give Himself
tous.
Be strong!We are not here to play, to dream,
to drift;We have hard work to do, and
loads to lift.
Shun not the struggle; face it.Tis Gods gift.
Be strong!Say not the days are evil, whos to blame?And fold the
hands and acquiesceO shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely,In Gods name.
Be strong!It matters not how deep entrenched the wrong,How hard
the battle goes, the day how long,Faint not, fight on!Tomorrow
comes the song.
Maltbie D. Babcock
Be a Fighter!Comments by David Brandt Berg
May God give us fighters who like to fight for the Lord withthe
weapon of His Word and who enjoy defeating evil and whoknow they
cant lose and who like to win victories! Conqueringheroes that like
to live and fight and die for Jesus and their
brethren and the Truth!
Theres no crown without a cross, no testimony without atest, no
triumph without a trial, no victory without a battle, norose
without a thorn! Thats what you joined the Lords army for:
to fight and to win! Lets get on with the Lords battle!
We may not win all the battles, but were going to win
thewar!
Keep on holding on to Gods promises!Dont let go! Keepon standing
on the Word!Dont get off! Keep on going for
Jesus!Dont stop! Keep on keeping on!
Anything can happen in that little margin of time when youdo not
give up, but keep on believing and keep on praying!
We cant lose! The victory is already ours! Just keep
fightinguntil we get there! If you keep fighting, you cant lose!
Keepresisting the Devil, keep raising up the standard of the
Spirit,keep wielding the weapon of the Word, and you cannot lose
ifyou keep fighting! Fight the good fight of faith! (See 1
Timothy6:12; Jude 3; 2 Timothy 2:3; 4:7; Ephesians 6:1317.)
