08/10/2022
A powerful story of prayer and David Livingston - great explorer and missionary of Jesus Christ
When he first began his ministry in Africa, some of the native tribes opposed him and one tribe said they were going to kill him and everyone in his party. One afternoon, as they were setting up camp, word reached Livingstone that these warriors had been tracking him all day, were outside the camp and were going to attack and kill everyone when it got dark. That night, on 14 January 1856, David Livingstone wrote in his journal: ‘It is evening. I feel much turmoil and fear in the prospect of having all of my plans knocked on the head.’ Those who studied his handwriting said you could even see the fear in the way he wrote the letters. He went on, ‘But Jesus said, “All power is given unto me in heaven and earth, and lo, I am with you always, even unto the ends of the earth” … This is the word of a gentleman of most strict and sacred honour, so that’s the end of my fear. I feel quiet and calm now.’ By this point in his journal the writing is firm and no longer betrays any fear.
They didn’t attack that night and later the tribe was brought to faith in Christ. David Livingstone asked the chief of the tribe, ‘Do you remember the night you were tracking my party?’ ‘Yes,’ the chief replied. ‘We had heard rumours you were going to attack us,’ said Livingstone. ‘That’s right,’ the chief said, ‘we were ready to attack the camp that night and kill you and everyone else.’ ‘Why didn’t you attack?’ David Livingstone asked, and the chief said, ‘When we got close to the camp, we looked and saw 47 warriors surrounding your camp with swords in their hands.’ David Livingstone was baffled. They hadn’t had any guards or any warriors.
Later, when he was on leave in Scotland, he shared this story at a church that was supporting him. A man came up to him afterwards with his prayer journal and said, ‘Look, I wrote it down, January 14, 1856, was that the night?’ David Livingstone said it was and the man then said, ‘That night a group of men came to pray for you. We prayed for your protection. I wrote it down. There were 47 men praying that night for you.’
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