(An Italian explorer, known as 'the man who discovered America', who realized that the world was round*, was in fact trying to find a westward sea passage when he landed in the New World in 1492. This unintentional discovery was to change the course of world history.)
"It was the Lord who put it into my mind, (I could feel
His hand upon me), the fact that it would be possible to sail from here to the
Indies. All who heard of my project rejected it with laughter, ridiculing me.
There is no question that the inspiration was from the Holy Spirit, because He
comforted me with rays of marvelous inspiration from the Holy Scriptures.
I am a most noteworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the
Lord for grace & mercy, and they have covered me completely. I have found
the sweetest consolation since I made it my whole purpose to enjoy His
marvelous Presence.
For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not
make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.
It is simply the fulfillment of what Isaiah had prophesied.*
No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our
Savior, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service. The
working out of all things has been assigned to each person by our Lord, but it
all happens according to His sovereign will, even though He gives advice.
Oh, what a gracious Lord, who desires that people should
perform for Him those things for which He holds Himself responsible! Day &
night, moment by moment, everyone should express their most devoted gratitude
to Him."
(Isa 40:22: "It is He who sits above the circle* of the
earth…")
- (endtimepilgrim.org)
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