Sacrifice

Sacrifice-CT Studd
Is it a fact that at fifty two you plan to leave your country, your wife and your children? What? Said CT…if Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him….Indeed CT once said, “I have searched into my life and do not know of anything else left that I can sacrifice to the Lord Jesus.

Those are two incredible statements!

In light of the fact that the husband and wife relationship is THE picture/model that God has given to us to demonstrate Christ’s relationship with his Bride (the Church), I question whether the “sacrifice” of leaving his wife to go to Africa was actually a sacrifice that he should have made. Especially in light of the fact that he only saw her after that for a fortnight on a visit she made to Congo to see the work he had engage in!  She was the Heart of Africa Mission’s (HAM)  primary advocate, recruiter, and establisher of the Mobilizing Base in England, while he established the work in the Heart of Africa, at Niangara and the further south.   Christ certainly does not abandon the Church!  Nevertheless, there is no doubt that the work of the Heart of Africa Mission (HAM/WEC) founded by Studd impacted and continues to have an impact in the heart of Africa.

Examining the sacrifices that Father required of those he “set apart” for his service, it is probably not appropriate for any of us to question the sacrifices others make in response to God’s call on their lives. Consider Noah, Abraham, Joseph, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Ezekiel, Paul, the historical facts related to the apostles, Hebrews 11-the list of the heros of the faith, etc.,.  And then, like Studd…. consider Jesus!