Welcome to the Hackberry House of Chosun. My name is Bob and I'm reading today from a devotional book put out by Voice of the Martyrs. It's called Extreme Devotion. This book catalogs the struggles of God's people over past years. Today we visit old Romania and Richard Wurmbrand. Even when Romanian pastor Richard Wurmbrand was placed in a solitary prison cell, devoid of light and sound, he continued to preach to an unseen audience. After his miraculous release from prison and his eventual migration to the United States, Pastor Wurmbrand wrote several books describing his prison experience and the sermons that he composed and memorized while in solitary confinement. And after a few years, he received this letter. Dear Pastor Wurmbrand, I was raised in a godly home, but I strayed and eventually ended up in prison here in Canada. I wanted to return to God, but I didn't know how, so I prayed, God, if somewhere in the world there is another lonely prisoner who knows you, please bring me his thoughts. I heard an inner voice telling me to sit quietly and confidently and that God would reach me. Miraculously, night after night, I began hearing a kind of sermon that seemed to come from far away. I repented, and after my release from prison, I ran across your book, Sermons in Solitary Confinement, in a Christian bookstore. I immediately recognized these sermons as the same ones I had heard in prison. Thank you for delivering them." Pastor Wurmbrand received two other letters from different countries that contained nearly identical stories. Truly, angels had carried the messages to others, crying out to God. James 4 says you do not have because you do not ask God. It is said that Christians often leave angels unemployed because of their lack of faith. Too often, believers are content to live good lives with occasional blessings. But God longs to give us more than what is good for us. He longs to bring us to better things and even what is best. However, He has reserved His best blessings for those who ask in faith. Why should we ask God if He already knows our needs? We must ask in faith to demonstrate our dependence on Him. Have you been content with the good things God has given to you? Then ask in faith for better. Settle for nothing less than His best in your life. That's from Extreme Devotion. If you'd like your own copy of Extreme Devotion, contact the people at Voice of the Martyrs. Just write them an email, thevoiceatvom.org. They'll tell you how you can get your own copy. It's not a free book, but it's well worth whatever cost it is, and it's not that much. Well, this is the Hackberry House of Chosun, and this audio is being released on the 2nd April 2023. Lord willing, we'll talk again real soon. Bye bye.