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of her own doing, until she shall abhor herself. When she resists the
evil and chooses the good, when she seeks God with all humility and
reaches her high calling in Christ, standing on the platform of eternal
truth and by faith laying hold upon the attainments prepared for her,
she will be healed. She will appear in her God-given simplicity and
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purity, separate from earthly entanglements, showing that the truth has
made her free indeed. Then her members will indeed be the chosen of
God, His representatives.
The time has come for a thorough reformation to take place. When
this reformation begins, the spirit of prayer will actuate every believer
and will banish from the church the spirit of discord and strife. Those
who have not been living in Christian fellowship will draw close
to one another. One member working in right lines will lead other
members to unite with him in making intercession for the revelation
of the Holy Spirit. There will be no confusion, because all will be in
harmony with the mind of the Spirit. The barriers separating believer
from believer will be broken down, and God’s servants will speak the
same things. The Lord will co-operate with His servants. All will
pray understandingly the prayer that Christ taught His servants: “Thy
kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”
Matthew
6:10
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