DELFT
May 1961
by Mr A. Docter
My dear friend,
Last week I heard a beautiful sermon by a godly minister belonging to the Separists. That afternoon, he had buried a godly man at Rotterdam. The man died with a verse from Psalm 42: “All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. Yet the Lord will command His loving kindness in the day time and in the night His song shall be with me.” It is a wonder in these dark days that a living soul does not pass away in darkness.
Recently, I heard a fine story about Dr Kohlbrugge of Germany. In Holland we have his biography and sermons. One of his members — a godly man — was in great darkness. Twenty-five years before that, the Lord spoke to his soul the words “And I will betroth thee unto me for ever . . .” Hosea 2:19. But now on his deathbed he was in darkness. Dr Kohlbrugge was informed of this and went to see him, and heard of his sad condition. He said to the man, “We will read from the Bible.” He read Hosea, chapter 2, and when he came to verse 19, he read “And I will betroth thee unto me for 25 years.” “STOP,” said the man, “that’s not in the Bible.” “No,” said Dr Kohlbrugge, “but that’s what you told me yourself.” That was used to clear the darkness and banish Satan’s temptation.
Kindest regards,
A. DOCTOR