Topics:<\/b> Conversion; Great Commission; Ministry; Power; Prophecy<\/p>\n
Reference:<\/b> Matthew 28:18\u201320<\/p>\n
Olaf Trygvesson of Norway was the Viking\u2019s Viking. He was unmatched in climbing and swimming and leaping and could juggle five daggers in the air, always catching them by the handle. Early in life he conducted successful raids on Holland and France.<\/p>\n
Then he turned to England, the greatest prize. After burning villages, laying waste the land, putting numbers of people to death by fire and sword without regard to gender, and sweeping off an immense booty, Olaf was offered 22,000 pounds of silver to cease.<\/p>\n
While the deal was being made, Olaf heard of a hermit who had the gift of prophecy. So he went to the hermit\u2019s retreat and asked about his future.<\/p>\n
\u201cThou wilt become a renowned king and do celebrated deeds,\u201d the hermit said. He predicted that Olaf\u2019s men would mutiny, and in the ensuing fight, Olaf would be wounded. After seven days, he would recover and would allow himself to be baptized as a Christian. \u201cMany men wilt thou bring to faith and baptism,\u201d the prophet said, \u201cboth to thine own and others\u2019 good.\u201d<\/p>\n
The mutiny and Olaf\u2019s wounding took place precisely as the hermit had predicted. After his recovery, the Viking went back to the seer and asked him how he had gained such wisdom. \u201cThe God of the Christians has blessed me so that I can know all that I desire,\u201d the hermit said. At that, Olaf submitted to baptism.<\/p>\n
Olaf vowed never again to visit war upon England, and he returned to Norway to begin converting his people. We can\u2019t exactly say everyone lived happily ever after, but over the next two centuries, Norway became not only an increasingly unified country but a Christian nation as well. It remained such for nearly a thousand years.<\/p>\n
\u2014James Reston, The Last Apocalypse<\/i> (Doubleday, 1998)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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