Peter Cartwright
A
famous Methodist evangelist named Peter Cartwright was known for his
uncompromising preaching. However, one day when the President of the
United States, Andrew Jackson, "Old rough and ready," came to Cartwright’s
church, the elders warned the Pastor not to offend the President. In those
days, the President had great power to influence a denomination for good
or bad. Content, that their Pastor would not say anything to discredit
their church, the elders retired to the back of the sanctuary.
When Cartwright got
up to speak, the first words out of his mouth were, "I understand that
President Andrew Jackson is here this morning. I have been requested to be
very guarded in my remarks. Let me say this: "Andrew Jackson will go to
hell if he doesn’t repent of his sin!" The entire congregation gasped with
shock at Cartwright’s boldness. How could this young preacher dare to
offend the tough old general in public, they wondered. After the service, everyone wondered how the President would respond to Cartwright. When Andrew Jackson met the preacher at the door he looked at him in the eye and said, "Sir, If I had a regiment of men like you, I could conquer the world!" When we appreciate the power of the word of God and the Holy Spirit speaking from the lips of people with conviction we will make eternal differences.
I thought this may be an inspiration to some of you who suffer from lack of nerve to speak what is the truth regardless of the consequences. Please keep in mind that you should speak in love when talking to people.
Blessings,
Robert Wise
re-post from Robert wise's blog
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