Lillian G Harvey

They Knew Their God Volume 6

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

It is not uncommon, nowadays, to hear the lament, "These are terrible days in which we are living." Maybe you share this sentiment, or at least, share a desire to see Christians meet the challenge of our times through the power of the Holy Spirit. If so, then you have doubtless asked yourself, "What is the answer to the spiritual lethargy and decline that we so bemoan? From Biblical times up to the present, men and women have asked these questions and forged out answers that enabled them to become what we now describe as "the saints of the Church." The faith journeys of some of these saints are recorded in They Knew Their God Volume Six by Lillian Harvey who was inspired by the passage in Psalms 48: 12-13: "Walk about Zion, go all around it, count its towers, consider well its ramparts; go through its citadels, that you may tell the next generation." In this volume, the author introduces us to men and women who longed to see their world reformed and redeemed. We read, to mention but a few, of John Chrysostom, the exiled bishop; of William Wilberforce, both prophet and reformer, and of Johann Christoph Blumhardt, the pastor who challenged the spirits of evil which surrounded him. We also read of less dramatic saints who, nonetheless, through their prayers and example, made a difference to the world in which they lived. If, then, you too are dissatisfied with the status quo and reach out to God for an answer, this book is definitely for you. The saints you will read about in this volume are not to be copied. We live in a different time and place. But their fearless obedience, coupled with a rare humility and childlike spirit, will inspire you to cease bemoaning the times and seek to change them instead.

Produktdetails

• They Knew Their God Nr.6
• Verlag: Harvey Christian Publishers Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781932774146
• ISBN-10: 1932774149
• Artikelnr.: 51545625

Autorenporträt

When Edwin and Lillian Harvey were sent to the UK in 1938 as missionaries from their church in America, they doubtless had no idea that posterity would remember them, not so much for their role as directors of a Bible College in Glasgow, or the leaders of an evangelical mission known in England as the M.O.V.E. (Message of Victory Evangelism), but rather as authors of thirty devotional books and the founders of Harvey Christian Publishers, USA. Without extensive topical, textual, and biographical files, however, this small family publishing would never have come into existence. Confined to bed with bronchitis for weeks on end due to the long, damp British winters, Lillian read every Christian magazine and book which came into her possession. Already co-editor with her husband of the bimonthly magazine, The Message of Victory, and always on the lookout for fresh material, she avidly culled any quotations or articles which blessed her heart and filed them methodically away under various topics. Then, one day, Edwin and Lillian were impressed by the following verses from the fortieth Psalm: Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. (Psalms 48:12,13). They visualized Zion's towers as her prophets and watchmen, Zion's bulwarks-her reformers and defenders of the faith, and Zion's palaces-those human dwellings made beautiful and majestic by the presence of the King of kings. This vision materialized into a commission to make these prophets, reformers, and saints known to future generations through the books they would jointly write and compile. Although Edwin and Lillian were originally from a Wesleyan-holiness background, their books are unique in that they span generations, denominations, and nationalities. Take for example their first publication-The Christians' Daily Challenge-which contains gems from their extensive files, arranged by topics such as prayer, the importance of God's Word, the use of suffering in a Christian's life, revival, and many others. Although their compilations differ widely in topic, they were all published with the same goal-to see God's children built up in their faith through the example and writings of past saints. The publishing venture the Harveys began in 1954 became known as MOVE Press with headquarters in Staffordshire, England. They returned to the States in 1981 taking with them over twenty thousand of their books. After many difficulties, they established a small, publishing in the States which eventually became known as Harvey Christian Publishers. In 1983, Edwin passed away leaving Lillian with a dilemma. Already 72 years of age, she asked herself whether she should take her well-earned retirement, or complete the half-finished manuscripts she and her husband had prepared together. Having already begun the Call Back Series, Lillian decided to take the latter course. Desperately missing her husband of forty-five years, tears would course down her cheeks and plop onto the keyboard as she wrote about the loneliness and frustration of God's servants and how He used their suffering to bless multitudes. Lillian compiled and wrote a further seventeen books after becoming a widow. She continued her writing and publishing until the age of ninety.