Foreword
Foreword
A preface or foreword is scarcely needed to introduce the reader to this treasure-house of thought on missions. Those who have read other books by our friend, Oswald Chambers, know what to expect. A message not for superficial minds and hearts. Those who love to think on the kingdom and whose heart the King has entered will not be disappointed as they read these pages.
These stirring talks were given to the students at the Bible Training College in London, of which Reverend Oswald Chambers was Principal, before he went out to Egypt. The students that heard him are now scattered in many parts of the world, and proving faithful witnesses of Christ.
The twenty-two short chapters are in a sense Bible-studies, but they are not mere Bible-readings—strings of texts with a moral. They whisper the secret of the burning heart, of the fully surrendered life, of a love that will not let go. The words pulsate with life and are a clarion-call away from idle daydreams to the stern path of duty. One sentence, among many others, specially riveted my attention and sums up the style, the man, and the message:
“In my study am I a wool-gatherer, or like a man looking for his Lord?”
This book will not find casual readers, but the thoughtful reader will want to read it a second time and God will bless the message.
S. M. Zwemer
Princeton, N.J.