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From Heaven With Love
Gift. The wonderful love of Christ will melt and subdue hearts, when
the mere reiteration of doctrines would accomplish nothing. Words
alone cannot tell it. Let it be manifested in the life. Christ is sitting
for His portrait in every disciple. In every one, His longsuffering
love, His mercy and truth, are to be manifested to the world.
The first disciples prepared themselves for their work. Before
Pentecost, they met together and put away all differences. Of one
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accord they prayed in faith, weighted with the burden for souls.
Then it was that the Holy Spirit was poured out, and thousands were
converted in a day.
So it may be now. Let the Word of God be preached. Let
Christians put away their dissensions, give themselves to God for
saving the lost. Let them in faith ask for the blessing, and it will
come. The outpouring in apostolic days was the “former rain,” and
glorious was the result, but the “latter rain” will be more abundant.
See
Joel 2:23
.
All who consecrate soul, body, and spirit to God will be con-
stantly receiving a new endowment of physical and mental power.
Through cooperation with Christ, in their human weakness they are
enabled to do the deeds of Omnipotence.
The Saviour longs to manifest His grace and stamp His character
on the whole world. He desires to make men free and pure and
holy. Through the blood shed for the world there are triumphs to be
achieved that will bring glory to God and the Lamb. Christ “shall
see of the travail of His soul, and shall be satisfied.”
Isaiah 53:11
.
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