In Light of Eternity
The Life of Leonard Ravenhill
Now why am I recommending this book?
Well, because Leonard Ravenhill
had such a tremendous impact
upon my life as a young man,
a young Christian.
I had the privilege of reading
many of his books,
of listening to many of his sermons.
But I also had the privilege of
listening to him preach live
in the congregation
and also a few conversations with him.
And I can tell you
that this man walked with God.
And I don't say that lightly.
Not at all.
He truly walked with God.
And he was a man of prayer.
In a day where ministers are
sending out questionnaires to discover
what people want to hear,
and what they want out of a church.
Leonard Ravenhill is refreshing.
He only wanted to know what
God wanted the people to know.
And that's what made him so prophetic
and so useful in God's economy.
Now again, the book is
"In Light of Eternity: The Life of Leonard Ravenhill"
I've written here on the back -
they let me say something
it's one of the greatest privileges
of my life to be able to do so.
This is what I have written.
I was introduced to Leonard Ravenhill
at the very beginning of my Christian pilgrimage.
And the impact of his life upon mine
remains unto this day.
He lived as one who dwelt
in the shadow of the Almighty,
and he preached as one sent from God.
He knew God's presence,
wore His mantle, bore His burdens,
and spoke His truth.
He was the rarest of commodities
in his day,
and in ours.
He was a man of God.
And his legacy continues in people like me,
so many of my friends,
so many of the seminary students
that were friends of mine
and college students.
We used to gather together
just to go listen to him.
It was always exciting to hear that
Leonard Ravenhill was in town,
because you knew that he was
going to tell you the truth.
And you knew that he was
going to bring you something from God.
I guess one of the greatest impacts
that Leonard Ravenhill had on my life
was with regard to prayer
and the power of God.
Like E.M. Bounds,
like George Mueller,
like Robert Murray McCheyne,
he was a man of prayer.
And he taught us that every battle
had to be won on our knees.
Not in the pulpit,
not in activity,
not in ministry,
but before God.
And he taught us that a man needed
God's seal, God's approval upon his life.
And that although we need to
study the Scriptures and memorize the Scriptures
and concern ourselves with the purist,
most pristine theology,
we must have the power of God
upon our lives.
It's an absolute essential.
An absolute essential.
And that's why I recommend this book.
Many of the young men that are around me,
they're all very serious about
church history and systematic theology
and Greek and Hebrew
and all those things that are so very important,
expository preaching;
but when it's all said and done,
I ask them,
the things Ravenhill used to ask us.
How many hours on your knees?
How much do you pray?
You know about God.
Do you know God?
Do you know Him?
And so I recommend this book
"In Light of Eternity: The Life of Leonard Ravenhill"
And they tell me that you can get it
at Ravenhillbiography.com
That's Ravenhillbiography.com
And I highly recommend this book.
I'm not giving a recommendation here
because I have something to gain.
And I'm not even giving a recommendation
because Mack Tomlinson is a good friend of mine.
I'm giving this recommendation because
Leonard Ravenhill had a tremendous impact
on my life.
A tremendous impact.
And I believe that he will also
have an impact on yours.
God bless you.