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Human Needs and Divine Supply
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to the trial with overweening confidence in themselves, and make
manifest the fact that Jesus is not with them. These self-sufficient
souls are not few, and they have lessons to learn by hard experience
of discomfiture and defeat. Few have the grace to welcome such
an experience, and many backslide under the trial. They blame
circumstances for their discomfiture, and think their talent is not
appreciated by others. If they would humble themselves under the
hand of God, He would teach them.
Essentials in Service
Those who do not learn every day in the school of Christ, who
do not spend much time in earnest prayer, are not fit to handle the
work of God in any of its branches; for if they do, human depravity
will surely overcome them and they will lift up their souls unto
vanity. Those who become co-workers with Jesus Christ, and who
have spirituality to discern spiritual things, will feel their need of
virtue and of wisdom from Heaven in handling His work. There are
some who neither burn nor shine, yet are contented. They are in a
wretchedly cold and indifferent condition, and a large number who
know the truth manifestly neglect duty, for which the Lord will hold
them accountable.
God has given us Jesus, and in Him is the revelation of God. Our
Redeemer says: “If a man love Me, he will keep My words: and
My Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and make
Our abode with him.” “Let that therefore abide in you, which ye
have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the
beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and
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in the Father.” If we know God, and Jesus Christ whom He has sent,
unspeakable gladness will come to the soul. Oh, how we need the
divine presence! For the baptism of the Holy Spirit every worker
should be breathing out his prayer to God. Companies should be
gathered together to call upon God for special help, for heavenly
wisdom, that the people of God may know how to plan and devise
and execute the work.
Especially should men pray that the Lord will choose His agents,
and baptize His missionaries with the Holy Spirit. For ten days the
disciples prayed before the Pentecostal blessing came. It required all