Thank you for your good letter and the book, In the Footprints of the Lamb, which I received today. It was a joy to read your letter, since I was a bit apprehensive about possibly having been somewhat hard. But having confidence in your love of the truth, I wrote what I wrote.

Mrs. Rasmussen told me once that it could well be that I had received a task from God, but she was glad that she didn’t have to have such a task. I have often thought about this, because frequently I am given things to carry out which are not exactly the most pleasant for a person. But in confidence toward God, I must be faithful in my task.

Interestingly enough, I found something very applicable to this ministry in the book you sent me. It said: “It is he who walks in God’s commandments who loves; for by his obedience he draws his brothers and sisters onto the ways of God, and this is true love. Such a love conquers in the end and is recognized as love, even if throughout its entire life it may have been regarded as hardness.” (Page 21.)

When we, out of love for the truth, seek to lead a soul into the footsteps of Jesus, that is regarded as hardness. The truth suffers abuse in this world, and its servants must suffer with it. But this is, nevertheless, a glorious ministry; because in the end, if not before, it will be recognized.

I am happy that you are now fighting against the sickness with a personal faith. Actually, when I got home from the meeting where we had the breaking of bread––which you attended––I once again laid the matter before God and received full faith and victory over the illness; nonetheless, there was something that was lacking. Then this light became living for me: that you yourself must believe. And it was this light in the matter that I immediately wrote to you about. Several times when we have been together, it became clear to me while we were praying that you haven’t had full faith for your healing; but this was something that I only noticed “subconsciously,” and I wasn’t “consciously aware” as I am now. Regardless, we have much to learn, and I personally have learned a lot through this. We really need to be strengthened in faith. I have absolutely no faith in your illness anymore. That God would permit this illness to cause the death of someone so young, whose only desire is to lay hold of the knowledge of God, is against the laws of wisdom. “Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of your life will be many. I have taught you in the way of wisdom . . . .” Prov. 4:10-11.

“But the just shall live by his faith.” Hab. 2:4. You have prayed so much for faith. Maybe now you will be able to live by faith; i.e., that your life here in this world will be sustained by faith.

I have noticed that when we endeavor to do good, God does not withhold any good thing from us. God has fulfilled many of my smallest desires in our house, to the most minute detail, and my faith has been strengthened much through this. “You have given him his heart’s desire, and have not withheld the request of his lips. He asked life from You, and You gave it to him—length of days forever and ever.” Ps. 21:2 and 4.

Now is the time for this matter to be dealt with, and now it must be settled. The Lord has His own appointed times for every work, and when that time comes, He acts. At the same time, in the Spirit, He causes us to be occupied with the very things that are stirring in Him; for He will take of what is His and declare it to us. The Spirit takes what is stirring in Christ and causes us to be occupied with the same thing. In this way we can always remain in step with the timing of God’s works. For a soul who is devoted to God, taking heed to God’s timing is one of the most important aspects in their ministry. God has many things to accomplish before He puts the final stone in place, and in the end we will see that all the promptings of God have worked together toward the final result. Therefore, blessed is the one who from these inner promptings can perceive the end result before it is manifest. If we understand this, we can be God’s co-workers. Here we can prophesy about things that will happen in the future, because all of His promptings point in that direction. I believe that we need to exercise and sharpen our senses in this area. Through everything we see and experience, we can get a better understanding of how God works. For how can a person be God’s co-worker if he doesn’t know how God works?

Thank you for the issue of Byposten. I read the article by Agnes and Dagmar. I believe they will have to go through much before they are fit to serve in Spirit and in truth. The outward grace for serving that was with them in the beginning was not their own, but God’s. They can’t continue to count on this grace. But through obedience and humility, they can acquire an inner life and an inner grace which, in the long run, will be far more powerful and durable than the outward grace in times of revival.

Many people deceive themselves by thinking that they personally own the grace and power that God provides when He uses them as an instrument. That’s just like an axe believing that it possesses the strength of the man who swings it. After drawing such faulty conclusions, many people go out to the mission field, even though they have difficulty overcoming the little trials that can arise at home—let alone away from home. You can just imagine how untried and unsuited such a person is for the mission field.

This is exactly how it was with Sigurd Kristoffersen. He thought that he was able to accomplish anything and was competent enough to travel far, far away to the heathen. But it was difficult for him to handle smaller matters. I think it would be good if candidates for the mission field practiced first on pieces of wood and banana peels. It could well be that the heathen would like to see something more than just meetings being arranged. Then it would be good to have completed a course in faithfulness in little things.

Br. Rasmussen in Copenhagen, along with his wife, had understood the concept of longing for a bridal calling in Christ. He said recently in a short letter that he now wants to continue with that.

In my letter to Father I also wrote a brief outline on this topic.

All the best, and I wish you good progress. I still haven’t spoken to Aas (the editor) about printing Rays of Light.

Heartfelt greetings from your brother,