The Word Taking Root by Max Kunze

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The Word Taking Root

By Max Kunze

WE who are teaching these heathen youth, watch with deepest interest for the first signs of the yielding of the heart to God. In a writing lesson the other day I asked the class to write down what answer they would give to God in the day of judgment when he asks them why they had not followed his Word. Here are translations of three replies:—

Karia wrote: “I meant to follow — another time, thought I. No, I am waiting only a little, until my heart has been well instructed, so that I can follow the Lord and not again turn to sinning.”

Senzia excused himself as follows: “It is concerning this that I have such great pain in my heart, because the devil goes about me always like a lion to kill me. But God has great strength.”

Semwambi wrote: “In these days I have had great agony in my heart because I would follow the Lord. Yes, now I think in my heart that I will follow him now.”

In this heathenism the people are made miserable with fear of their gods, and it is with a struggle that they lay hold by faith of the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

MAX KUNZE.

German East Africa.