It used to be that only the eloquent or those with very good memories dropped quotes into conversation. With Twitter and Facebook, sharing a profound phrase or two has now become far more widespread. But sometimes a hundred characters and a name misses something important.
The quotes below about using your life for God are ones that have stuck with us, not just for the words but for the speaker…
‘A little while and we are in eternity; before we find ourselves there, let us do much for Christ.’ Ann Judson
Ann Judson‘s (1789 – 1826) missionary career included helping translate the Gospel of Matthew into a Burmese language and living in a hut outside a prison for 17 months when her husband was imprisoned. In the first nine years of their work in Myanmar, they saw only 18 people turn to Jesus.
‘To stay here and disobey God — I can’t afford to take the consequence. I would rather go and obey God than to stay here and know that I disobeyed.’ Amanda Berry Smith
Amanda Smith (1837 – 1915, right) was born a slave, taught herself to read and shared the gospel through preaching and song, in the USA, UK, India and for eight years in Africa.
‘If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for him.’ C.T. Studd
C.T. Studd (1860 – 1931) was an accomplished and famous cricketer. He gave the majority of his inherited fortune away and chose to be a missionary, first to China, to India and then to modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. When he married and told his wife what remained of his inheritance, she asked him to give away what was left.
Their lives backed up their words. The work they were doing – telling God’s Story to those who have never heard – is far from finished. Find out about using your life to share the message.
