Evangelical statesman and giant, John Robert Wamsley Stott died 27 July 2011. He was 90 and lived a full life for Christ impacting and influencing many worldwide for the Kingdom. He has no less an impact in my own life. I have heard and met him in person, heard him on tape and certainly read his many books. He is one person whose one thing in life was for the glory of God and left a blazing trail for us all to follow after.
Here's Uncle John (as he is affectionately known as) recounting how he came to the throne of grace:
"As a typical adolescent, I was aware of two things about myself, though doubtless I could not have articulated them in these terms then. First, if there was a God, I was estranged from him. I tried to find him, but he seemed to be enveloped in a fog I could not penetrate. Secondly, I was defeated. I knew the kind of person I was, and also the kind of person I longed to be. Between the ideal and the reality there was a great gulf fixed. I had high ideals but a weak will. . . . [W]hat brought me to Christ was this sense of defeat and of estrangement, and the astonishing news that the historic Christ offered to meet the very needs of which I was conscious.
Whether you are estranged from Christ or walk with Him, may this memorial site be used by God to draw you to the only source of life for us all, Jesus Christ."
(extracted from John Stott Memorial site)
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