Chapter 267—Power to Shake the World
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of
righteousness on the right hand and on the left.
2 Corinthians 6:7
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The commission that Christ gave to the disciples, they fulfilled. As these
messengers of the cross went forth to proclaim the gospel, there was such
a revelation of the glory of God as had never before been witnessed by
mortal man. By the cooperation of the divine Spirit, the apostles did a work
that shook the world. To every nation was the gospel carried in a single
generation.
Glorious were the results that attended the ministry of the chosen apostles
of Christ. At the beginning of their ministry some of them were unlearned
men, but their consecration to the cause of their Master was unreserved, and
under His instruction they gained a preparation for the great work committed
to them. Grace and truth reigned in their hearts, inspiring their motives and
controlling their actions. Their lives were hid with Christ in God, and self
was lost sight of, submerged in the depths of infinite love.... Jesus Christ,
the wisdom and power of God, was the theme of every discourse.... As
they proclaimed the completeness of Christ, the risen Saviour, their words
moved hearts, and men and women were won to the gospel. Multitudes
who had reviled the Saviour’s name and despised His power, now confessed
themselves disciples of the Crucified.
Not in their own power did the apostles accomplish their mission, but in
the power of the living God.... The consciousness of the responsibility resting
on them purified and enriched their experience; and the grace of heaven
was revealed in the conquests they achieved for Christ. With the might of
omnipotence God worked through them to make the gospel triumphant.
As Christ sent forth His disciples, so today He sends forth the members
of His church. The same power that the apostles had is for them. If they will
make God their strength, He will work with them, and they shall not labor in
vain. Let them realize that the work in which they are engaged is one upon
which the Lord has placed His signet.... He bids us go forth to speak the
words He gives us, feeling His holy touch upon our lips.
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