General Larsson gave a great challenge in his final address as an active General. Behold:
“In the presence of all the Army’s senior leaders the General challenged The Salvation Army corporately not to turn back and settle down: ‘Don’t forget about aggressive Christianity, don’t forget about going for souls and going for the worst, don’t forget about being a radical force for good, standing up against what is wrong; don’t trust in the Army’s good name; don’t trust in pounds or dollars.’
‘The Salvation Army,’ the General said, ‘must never turn back, whatever it may cost, we’re called to love and serve the lost. More than not turning back from being what God called us to be, we must press on, in the words of Paul, ‘press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called us heavenwards in Christ Jesus’ (Philippians 3:14).
The Spirit-filled meeting was soon over, the congregation dispersed and High Council members boarded their coaches bound for Sunbury Court to complete their sacred task of electing the Army’s 18th General. But the words of the final chorus continued to challenge hearts and minds:
The world for God! The world for God!
I give my heart! I will do my part!”
(This portion from Captain Dean Pallant’s article was taken from the International Headquarters Website).
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May it be so.
Youth Department