God Brings Comfort And Peace To The Persecuted
Sundar Singh was preaching to hostile Buddhists in Tibet and was one day driven out of a village without food and left to bear the blistering call from 13, 000 feet. But as he prayed, the Lord spoke to him; bringing him peace and the assurance that he was not alone.
Following excerpt from 32% into The Cross is Heaven, The Life and Writings of Sadhu Sundar Singh by A. J. Appasamy
Lo, I am with you Always!
Once I was preaching for three days in Tibet. The people were all against me, for the Buddhists do not like to hear about Christ. I was driven out of a village. It was the third day I had had no food. The night was very cold. The place was very high, 13,000 feet. The whole night I was shivering, hungry and thirsty, and there was nobody to help me. Satan tempted me: "You were in luxury at home; now Christ cannot help you."
I began to pray and heard the words, “Watch and pray." I had wonderful peace, a peace the world cannot give and cannot take away. I went out of the cave and took a few leaves from a tree. Those leaves were very hard and not luscious, but I remember the presence of Christ made everything new. I enjoyed those leaves; I had never enjoyed such food at home.
Then I could say to Satan, “Christ is here." He has promised, “I am always with you." I have experienced that. He is the Living Christ. Many persons say, “Christ is only a great man, a prophet; He cannot help you." He is always with us. A great man cannot say, “I am always with you."
Only Christ can say, "I am always with you, to the end of the world."
Once I was preaching for three days in Tibet. The people were all against me, for the Buddhists do not like to hear about Christ. I was driven out of a village. It was the third day I had had no food. The night was very cold. The place was very high, 13,000 feet. The whole night I was shivering, hungry and thirsty, and there was nobody to help me. Satan tempted me: "You were in luxury at home; now Christ cannot help you."
I began to pray and heard the words, “Watch and pray." I had wonderful peace, a peace the world cannot give and cannot take away. I went out of the cave and took a few leaves from a tree. Those leaves were very hard and not luscious, but I remember the presence of Christ made everything new. I enjoyed those leaves; I had never enjoyed such food at home.
Then I could say to Satan, “Christ is here." He has promised, “I am always with you." I have experienced that. He is the Living Christ. Many persons say, “Christ is only a great man, a prophet; He cannot help you." He is always with us. A great man cannot say, “I am always with you."
Only Christ can say, "I am always with you, to the end of the world."
The Cross is Heaven, The Life and Writings of Sadhu Sundar Singh
by A. J. Appasamy
| Genre: | Evangelist biography |
| Subject: | Sadhu Sundar Singh |
| Publisher: | Lutterworth Press |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Location: | London |
| Library: | Carey S. Thomas Library |
| Online: | https://archive.org/details/thecrossishe... |
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