Scars that Speak
Historical Account★★★★Adoniram Judson, the renowned missionary to Burma, endured untold hardships while reaching the lost for Christ. For seven heartbreaking years, he suffered hunger and privation. During those years he was thrown into Ava Prison and for seventeen months was incredibly mistreated. As a result, for the rest of his life, he carried the ugly marks made by the chains and shackles that had cruelly bound him.
Undaunted, upon his release, he asked for permission to enter another province in which he might resume preaching the gospel. The godless ruler indignantly denied his request, saying, “My people are not fools enough to listen to anything a missionary might say, but I fear they might be impressed by your scars and turn to your religion!”
Doug Batchelor, Broken Chains, Pg. 170-171.
The point
Adoniram Judson endured seven years of hunger, privation, and imprisonment in Ava Prison for seventeen months, bearing cruel chains. Yet upon release, he asked to preach in another province. The godless ruler feared Judson's scars would convert his people—and refused. Scars testify to Christ.