Let Her Hear by Sonya Contreras

Author:Sonya Contreras
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: inspirational, devotionals, moms helps, encouragement
Publisher: Bull Head Press
Published: 2017-03-12T00:00:00+00:00

Robert Murray McCheyne:

A Life Not Wasted

Much of this chapter will be quotes from his diary. He inspires, encourages, and exemplifies a life sold to Christ alone.

He only lived 29 years, and in his brief seven and a half years of ministry, he did more that will last for eternity than many have done in a lifetime.

After David, his elder brother, died, Robert wrote, “I lost my loved and loving brother, and began to seek a Brother who cannot die.” He felt the worthlessness of his own endeavors to please God. Not only did David’s death bring his own salvation, but impressed eternity’s nearness upon him. He prepared for the ministry to ‘redeem the time.’

Preparation (1831-1835)

At college, he was influenced by men like Chalmers and Welsh. He read biographies of past ministers, especially Jonathan Edwards, Brainerd, Martyn, Payson and Halyburton.

McCheyne adopted Edwards Resolutions:

1. Resolved never to lose one moment of time, but to improve it in the most profitable way.

2. Resolved, that I will live so, as I shall wish I had done when I had come to die.

3. Resolved, to live with all my might, while I do live.

From a letter to another student, he wrote: “Do get on with your studies. Do everything in earnest. Above all, keep much in the presence of God. Never see the face of man till you have seen His face who is our life, our all.”

The last entry of his student days in March 29, 1835: “Life is vanishing fast, make haste for eternity.”

His Ministry (1835-1836)

In his message, “If the Gospel pleased carnal men it would not be the Gospel. The Spirit’s first work in salvation is to convict of sin and to bring men to despair for their condition by nature. A broken heart alone can receive a crucified Christ.”

Urgency and alarm characterized his messages.

“The only power that can bring a child of Satan and make him a child of God is God Himself.”

His aim was to bring his people to see the “vastness, completeness, and freeness of the salvation brought by Christ...it is only the truth of God which the Spirit will honor and bless.”

Though always conscious that souls were perishing every day, he never thought a minister’s main work consisted of outward activity. “The great fault I find with this generation is, they cry that ministers should be more in public. They think that it is an easy thing to interpret the word of God and to preach.”

His heart was in the work, his hand was not slack.

He said, “’Lord, what will Thou have me to do?’ It was answered, ‘I will show him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.’ Thus it may be with me. I have been too anxious to do great things. The lust of praise has ever been my besetting sin; and what more befitting school could be found for me than that of suffering alone, away from the eye and ear of man?”

And McCheyne did suffer.

July 8 “Lord, I will preach, run, visit, wrestle,” said I.

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