President's Perspective
Great was the company of those who published it! Psalm 68:11
By James S. Eagles
As I meditate on the above scripture, so many things come to mind, the “Word” becoming flesh and “dwelling” among us for example (John 1:14).
Today, we are the Intercessors--we in whom Christ dwells. He has given us HIS WORD. And all His Armies (the great Company) are busy publishing it!
Can there be any greater or more exciting thing we can do on this earth than to publish HIS WORD?
We have this “Great Commission” from our Commander in Chief, the Lord Jesus Christ, who in His own Words, said, “Go and teach all nations….” and “I am with you always even to the end of the world…” (Matthew 28:19-20).
People are hungering in their souls to be filled. Jesus declared that He was the Bread of Life--that His Words were indeed bread for the soul.
Bibles, New Testaments, Gospel tracts, Christian publications and media programs all help to convey the Message of the Son of God. Many of the indigenous ministries that partner with Intercede are involved in publishing His Story to the nations.
In this issue we explore some of the many exciting ways that the Gospel – the Good News – is being published among the nations by indigenous missions and how we can be part of this great end-time company.
I myself was saved in 1972, because someone here in Canada introduced a little Christian booklet for me to read, which in turn piqued my interest to read the Bible. I was saved because someone published that little book, someone else introduced it to me and God Himself came in response to my prayer and saved me.
Ingenious ways are being found to publish the Good News. Missionaries with one indigenous ministry in Nigeria are solving that problem among illiterate peoples by distributing an audio version of the Bible—known as “The Treasure”—to several tribes among which they work.
In India, one gospel tract entitled “Stop! Think for a Minute!” written by pioneer missionary Sadhu Sundar Singh was read by a man who was contemplating to commit suicide on a railroad track in India. As he lay himself down on the track, prepared to die, he suddenly noticed a little piece of paper on the ground. He picked it up and read it. While he was reading that Gospel tract Jesus Christ clearly spoke to his heart and he was saved! Thousands more in India have been saved while reading the message in such Gospel tracts.
Another famous missionary leader, Nicholas Benghu, a Zulu evangelist from South Africa, once proclaimed the famous words uttered by Winston Churchill, which he spoke during the darkest hours in Second World War Britain, when he declared to the allies, “Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.” Today, those “tools” are the methodologies, the media and the publications which the Lord’s servants are using to proclaim the Good News of the Gospel.
The Bible clearly says in Matthew 24:14 “And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations; and then shall the end come.”
In the pages of this issue you can read the many varied ways and forms that national missionary workers in many nations are publishing the Word of our Saviour’s salvation. And the good news is that we here in Canada have been invited by our Saviour to bring impact to the nations by our intercessory prayers and gifts, as we help provide for these Christians the “tools” to “finish the job.”
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