Forbid it I should e'er repine;
May the Lord make us clear concerning the truth that is being released here. May this burden increase more and more. The Lord came to cast a fire upon the earth. At that time He could not say that the fire was cast. I hope that He can say that the fire has been cast today. This is the only way to have an unhindered and unimpeded future. This is the only way to take the fire to the uttermost part of the earth. Today many places have caught fire. I hope that Hong Kong will catch fire as well. The Lord will gain His way only when we have handed ourselves over in an absolute way. I hope that we will offer ourselves to God in an absolute way. We should consecrate ourselves to Him and offer up everything for the gospel's sake. If the church does not exist for the gospel, what is it here for? Is it wrong for the whole Body to offer itself up to the Lord? The Lord will have a way only when the whole Body has offered itself up. Only then will the gospel have a way, and only then will the church have a way to go on.
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN A SIGN BEFORE THE LORD'S COMING Date: February 13, 1950 Place: Jordan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong Scripture Reading: James 5:1-5
1. How shall I follow Him I serve? How shall I copy Him I love? Nor from those blessed footsteps swerve, Which lead me to His seat above? 2. Privations, sorrows, bitter scorn, The life of toil, the mean abode, The faithless kiss, the crown of thorn— Are these the consecrated road? 3. Lord, should my path thro' suff'ring lie, Forbid it I should e'er repine; Still let me turn to Calvary, Nor heed my griefs, rememb'ring Thine. 4. O let me think how Thou didst leave Untasted every pure delight, To fast, to faint, to watch, to grieve, The toilsome day, the homeless night: