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Tarrying for Power, Fabruary 24
The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power
from on high.
Luke 24:49
Every truly converted soul will be intensely desirous to bring others
from the darkness of error into the marvelous light of the righteous-
ness of Jesus Christ. The great outpouring of the Spirit of God, which
lightens the whole earth with His glory, will not come until we have an
enlightened people, that know by experience what it means to be laborers
together with God. When we have entire, wholehearted consecration to
the service of Christ, God will recognize the fact by an outpouring of
His Spirit without measure; but this will not be while the largest portion
of the church are not laborers together with God. God cannot pour out
His Spirit when selfishness and self-indulgence are so manifest; when
a spirit prevails that, if put into words, would express that answer of
Cain—“Am I my brother’s keeper?” ...
When the hearts of the believers are warm with the love for God,
they will do a continual work for Jesus. They will manifest the meek-
ness of Christ and display a steadfast purpose that will not fail nor be
discouraged. God will use humble men to do His work, for there is a
large vineyard calling for laborers.
The promise of the Holy Spirit is not limited to any age or to any
race. Christ declared that the divine influence of His Spirit was to be
with His followers unto the end. From the day of Pentecost to the present
time, the Comforter has been sent to all who have yielded themselves
fully to the Lord and to His service.... The more closely believers have
walked with God, the more clearly and powerfully have they testified
of their Redeemer’s love and of His saving grace. The men and women
who through the long centuries of persecution and trial enjoyed a large
measure of the presence of the Spirit in their lives, have stood as signs
and wonders in the world.
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