In 1873, 32-year old Lottie Moon from Virginia arrived in North China to be a missionary. She struggled to learn the ways of Chinese culture but she was determined to take the message of God’s love to the countryside. She went to the villages, often on her own. “Here I am working alone in a city of many thousand inhabitants,” she wrote in one of her many letters home. “It is grievous to think of these human souls going down to death without even one opportunity of hearing the name of Jesus. How many can I reach? The needs of these people press upon my soul, and I cannot be silent.” She experienced isolation and loneliness. She had a chance to marry and return home. Her response: “God had first claim on my life, and since the two conflicted, there could no question about the result.” She was obedient through war and famine, because the Chinese needed to know the Lord. Disease, turmoil and lack of co-workers threatened to undo Lottie’s work. But she gave her life completely to God, helping lay the foundation of what would become the modern Chinese church, one of the fastest-growing Christian movements in the world. She once wrote home to the Foreign Mission Board, “Please say to the [new] missionaries they are coming to a life of hardship, responsibility and constant self-denial.” When the Lord says “go” be prepared to obey Him. Today in prayer, thank Christ for His commandments and laws. Desire to be obedient to His will in all that you do.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 05:40:00 +0000
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