2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be
prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great
patience and careful instruction.
Watchman
Nee, the Chinese church leader, had only six hours. He must lead the guard in
front of his prison cell to Christ so that his letter of encouragement to
Christians outside the prison could be delivered.
Chairman
Mao's government was infuriated by the spread of Christianity in China. In
order to stop the spread of this "foreign cult," they had forced out
or killed all foreign missionaries and had sent thousands of Chinese church
leaders to prison or to "re-education through labor" camps. But the
church still grew.
When the
police discovered that Nee's beautiful, powerful letters of encouragement were
making their way out of the prison and into the hands of Christians, they
doubled the number of guards and never allowed a guard to stand outside Nee's
cell more than once. They sho1tened shifts to six hours, hoping Nee would not
have time to convert the guard
Nee told the guard about the Father's love and willingness to give up his own flesh and blood so the guard could live forever in heaven. "'Communism cannot get you to heaven," he said. "Only the blood of Jesus Christ can do that." Five hours into the sermon, with tears streaming from his eyes, the guard accepted Christ. Yet another soul was won for the kingdom, and yet another of Watchman Nee's letters would be safely delivered.
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