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activity. I found evolution a theory, not provable. But I found
absolute PROOF of the existence of God--PROOF that the Holy Bible
is His inspired revelation and instruction to mankind--that it
speaks with AUTHORITY! I proved that I could believe it!
All this brought me to see myself as I really was, in
connection to Jesus Christ--to real repentance and submission. It
completely changed my life. Now I could have real FAITH in Jesus
Christ. When I gave myself over to Him, I honestly felt I was
giving something completely worthless--but He had bought and paid
for me, and I gave Him my life--if He could make anything of it.
Accepting Jesus Christ as personal Saviour--receiving Christ--meant
to me letting the resurrected LIVING Christ actually come into my
life and live my life for me henceforth, not as I would, but as HE
WILLS--so that I could say with the Apostle Paul, "I am crucified
with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in
me" (Gal 2:20).
Never before could I understand the Bible. But now, as
soon as I surrendered to God to OBEY Him, and received his Spirit,
it became plain, understandable, and the most interesting thing in
life! I continued study almost night and day.
In 1931 I had been drawn into Christ's ministry and
ordained. In 1933 I was receiving a very small salary. I found
that I was going to be forced by those who paid it to act contrary
to the plain teaching of the Bible. I learned then that if I was
to be free to SERVE God, and to preach HIS WORD faithfully, I would
have to look to God, in faith, AND NOT TO MEN, for economic needs.
My Bible promised: "My God shall supply all your need" (Phil 4:19).
If MEN paid me, I would have to serve men. I could not
work for the United States Government and then expect the Russian
Kremlin to pay me for loyalty to America! Also, IF God supplied
the need, then God would demand I serve Him LOYALLY and FAITHFULLY.
My wife and I refused the small salary at once.
Almost immediately after that, God opened the DOOR of
RADIO and the PRINTING PRESS for the mass production of CHRIST'S
TRUE GOSPEL!
WHO SPONSORS THIS WORK? God does! I sent out letters to
the few people I knew asking pledges to put me on the air. But
PEOPLE failed to pledge the amount--only about half. I trusted God
for the other half and went on the air anyway--paying in advance
before each broadcast. Often 30 minutes before broadcast time
found us without the money, on our knees praying--asking GOD for
it. In one way or another--most unexpected ways--it always came.
We never had to miss a program!
After some 10 1/2 months Christ opened another radio door
in a city--10 times as big--Portland, Oregon. This time I failed
to trust God, and wanted to rely on the pledges of PEOPLE. Again
I sent out a letter asking people to pledge the cost of this
bigger-city station. Only a few pledges came. I lost the chance--
the door was closed for TWO MORE WHOLE YEARS!