I have other sheep that are not of
this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice.-John 10:16
God has a
people in every people group. He will call them with Creator power. And they
will believe! What power is in these words for overcoming discouragement in the
hard places around the world!
The story of
Peter Cameron Scott is a good illustration. Born in Glasgow in 1867, Scott
became the founder of the Africa Inland Mission. But his beginnings in Africa
were anything but auspicious.
His first
trip to Africa ended in a severe attack of malaria that sent him home. He
resolved to return after he recuperated. This return was especially gratifying
to him because this time his brother John joined him. But before long, John was
struck down by fever.
All alone,
Peter buried his brother in the agony of those days recommitted himself to preach
the gospel in Africa. Yet his health gave way again, and he had to return to
England.
How would he
ever pull out of the desolation and depression of those days? He had pledged
himself to God. But where could he find the strength to go back to Africa? With
man it was impossible.
He found
strength in Westminster Abbey. David Livingstone’s tomb is still there. Scott
entered quietly, found the tomb, and knelt in front of it to pray. The
inscription reads: OTHER SHEEP I HAVE WHICH ARE NOT OF THIS FOLD; THEM ALSO I
MUST BRING.
He rose from
his knees with a new hope. He returned to Africa. And today the mission he
founded is a vibrant, growing force for the gospel in Africa.
If your
greatest joy is to experience the infilling grace of God overflowing from you
for the good others, then the best news in all the world is that God will do
the impossible through you for the salvation of the hidden peoples.
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