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I Want That Power, Fabruary 27
The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit
upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see
visions.
Joel 2:28, 29
We are living in the last days, in a time when we may expect much
from the Lord. These words should bring us to the throne of grace to
claim great things of Him. Here the promise is given that on the men
and women and on our sons and daughters the Holy Spirit is to come;
and “whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
This brings to view a wonderful work to be done, for which we need
the converting power of God in our hearts every day. It is our privilege
to experience this. Heaven is full of blessings, and it is our privilege to
claim the rich promises of God for our individual selves. We need to
seek the Lord day and night that we may know just what steps to take
and just what we ought to do.
The Lord has a special work to do for us individually. As we see
the wickedness of the world brought to light in the courts of justice and
published in the daily papers, let us draw near to God, and by living faith
lay hold of His promises, that the grace of Christ may be manifest in
us. We may have an influence, a powerful influence, in the world. If the
convicting power of God is in us, we shall be enabled to lead souls that
are in sin to conversion.
In the closing scenes of this earth’s history, many ... children and
youth [who receive a true Christian education] will astonish people by
their witness to the truth, which will be borne in simplicity, yet with
spirit and power. They have been taught the fear of the Lord, and their
hearts have been softened by a careful and prayerful study of the Bible.
In the near future many children will be endued with the Spirit of God,
and will do a work proclaiming the truth to the world.... They will do a
work in the world that not all the powers of evil can counteract.
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