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Healing of the Soul
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for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save
thy children.”
Isaiah 49:24, 25
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Marvelous will be the transformation wrought in him who by
faith opens the door of the heart to the Saviour.
“Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I
have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that
the wicked turn from his way and live.”
Ezekiel 33:11
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“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose
you this day whom ye will serve: ... but as for me and
my house, we will serve the LORD.”
Joshua 24:15
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“I Give Unto You Power”
Like the twelve apostles, the seventy disciples whom Christ
sent forth later received supernatural endowments as a seal of their
mission. When their work was completed, they returned with joy,
saying, “Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through Thy name.”
Jesus answered, “I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.”
Luke
10:17, 18
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Henceforth Christ’s followers are to look upon Satan as a con-
quered foe. Upon the cross, Jesus was to gain the victory for them;
that victory He desired them to accept as their own. “Behold,” He
said, “I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and
over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means
hurt you.”
Verse 19
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The omnipotent power of the Holy Spirit is the defense of every
contrite soul. No one who in penitence and faith has claimed His
protection will Christ permit to pass under the enemy’s power. It
is true that Satan is a powerful being; but, thank God, we have a
mighty Saviour, who cast out the evil one from heaven. Satan is
pleased when we magnify his power. Why not talk of Jesus? Why
not magnify His power and His love?
The rainbow of promise encircling the throne on high is an
everlasting testimony that “God so loved the world, that He gave
His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should
not perish, but have everlasting life.”
John 3:16
. It testifies to the