The death of a man of God.

If you want to see the death of a man of God then read Acts chapter 7. What a contrast to today’s so called prophets.

Look at Stephen driving the crowds crazy. Hear Stephen expose their hypocrisy. I can imagine the high priest driving his index fingers into his ears to try and stop those convicting potent words of Stephen. Imagine the crowd gnash their teeth at Stephen’s cry. Imagine the bulging vein on Saul’s neck line. They couldn’t take it anymore. Stephen, full of the holy spirit, told it like it was. Can you smell their anger in the air? Can you hear the commotion? Can you hear the thud of the stones hitting flesh? Can you hear Stephen’s convicting words mingled with their vicious abuses and the rising dust? Can you hear the preacher’s words flavoured with pain? Can you hear Stephen’s “forgive them Lord” as they drag him out. Oh what a scene.

This is the funeral of a true prophet. There would be no politicians in the scene. There would be no celebrity homage. There would be no TV coverage. There would be no pomp and glory. No one to eulogise. It would be a different scene than the death of today’s star evangelist. It’s a different dimension altogether. Hell would breathe a sigh. Heaven would give a standing ovation. The King of Kings would rise to receive his knight.

Where are the Stephens today? Where are the preachers who would preach till they’re stoned? Where are the preachers who would tell the people what they need to hear and not what they want to hear? Where are the Stephens whose death would raise Pauls? Where are they?

No man is greater than his prayer life - Ravenhill

One cannot find much information on the life of Leonard Ravenhill. You can find details of any big preacher's life on the internet. But Ravenhill's is not possible. Its because he shunned popularity. He turned down offers to publish his life and ministry. Even Keith Green's Biography, who was Ravenhill's close associate and was greatly influenced by him, does not bear much about Ravenhill. Among the little we know about him there's one line said by a woman who was a member of his congregation.... " That man could pray". Can this be said of our preachers today? Can this be said of us? Ravenhill was the best deomonstration of his own Theology. "No man is greater than his prayer life."