When I was nine years old, I spent one week with my grandfather, who lived far away in the countryside, and I listened to his sermons. Five years later, I again paid a visit to him, who had led a retreat that I also attended.
When I graduated from high school at seventeen, I lived for a week with him, who talked about the wonderful work God had done in his life.
I remember that my grandfather highlighted, "One thing that is very important is to obey God no matter what. Regardless of the circumstances, you should always obey God."
Only two years after my grandfather converted to Jesus, God called him without much real schooling to be a pastor. He wondered how he could preach from the pulpit when he couldn't read the Bible alone or recite the Bible because he was not well educated.
With difficulties in reading the Scriptures at first, when he insisted on reading, the Holy Spirit taught him and made him understand the Bible.
The principle my grandfather taught me was, "If you obey God, He will be responsible for all the consequences." As a result, God opened his mouth to let him preach the gospel in many churches and plant churches in different places.
He was still filled with great fear, even with the idea of submitting himself to God. So he cried out to Him that, as proof God had called him, He could make stars fall from the sky. It was amazing that when my grandfather finished praying and raised his eyes to the sky, shooting stars flashed by. The grandfather still had doubts in his heart, saying, "Lord, if I can see the stars fall again, I will follow You faithfully in my life, because I really know that You called me." Again, he saw the meteor passing by. So he went home to tell his wife what had happened.
Unexpectedly, a few years later, a similar situation happened to me.
One night during my senior year of college, I got down on my knees to pray, with a feeling that God was far away from me as if he had left me. On my way back from dining out with my classmate, he declared, "Look, two shooting stars. What a beautiful sight!" Two meteors falling together is a rare occurrence.
Back in the dormitory, I was about to brush my teeth. The moment I looked in the mirror, God spoke to me, "Have you seen the wonderful scene where two meteors flashed at the same time? This is something you have never asked for, but I showed it to you first." Suddenly it dawned on me that God knew my inner restlessness, so He appeared to me through this strange scene. I immediately went back to my room and kneeled down, saying that I was willing to dedicate my whole life to Him and let Him use my life.
One day, my grandfather was in urgent need of a tent because he was going to different places to do mission work. But he couldn’t afford it, so he kneeled down to pray.
While he was praying, the Holy Spirit moved him to a small jungle behind his house. He had never been to this place before, and then he found a rather old house there. After he knocked on the door, a woman came out and said she had something for him. Then she told him that God had moved her in prayer to give him an offering that was just enough to buy a new tent.
During a Sunday morning service, two drunken men walked in swaggeringly. Grandfather knew that something would happen sooner or later because they were both very drunk. So he said to them, "You are welcome to come here, but you must be quiet, or you will be asked to leave." They sat silently for about ten minutes and left.
When the meeting was over, some deacons came to him in a panic, saying, "Those two drunk men have appeared out of nowhere with knives, each with one in his hand, shouting that they are going to kill you. I think we should call the police.” The grandfather calmly prayed in front of the altar. After praying, he walked between the two drunkards. Looking fierce with knives, they stood still and did not hurt him at all. God kept the grandfather safe.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
我十七岁的那年，刚高中毕业，去看祖父。当时祖父是住在乡下的，距离我所住的地方很远。我只记得九岁的时候，跟他住了一个星期，祖父是牧师，当时我有机会听祖父讲道。十二岁那年，我又去探望祖父，祖父在主领一个培灵聚会，所以也参加了这次聚会。
那次我有一个礼拜的时间，和祖父相聚，祖父就特别讲到神在他生命中所作的奇妙工作。
我还清楚记得祖父特别说到，“有一件事非常重要，就是要顺服神，无论怎样都要顺服神，不要理会环境，总要顺服神。”
他当时得救只有两年，神呼召他作传道的工作，但是他的教育程度却很低。祖父说，他知道自己的文化水平很低，根本就不能独自一人看圣经，当然更无法背诵圣经，怎么能能站在讲台上传道呢？
起先他有一段非常困难的时间，但是当他坚持不断读圣经的时候，圣灵亲自教导他，使他明白圣经。
祖父教导我的原则就是，“如果你顺服神，神自然会负上一切的后果和责任。”结果祖父能开口讲道，神为他开路，让他在多处教会都有传讲信息的机会，并且在不同的地方建立教会。
他即使在愿意顺服神之后，心里还是充满了极大的害怕。于是他求神使天上有星星坠落，作为神给他的证据。很奇妙的，当祖父祷告完了，举目望天，他看见流星闪过。他心里还有怀疑，因“主啊，如果我能够再看见星星坠落，我这一生就会忠心的跟从你，因为真知道是你呼召我的。”他再次抬头居然又看见流星经过。所以他回到家里，跟妻子说神呼召他。
而想不到几年后，类似的情况居然又发生在我个人身上。
当时我在大学念书，已经到了毕业的那年。一天晚上，我跪下祷告，但内心觉得神好像离我很遥远，甚至觉得神好像是离开了我。在我和同学外出用餐回来的路上，那同学忽地说，“你看，流星出现了，多美丽的景象！”我看见两颗流星一起落下，这是比较少见的情况。
回到宿舍，我预备刷牙，看着镜子，神向我说话，“你看见那奇妙的景象了吗？两颗流星同时闪过，这是你从来没有求过的，但我先让你看见了。”突然之间，我恍然大悟，神原来知道我内心的不安，因此借着这个奇特的景象向我显现。我马上回房间跪下，就把自己的一生奉献在神面前，说愿意让神使用我的一生。
祖父因为他要到不同的地方作传道的工作，急需要一个帐幕，但这，远超过他购买的能力。一天晚上，祖父又跪下祷告。
正当他祷告的时候，圣灵感动他到他家后面的一个小丛林。这地方他从来没有到过，然后他发现那里有一间颇旧的房子。他敲门一个妇人出来开门，一看见他就说，有东西要给他。接着她告诉祖父，神怎样在祷告中感动她，要她把一笔奉献交给他，而这笔奉献是刚好够祖父买一个新的帐幕。
祖父分享到，一个星期天早上，崇拜聚会的时候，来了两个喝得醉醺醺的人，大摇大摆的走进来。祖父知道迟早会有事情发生。于是就对他们说：“欢迎你们来参加聚会，但你们必须安静，否则就请你们离去。”两个人坐下，没有吵闹，但坐了十分钟左右，就离开了。`
散会以后，几个执事神色慌张的来找他，说，“那两个喝醉酒的人，不知从那里弄来了小刀，每个人手里拿着一把，嚷着说要杀你，我想不如我们报警好了。”祖父很镇定地他在圣坛前祷告。祷告了之后，就向两个持刀的酒鬼中间走过去，他们两个人虽然一副凶神恶煞的样子，手拿着刀，但始终是站着不动，丝毫没有伤害他。神保守了祖父。
祖父见证：上帝是又真又活的上帝
When I was nine years old, I spent one week with my grandfather, who lived far away in the countryside, and I listened to his sermons. Five years later, I again paid a visit to him, who had led a retreat that I also attended.
When I graduated from high school at seventeen, I lived for a week with him, who talked about the wonderful work God had done in his life.
I remember that my grandfather highlighted, "One thing that is very important is to obey God no matter what. Regardless of the circumstances, you should always obey God."
Only two years after my grandfather converted to Jesus, God called him without much real schooling to be a pastor. He wondered how he could preach from the pulpit when he couldn't read the Bible alone or recite the Bible because he was not well educated.
With difficulties in reading the Scriptures at first, when he insisted on reading, the Holy Spirit taught him and made him understand the Bible.
The principle my grandfather taught me was, "If you obey God, He will be responsible for all the consequences." As a result, God opened his mouth to let him preach the gospel in many churches and plant churches in different places.
He was still filled with great fear, even with the idea of submitting himself to God. So he cried out to Him that, as proof God had called him, He could make stars fall from the sky. It was amazing that when my grandfather finished praying and raised his eyes to the sky, shooting stars flashed by. The grandfather still had doubts in his heart, saying, "Lord, if I can see the stars fall again, I will follow You faithfully in my life, because I really know that You called me." Again, he saw the meteor passing by. So he went home to tell his wife what had happened.
Unexpectedly, a few years later, a similar situation happened to me.
One night during my senior year of college, I got down on my knees to pray, with a feeling that God was far away from me as if he had left me. On my way back from dining out with my classmate, he declared, "Look, two shooting stars. What a beautiful sight!" Two meteors falling together is a rare occurrence.
Back in the dormitory, I was about to brush my teeth. The moment I looked in the mirror, God spoke to me, "Have you seen the wonderful scene where two meteors flashed at the same time? This is something you have never asked for, but I showed it to you first." Suddenly it dawned on me that God knew my inner restlessness, so He appeared to me through this strange scene. I immediately went back to my room and kneeled down, saying that I was willing to dedicate my whole life to Him and let Him use my life.
One day, my grandfather was in urgent need of a tent because he was going to different places to do mission work. But he couldn’t afford it, so he kneeled down to pray.
While he was praying, the Holy Spirit moved him to a small jungle behind his house. He had never been to this place before, and then he found a rather old house there. After he knocked on the door, a woman came out and said she had something for him. Then she told him that God had moved her in prayer to give him an offering that was just enough to buy a new tent.
During a Sunday morning service, two drunken men walked in swaggeringly. Grandfather knew that something would happen sooner or later because they were both very drunk. So he said to them, "You are welcome to come here, but you must be quiet, or you will be asked to leave." They sat silently for about ten minutes and left.
When the meeting was over, some deacons came to him in a panic, saying, "Those two drunk men have appeared out of nowhere with knives, each with one in his hand, shouting that they are going to kill you. I think we should call the police.” The grandfather calmly prayed in front of the altar. After praying, he walked between the two drunkards. Looking fierce with knives, they stood still and did not hurt him at all. God kept the grandfather safe.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Grandfather's Testimony: God Is Living for Those Who Fear Him
