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Humble Hero
is posing for His portrait in every disciple. Every one of them is to
reveal His longsuffering love, His mercy and truth, to the world.
The first disciples prepared themselves for their work. Before
Pentecost, they met together and put away all differences. Unitedly
they prayed in faith, feeling deeply the burden for others to be saved.
Then it was that the Holy Spirit was poured out, and thousands were
converted in a day.
It can be the same way now. Preach the Word of God. Let
Christians put away their disagreements and give themselves to
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God for saving the lost. If they will ask in faith for the blessing, it
will come. The outpouring in the apostles’ days was the “former
rain,” and the result was glorious, but the “latter rain” will be more
abundant. See
Joel 2:23
.
All who consecrate soul, body, and spirit to God will constantly
receive new reserves of physical and mental power. When they
cooperate with Christ, He enables them in their human weakness to
do the deeds of the Almighty.
The Savior longs to reveal His grace and stamp His character
on the whole world. He wants to make people free and pure and
holy. Through the blood He shed for the world they may achieve
triumphs that will bring glory to God and the Lamb. Christ “shall
see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied.”
Isaiah 53:11
.
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