The Story of Sadhu Sundar Singh

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The Story of Sadhu Sundar SinghHis Family & Religious Background

His Encounter with Christ

His Travel ExperiencesHis Mission & Fate

Excerpts of Sayings & Sermons

*Receiving Christ into Your Life*

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Sadhu Sundar Singh's True

Witness of Christ

Introduction:With the large number of "spiritual paths" and "techniques"facing the world of today it is of special value to consider the

life and insights of one who truly embraced the simplicity, love

and freedom offered through devotion to Christ (Yesu Bhaktan).

Sundar Singh was raised a devout Sikh, and consecrated fromhis youth to become a Hindu sadhu. However, his spiritual

longings were not fulfilled until emotional and spiritual turmoil

drove him to urgently ask the true living God to reveal Himselffully, lest he take his own life in the hope of finding peace in the

next. The outcome was strikingly similar to that described inActs 9:3-5 of the Bible's New Testament. Thereafter, the born

again Sadhu became a living witness of the eternal security,

peace and comfort he had freely received.

"Come unto Me all ye that labour and are heavy-laden, and I

will give you rest" (Matt. 11:28)

The Sadhu spoke of his own experience -- the Rest and Peacewhich he enjoys (Bisram, Santi, Aram). Previously he had no

lack of everything which the world could give -- wealth, family

etc., but he did not enjoy Peace through them. But in Christ hehad found peace (Santi) when he realized his relationship with

Him. A doctor friend of the Sadhu's related that a man whose

arm was broken through an accident came to him and said,"Doctor, my arm is very painful. Take the pain away for me."

The doctor told him that first of all the two broken bones mustbe set and be knit together; then the swelling and the pain would

go away of themselves. In the same way people want peace andthey want blessings but they don't want to come into right

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relationship with God, the Giver of blessing. When we come

into this right relationship with Him, our restlessness will go and

in its stead we shall have wonderful peace.

"When a man is in a state of sin, he has no sense of sin. A mandives into the water. On his head are lakhs of maunds of waterbut he does not feel their weight at all. But on coming out of the

water if he lifts a vesselful of water he thoroughly understands

how heavy the water is. In the same way, when a man is sunk in

sin he has no sense of sin, but once he is delivered he is

conscious of the least sin."

"For the Son of Man has come to seek and save that which waslost." (Luke 19:10)

"He was searching for me before I sought Him. Christ whom Ihad never expected came to me. I was praying, 'If there be a

God, reveal Thyself'...I was praying to Hindu gods andincarnations. But when He came there was no anger in His face,

even though I had burnt the Bible three days before. None of

you have ever destroyed Scripture like me. He is such awonderful, loving, living Saviour..."

"Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in

Me...I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to

the Father, but through Me." (John 14:1-6)

"I am wholly and completely satisfied. Those who will follow

Him will know Him, but we can't know Him unless we live withHim. For years I tried but I couldn't find. When I used to know

about Him I used to hate Him, but He revealed Himself to me..."

"Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed" (John 20:29)

"But," said the Sadhu, "the Lord had no other means but toappear to me personally, for there was just half-an-hour left

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