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morning and the sun scarcely among the wicked, idolatrous their eyes, to know, "what they
shone at all, yet my body was Indians in those short years. should do to be saved..." It was an Brainerd died in 1747 in the home
quite wet with sweat... Space prohibits more than only amazing season of power among of Jonathan Edwards. His
Saturday, December 15. Spent mere mention of some of those them, and seemed as if God had ministry to the Indians was
much time in prayer in the woods supernatural scenes: "bowed the heavens and came contemporary with Wesley,
and seemed raised above the "I have now baptized, in all, forty- down..." and that God was about Whitefield, and Edwards as they
things of this world... seven persons of the Indians. to convert the whole world! ministered to the English-
Monday, March 14. ...in the Twenty-three adults and twenty- speaking people during the
morning I was continually four children... Through rich His Diary and Journal are filled to period called the "Great Awake-
engaged in fervent prayer... grace, none of them as yet have the brim with miracles that were ning." Brainerd's centuries-
Thursday, August 4. Was enabled left to disgrace their profession of akin to the acts of the Apostles. spanning influence for revival is
to pray much, through the whole Christianity by any scandalous or The Life and Diary of David positive proof that God can and
day... unbelieving behaviour" (Nov. 20, Brainerd ought to be read - and will use any vessel, no matter
Thursday, November 3. Spent 1743). What pastor or evangelist read often - by God's people! It how fragile and frail, if it is only
this day in secret fasting, and reading this can say the same? will do something for you sold out to souls and the
prayer, from morning till night... spiritually. You will be convicted, Saviour!
Suffice it to say, it is not Lord's Day, December 29 ...After challenged, changed, charged. It
surprising to read then of the public worship was over, I went to has had a life-transforming effect [From: Profiles in Evangelism by
miraculous interventions of God my house, proposing to preach upon many, motivating them to Fred Barlow, Sword of the Lord
on Brainerd's behalf, and of the again after a short season of become missionaries, evan- Publishers, ©1976;
mighty ministry and the unbe- intermission. But they soon came gelists, preachers - people of www.WholesomeWords.org ]