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He once shared that he was powerfully converted as a teenager. So compelling was the Holy Spirit's call on his life that the lad sometimes jumped up on a box and preached to the logs and the corn stalks. (Google image, When men arise)
In the Christian college where he went to prepare for his life's work, he was a leader of religious services. Gradually and almost unnoticed by himself, he began to lose the fire of the Holy Spirit. The lightness that characterized the students around him crept into his own spirit.
His second year in college his friends told him, "You don't get us under conviction as you did the first year." He had to confess to himself that he had lost the "keen edge" which had made him "a reproof to worldlings and compromisers."
At a little church altar, with holiness saints praying with him he repented and met God anew. The unction of the Holy Spirit was restored to his life. Back at school he met with ridicule, but by the grace of God he bore the isolation. God soon thrust him out to preach the gospel with a holy boldness that brought many souls into the kingdom of God.
Have We Lost the Fire?
How many of us need to find a humble altar and pray through to a new unction of the Holy Spirit? This is an age of lightness. It is more pleasing and popular to soothe and console and to entertain than to warn people to flee from the wrath to come.
All around us are lovely people, apparently successful people, seemingly satisfied people - yet they are LOST! Who cares? Who has the holy boldness to witness and to preach the Gospel to them instead of merely passing the time of day or chatting in idle conversation with them?
Crucial conditions exist in many places around the world. Yet multitudes go on their light-hearted way with no concern for preparing for the eternity that lies ahead.
Christians, what an hour to preach the Gospel "with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven!" Some of us ought to pray more for our families, for those with whom we work, for our neighbors and friends.
We ought to witness more to them. In addition, we can unite our efforts and through the printed word, we can go far and near urging people to lay hold on eternal life."
A prayer by D. L. Moody:
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[Taken from Herald of His Coming newspaper, Vol 77, No 3 (915), p. 9. Used by permission.]
Today's Bible verses-
Daniel 9:5 (NKJV) "we have sinned and committed
iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even
by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments."
Jer. 9:23, 24 (NKJV) "Thus says the LORD:
Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,Let not the mighty man glory in his might,
But let him who glories glory in this,
That he understands and knows Me,
That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness,
judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
For in these I delight, says the LORD."
1 John 1:8-9 (NKJV) "If we say that we have no sin,
we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. (v.9)
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive
us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Today's quotes-
~Xochitl Dixon- "During our dark times, when we feel as if God's not there for us, we need reminders of who God is and how He's demonstrated His love. Reflecting on our personal experiences with Him, as well as His actions recorded in Scripture, can affirm the countless ways our good Abba Father loves us."
"Remembering God's works, which reveal His
character, reassures us of his love."
(Taken from Our Daily Bread®, © 8/9/2018 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. www.odb.org).
~ Steve Smith- "Revival in your life, in your church, and in your ministry awaits these conditions: absolute surrender to God's mission and complete rooting out of sin personally and corporately."
(p. 166 of SPIRIT WALK)
Today's question-
What must happen before personal revival?
We need to admit that there's something wrong, humble ourselves and pray. (See Dan. 9). What happens when we agree that we have sinned? We repent and ask God's forgiveness. (See James 4:17).
Our repenting of these thoughts and resentments will be met by forgiveness by the Father. He will then show us how to deal with them.
This could be by speaking to the person and admitting our unforgiveness towards them. Our asking them to forgive us for our resentment for something they did or said, will clear the way back to fellowship with them.
Healing comes when we've honestly faced the offense which hurt us, and our trusting God to bring the healing we need. His love can then fill our hearts for them.
Our spirits can be revived through this cleansing, as we can then be freer to worship the Lord without the lingering offense.
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(After today's post, I'll not be posting for 3 weeks. I hope to create a FaceBook page to show my crafts that are for sale and to take care of various projects that await my attention.
My crafts will be displayed again at the Madrid Bank for the month of November. On December 1st, I'll be at Anastasia's Bakery, two doors down, where my crafts will be available for sale from 12 to 2! Ana will have the most delicious treats available for you to enjoy, so I hope you'll stop by!
My crafts will be displayed again at the Madrid Bank for the month of November. On December 1st, I'll be at Anastasia's Bakery, two doors down, where my crafts will be available for sale from 12 to 2! Ana will have the most delicious treats available for you to enjoy, so I hope you'll stop by!
My next planned posting:
#87 The Spirit's Anointing Enables You Spiritually
10/2nd- Tuesday's post by Dr. Wesley L. Duewel
10/2nd- Tuesday's post by Dr. Wesley L. Duewel
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Thank you Jean for the excellent article. You are a blessing.
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