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Holy Spirit’s Power Needed in End-Time, July 21
For the Holy Ghost shall teach you.
Luke 12:12
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We are not to make less prominent the special truths that have separated
us from the world, and made us what we are; for they are fraught with eternal
interests. God has given us light in regard to the things that are now taking place,
and with pen and voice we are to proclaim the truth to the world. But it is the life
of Christ in the soul, it is the active principle of love imparted by the Holy Spirit,
that alone will make our words fruitful. The love of Christ is the force and power
of every message for God that ever fell from human lips.
Day after day is passing into eternity, bringing us nearer to the close of pro-
bation. As never before we must pray for the Holy Spirit to be more abundantly
bestowed upon us, and we must look for its sanctifying influence to come upon
the workers, that those for whom they labor may know that they have been with
Jesus and have learned of Him.
We need spiritual eyesight, that we may see the designs of the enemy, and as
faithful watchmen proclaim the danger. We need power from above, that we may
understand, as far as the human mind can, the great themes of Christianity and
their far-reaching principles.
Those who are under the influence of the Spirit of God will not be fanatical,
but calm and steadfast, free from extravagance in thought, word, or deed. Amid
the confusion of delusive doctrines, the Spirit of God will be a guide and a shield
to those who have not resisted the evidences of truth, silencing every other voice
but that which comes from Him who is the truth.
We are living in the last days, when error of a most deceptive character is
accepted and believed, while truth is discarded. The Lord will hold both ministers
and people responsible for the light shining upon them. He calls upon us to work
diligently in gathering up the jewels of truth, and placing them in the framework of
the gospel. In all their divine beauty they are to shine forth in the moral darkness
of the world. This cannot be accomplished without the aid of the Holy Spirit, but
with this aid we can do all things. When we are endowed with the Spirit, we take
hold by faith of infinite power.
There is nothing lost of that which comes from God. The Saviour of the world
sends His messages to the soul, that the darkness of error may be dispelled. The
work of the Spirit is immeasurably great. It is from this source that power and
efficiency come to the worker for God.—
Gospel Workers, 288, 289
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