D. E. Hoste was one of the Cambridge Seven who left England as a young man to win souls to Christ in inland China. Later, Hudson Taylor appointed him to the position of Acting General Director of the China Inland Mission, thus becoming his successor.
The following wise words are an extract from one of his letters that is included in the biography by Phyllis Thompson, D. E. Hoste: "A Prince With God.".
"I cannot afford to take up an independent attitude of mind toward any of my brethren, whether young or old; nor can I rely upon past experiences as my present relationship with Him [the Lord Jesus].
"It is by earnest, persevering waiting upon Him in secret that my senses are exercised to perceive and to transmit His message. The imparting of head knowledge, however true and valuable, as a means, tends to blind and hinder in so far as it becomes regarded as an end in itself. Is the need of waiting upon God for messages given a sufficient place in our teaching of others?
"How true it is that the Lord is no respecter of persons. I expect we have both often had the experience of receiving spiritual help and refreshment through some quite young brother or sister who is experimentally joined to the Lord, whilst there has been a sad lack of such refreshment in intercourse with some of much greater maturity.
"It is morally impossible to exercise trust in God while there is failure to wait upon Him for guidance and direction. The man who does not learn to wait upon the Lord and have his thoughts moulded by Him will never possess that steady purpose and calm trust, which is essential to the exercise of wise influence upon others, in times of crisis and difficulty."
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