keith and Melody Green

Sometimes, one is influenced by people one has not met.  Their influence is in their recordings and writings.  I never met Keith Green. 

A couple from the USA gave me some tracts written by Last Days Ministries that was founded by Keith and Melody Green.  The tracts were reprints of articles that appeared in the "Last Days Newsletter" that was  small magazine they published. 

I found the articles riviting and got copies of them to distribute.

Keith died in a plane crash when he was 28 years old and the last item he wrote was, "Why You Should Go To The Mission Field".  Today I would not agree with all of his reasoning, but I would agree with the main thrust of his arguement, that if you are a christian, you are called.  All of the disciples had to go out and teach others to observe what they had been taught and as they used their gifts to proclaim the gospel, so it is our responsibility to do likewise.  Howver even in the apostle Pauls day, most people who were saved continued to live and work where they were.  Some do have to leave, but those who remained were just as faithful to the lord in what they did and so it is today as they suppor those who leave.

keith was used of the lord to stir people such as myself up into greater faithfulness

I do think that final article was used to spur me on to where I am now. It was certainly one of many things God brought my way to guide me

I also think Melody his wife wrote things that were good, practical Godly things about relationships, that have stood the test of time and have been used of God to guard my heart so that I do not turn aside to unbelievers.  I have also never met Melody

As I blog, or write letters, or make short films, I wonder what sort of influence I am on people I have never met. I hope that I lead people into more Godliness.