thanked Jesus. In his joy, he wanted to pray for me and I said “Of course” so through tears of gladness he prayed in a child-like way for me, and thus I re ceived a “fringe benefit.” Now that he is born again, his dream of being a minister has a good chance of becoming true. A couple, Donald and Dorothy, from a coastal community, were in their fifties. The husband had a drinking problem. I dealt with them as they came forward to rededicate their lives to Christ on Oct. 6th. The follow-up was a happy sequel for on Oct. 29th they wrote me: "Thank you so very much for your interest in our spiritual welfare. We have attended church for the past three Sundays and feel this is a church in which we can grow spiritually. We’ve com pleted the first lesson of the Billy Graham Decision packet ‘Knowing Christ.’ ” A MATTER OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE My wife had been praying for the salvation of her entire family and the Crusade brought the cul mination to those prayers. The answer did not come until two hours after the service closed at 11:30 P.M. but it was the Lord’s timing. As we walked to the parking lot, a fellow platform supervisor joined us and I introduced him to the cousin of my wife and her two daughters. The Spirit of God spoke to Don’s heart to give his testimony. There we were, standing in a circle with our hands joined, praying for the Holy Spirit to enable my wife’s cousin to repent and re ceive Christ. Not only did she accept the Lord as her personal Saviour, but also her two teenage daugh ters were saved. Today that family attends a funda mental church in Garden Grove where the mother attends a Bible study fellowship and the girls are in youth work. The spiritual pyramid is building as these witness to other relatives and seek to win them to the Saviour. A SENSE OF URGENCY God’s people are His instruments and God will make known "the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Him self” (Eph. 1:8, 9). God grant us a daily crusade in our hearts! The impact of gathering and praying fer vently together for the lost and seeing souls saved before our eyes quickens the heart for Christian wit ness. We must share our burden for the lost and expect to be used of the Holy Spirit. “Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind” (Phil. 2:2). The determination of a Christian simply to be made avail able through submissive prayer daily is a necessary key in sharing the Lord Jesus Christ with others. We must be vessels worthy of His honor and glory to be used of God to win others to His eternal kingdom. KB 12
by Vance Havner
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