If we were to ask God to give us an example of how he can use someone to the full, even over a short period of time, then Robert Murray McCheyne would be a prime candidate. He was the pastor of St. Peters, Dundee for 7 years until 1843, a period of time which ended in his death when he was only in his thirtieth year. He preached 'as a dying man to dying men'. His sermons were spiritual and forceful and attended with wonderful power and fruitfulness at a time of undeniable revival--they are still models for today's preachers.
