What did D.L. Moody say after reading the dying man's quote about being fully used by God?
After reading the dying man's admission that he had hoped to be the man God used to the full but had failed, Dwight L. Moody declared, 'Gentlemen, I hope to be that man.' He made this statement at the beginning of his ministry, expressing his aspiration to be fully used by God.
Les explains that a previous great man of God, likely in England, said on his deathbed that he had always hoped to be the man God used to the full, but he had failed. When Dwight L. Moody read that quote at the beginning of his tremendous ministry, Moody said, 'Gentlemen, I hope to be that man.' Les brings this in after speaking of the Apostle's prayer in verse 19 to know the love of Christ that goes beyond knowledge and to be filled with all the fullness of God.