Bearing Precious Seed

"Does it not thrill our hearts to realize that we do not go forward in our own strength! Think of it, God Himself is with us for our Captain! The Lord of Hosts is present in Person on every field of conflict, to encourage us and fight with us. With such a Leader, who never lost a battle, or deserted a soldier in distress, or failed to get through the needed supplies, who would not accept the challenge to go forward, "bearing precious seed"? 

~ John Stam, missionary and martyr who followed God's leading to China to bear precious seed
(excerpted from The Triumph of John and Betty Stam)

Recently, I found the biography of John and Betty Stam in my church library. While the book is tattered and pages are coming loose from the binding of this book that was published in 1935, the lessons are timeless and inspiring. May we each be willing to go forth in the name of the Lord bearing precious seed!