एक समय था जब मैं पापियों की मुक्ति के लिए प्रार्थना कर रहा था, और उद्धारकर्ता क्रूस पर मेरे पास प्रकट हुए और मुझसे बातें कीं; मैंने अपना हाथ उनके क्षत-विक्षत शरीर पर रखा, और ऊपर उनकी मुस्कुराती हुई चेहरे की ओर देखा। एक अन्य समय में, मैं इस बात पर विचार कर रहा था कि भगवान ने पापियों की खातिर अपने इकलौते बेटे को कुर्बान करके कितना प्रेम दिखाया है, और जो लोग उनसे प्रेम करते हैं उनके लिए वे एक सुंदर घर तैयार कर रहे हैं, और ऐसा लगा जैसे मैं तैरते हुए उस सुंदर नगर में जा पहुँचा। ओह, मेरे सामने जो अलौकिक दृश्य आया उसे कोई भी नश्वर जुबान बयां नहीं कर सकती।
At one time I was praying for the salvation of sinners, and the Saviour appeared on the cross by me, and talked with me; I laid my hand on his mangled body, and looked up in his smiling face. Another time I was meditating upon the love of God in giving his only Son to die for sinners, and of the beautiful home he was preparing for those who love him, and I seemed to float away, and was set down in the Beautiful City. Oh, the glorious sight that met my view can never be expressed by mortal tongue
At one time I was praying for the salvation of sinners, and the Saviour appeared on the cross by me, and talked with me; I laid my hand on his mangled body, and looked up in his smiling face. Another time I was meditating upon the love of God in giving his only Son to die for sinners, and of the beautiful home he was preparing for those who love him, and I seemed to float away, and was set down in the Beautiful City. Oh, the glorious sight that met my view can never be expressed by mortal tongue
फिर भी मैं एक के बाद एक बहाने बनाता रहा, और यीशु जवाब देते, 'जाओ, और मैं तुम्हारे साथ रहूंगा'... तब यीशु ने फिर कहा, 'जाओ, और मैं तुम्हारे साथ रहूंगा।' मैं रो पड़ा, 'प्रभु, मैं जाऊंगा। मैं कहाँ जाऊँ?' और यीशु ने कहा, 'यहाँ जाओ, वहाँ जाओ, जहाँ कहीं भी आत्माएं भटक रही हैं।' प्रभु की अद्भुत भलाई के लिए उनकी स्तुति हो, जिन्होंने मुझ जैसे कमज़ोर और नगण्य प्राणी के सामने अपने वचन और इच्छा को इतने अद्भुत तरीके से प्रकट किया। उस एक दृष्टि में मैंने जितना देखा, उतना मैं वर्षों की कड़ी पढ़ाई से भी नहीं सीख सकता था। उनके पवित्र नाम की स्तुति हो। मैंने समझ लिया कि मुझे अपने किसी भी काम पर निर्भर नहीं रहना है, बल्कि शक्ति और ज्ञान के लिए केवल उन्हीं की ओर देखना है।
Still I made one excuse after another, and Jesus would answer, 'Go, and I will be with you'... Then Jesus said again, 'Go, and I will be with you.' I cried, 'Lord, I will go. Where shall I go?' And Jesus said, 'Go here, go there, wherever souls are perishing.' Praise the Lord for his wonderful goodness in revealing his word and will in such a wonderful way, to such a poor weak worm of the dust. I saw more in that vision than I could have learned in years of hard study. Praise His Holy Name. I saw that I must not depend on anything that I could do, but to look to Him for strength and wisdom.
Still I made one excuse after another, and Jesus would answer, 'Go, and I will be with you'... Then Jesus said again, 'Go, and I will be with you.' I cried, 'Lord, I will go. Where shall I go?' And Jesus said, 'Go here, go there, wherever souls are perishing.' Praise the Lord for his wonderful goodness in revealing his word and will in such a wonderful way, to such a poor weak worm of the dust. I saw more in that vision than I could have learned in years of hard study. Praise His Holy Name. I saw that I must not depend on anything that I could do, but to look to Him for strength and wisdom.