I picked this one up from livingfaithbook.com, and its entitled (appropriately enough)"The Diaries of John Sung"oh man! I'm trailing flames 30 feet behind me, filled with the Holy Ghost as I read these wonderful diaries. Are they the diaries of Brainerd? a book I treasure and have read and re-read.no, but Brainerd is Brainerd as Sung is Sung and I am Neil.John Sung was an amazingly profund apostolic figure used mightily by God in China during the 1920's and 30's.I want to do a book report (lol) for this community on Brother Sung, but let me give a small taste of where his heart was. Here is a man that God used to bring tens of thousands to saving knowledge in the Lord Jesus Christ, yet close to his death, he was not so aloof that he could not make confession and repent of his sins.the following is four years from his death: (p. 172-173)"In Shanghai (1940)In my heart I was hoping pastor Chu would come and pray for me. Just then pastor Chu walked in (John Sung's hospital room) in his presence I confessed my sins to the Lord:(1) Whenever I saw a child causing a disturbance during my messages, I would order him taken out. In this I was lacking love and gentleness.(2.) When I gave a testimony, I would sometimes inflate the numbers of newly saved a little in my eagerness to see people saved.(3.) When I was first saved, I spent much time in personal daily devotions. But later with preaching three times a day, I had cut my devotion times short.(4.) I stole from God's glory.(5.) I thought of myself highly, but demeaned others.(6.) I should have kept the offerings holy by setting up a committee to oversee the finances. It would be composed of pastors Young and Chu, my wife Jean, and old sister Tsen."When I read that, I was struck, by a man that truly walked the talk, its a deep confession, "I stole from God's glory", I cannot tell you how often I have prayed to God, Lord trust me with revival as i will not steal your glory and then when somebody confesses Christ, or we have a wonderful time in ministry, there we are, robbing God of His glory, and inserting myself in the mix, as if it were anything that I Neil did...PERISH THE THOUGHT!!! It literally makes me sick to my stomach, the filthy religious pride that lives like a sick weasel burrowed into my heart. And here is a brother I admire, a brother I deign to craft as an apostolic model, and HE'S confessing to a secret sin that bothers me!!This lifted me up....how?....that I'm not alone in my imperfections and my sin.Right now, with tears as I type this, I beg God to trust me with revival as I will TRY ...try try try , never to rob God of His Glory. amen.a great book....heres the URL for the Biography on Dr. Sung. I havent read it yet, in fact I just bought the $12.00 copy that won't be available ...lolhttp://www.abetitles1.com/Title/1048153/Flame+for+God+John+Sung.html
