Fire in the Snow
David Brainerd was a missionary to the Indians in the 1700's. He was Jonathan Edwards' son in law. He only lived to be 29 years old but did much for the kingdom of God in a few short years. He prayed with fervency and with passion. This same fervency in prayer is so needed today.
The Indian warriors were going to kill him one day but saw him on his knees praying. The warriors said they saw a rattlesnake squirm up to him and flick his tongue next to his face but then, for no apparent reason, slither into the darkness. One of the warriors who intended to kill him said, "The paleface is a praying man and the Great Spirit is with him."
His fervor for the Indians' salvation was so great that when He finished, heat from his body had melted all of the snow within two feet of him. John Wesley said, "Let every preacher read carefully the life of David Brainerd."
In the woods burned a flame
A man prayed with urgency
He sought God earnestly
David Brainerd was his name
He took prayer to the next level
To the Spirit he had open ears
He did so much in a few years
He put fear in every devil
He prayed with passion in the snow
He long ago counted the cost
Over that ice there was a glow
Jesus saw his heart's desire
Through prayer he won the lost
In those woods burned a fire
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