SPIES, LIES, AND GRASSHOPPERS (2 OF 6)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: Numbers 13:25-33, Numbers 14:1-38
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Title: Spies, Lies, and Grasshoppers (2 of 6)
Series: Bold As A Lion
Author: Jeff Schreve
Text: Numbers 13:25-14:38
J. Hudson Taylor was the great missionary in the 1800s, missionary to China. He was born in 1832. He went to China on a ship to sail to China in 1854. And as they were making their way to China, they had a problem around New Guinea, and the problem was no wind. And the ship started to be carried by the current that was taking them to the cannibal islands. They could see the natives there, the cannibals, and they were building fires and had, as it were, a knife and a fork and a smile because the ship was coming toward them. And the captain knew that there were reefs there, and if the ship got too close to the reef, it would be shipwrecked and then they would be killed. They did all they could from the captain's point of view to fix things, to right the wrong that was taking place. Well, Hudson Taylor found out about the situation, and he said to the captain, "I will pray." And he said, "This is what you need to do. You need to raise up the sails." And the captain said, "There's no wind. There's no point in raising the sails." And Hudson said, "Well, I will pray for the wind." And the captain, in effect, said, "Well, when the wind comes, I'll put up the sails." He said, "No! You put up the sails and the wind will come." And Hudson Taylor went into his cabin, along with some other believers on that ship, and he began to pray. And after some time, a knock came at his cabin door. He said, "Who is it?" And the captain said, "It's the captain. Are you praying for wind?" Hudson Taylor said, "Yes!" And the captain said, "Please stop. We have more than we can deal with in terms of the wind." Hudson Taylor knew that God responds to faith. See, faith is the commodity of heaven. When you go to a foreign country, a distant country, you have to exchange money. When I went to Kenya some years ago, you had to exchange your American money for ...
Series: Bold As A Lion
Author: Jeff Schreve
Text: Numbers 13:25-14:38
J. Hudson Taylor was the great missionary in the 1800s, missionary to China. He was born in 1832. He went to China on a ship to sail to China in 1854. And as they were making their way to China, they had a problem around New Guinea, and the problem was no wind. And the ship started to be carried by the current that was taking them to the cannibal islands. They could see the natives there, the cannibals, and they were building fires and had, as it were, a knife and a fork and a smile because the ship was coming toward them. And the captain knew that there were reefs there, and if the ship got too close to the reef, it would be shipwrecked and then they would be killed. They did all they could from the captain's point of view to fix things, to right the wrong that was taking place. Well, Hudson Taylor found out about the situation, and he said to the captain, "I will pray." And he said, "This is what you need to do. You need to raise up the sails." And the captain said, "There's no wind. There's no point in raising the sails." And Hudson said, "Well, I will pray for the wind." And the captain, in effect, said, "Well, when the wind comes, I'll put up the sails." He said, "No! You put up the sails and the wind will come." And Hudson Taylor went into his cabin, along with some other believers on that ship, and he began to pray. And after some time, a knock came at his cabin door. He said, "Who is it?" And the captain said, "It's the captain. Are you praying for wind?" Hudson Taylor said, "Yes!" And the captain said, "Please stop. We have more than we can deal with in terms of the wind." Hudson Taylor knew that God responds to faith. See, faith is the commodity of heaven. When you go to a foreign country, a distant country, you have to exchange money. When I went to Kenya some years ago, you had to exchange your American money for ...
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