Rudolf Abel: “Standing there like that you reminded me of the man that used to come to our house when I was young. My father used to say: ‘watch this man'. So I did. Every time he came. And never once did he do anything remarkable.
James Donovan: And I remind you of him?
Rudolf Abel: This one time, I was at the age of your son, our house was overrun by partisan border guards. Dozens of them. My father was beaten, my mother was beaten, and this man, my father's friend, he was beaten. And I watched this man. Every time they hit him, he stood back up again. So they hit him harder. Still he got back to his feet. I think because of this they stopped the beating. They let him live. 'Stoikiy muzhik'. I remember them saying. '' Which sort of means like uh, 'standing man'... standing man…”
Most, if not all, my readers, along with me, will never do what the world and religion considers great. But for a man or woman to “stand” all their Christian life counts a lot in God’s estimate. God tells His people in His Word“...having done all, to stand. Stand…” That is, when you have done all you know to do, “STAND.”
I love to read of David’s mighty men. One such was named, Shammah. “These be the names of the mighty men whom David had..Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory.” HE STOOD HIS GROUND! Let us stand ours.
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