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Pledge of Divine Power, December 4
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts 1:8.
On the day of Pentecost the Infinite One revealed Himself in power to
the church. By His Holy Spirit He descended from the heights of heaven as
a rushing mighty wind to the room in which the disciples were assembled.
Words of penitence and confession of sin were mingled with songs of praise
for sins forgiven. Words of thanksgiving and of prophecy were heard. All
heaven was bending low to behold and adore the wisdom of matchless,
incomprehensible love.
The apostles and disciples were lost in wonder, and exclaimed, “Herein
is love!” They grasped the imparted gift. Their hearts were surcharged
with a benevolence so full, so deep, so far-reaching, that it impelled them
to go to the ends of the earth testifying, God forbid that we should glory,
save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. They were filled with an intense
longing to add to the church such as should be saved....
As the disciples went forth to proclaim the gospel, filled with the power
of the Spirit, so God’s servants are to go forth today. All around us are
fields white unto the harvest. These fields are to be reaped. We are to take
up the work, filled with an unselfish desire to give the message of mercy to
those who are in the darkness of error and unbelief. God will move on the
hearts of believers to carry forward His work to the regions beyond....
The Lord God is bound by an eternal pledge to supply power and grace
to every one who is sanctified through obedience to the truth. Jesus Christ,
to whom is given all power in heaven and on earth, unites in sympathy with
His instrumentalities—the earnest souls who day by day partake of the
living bread “which cometh down from heaven” ( John 6:33). The church
on earth, united with the church in heaven, can accomplish all things.4 [345]
4 Manuscript 62, 1902.
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