"Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow - perhaps it all
will" (Ecclesiastes 11:6, TLB).
When Robert Moffat, Scottish missionary to South Africa, came home to recruit
helpers in his homeland, he was greeted by the fury of a cold British winter.
Arriving at the church where he was to speak, he noted that only a small group
had braved the elements to hear his appeal. What disturbed him even more was
that there were only ladies in attendance that night, for he had chosen as his
text, "Unto you, O men, I call" (Proverbs 8:4).
When he gave his appeal that night, nobody answered the call or volunteered for
missionary service. But what Moffat almost didn't see was a small boy in the
loft who had come to work the bellows of the organ and he was greatly challenged
by the message.
Deciding that he would follow in the footsteps of this pioneer missionary, he
went on to school, obtained a degree in medicine, and then spent the rest of his
life ministering to the unreached tribes of Africa. His name? David
Livingstone!**
Suggested prayer: Dear God, please help me not to become discouraged when I see
little or no results, but just keep faithfully serving you no matter what.
Gratefully, in Jesus' name. Amen."
By Dick Innes, Daily Encounter
www.actsweb.org/detoday . Used by permission.
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