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Preparation for the Latter Rain, September 26
Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make
bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
Zechariah 10:1
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If you will be faithful to God, self shall be crucified; self shall die, and Christ
Jesus shall live in us, and He shall be the hope of our calling; we will represent
Jesus Christ to the world. Inquire sincerely, “Am I a Christian?” If I am a Christian,
I am looking unto Jesus, the Author and the Finisher of my faith. In Him my
hopes of eternal life are centered....
We need not worry about the latter rain. All we have to do is to keep the vessel
clean and right side up and prepared for the reception of the heavenly rain, and
keep praying, “Let the latter rain come into my vessel. Let the light of the glorious
angel which unites with the third angel shine upon me; give me a part in the work;
let me sound the proclamation; let me be a colaborer with Jesus Christ.” Thus
seeking God, let me tell you, He is fitting you up all the time, giving you His
grace.
You need not be worried. You need not be thinking that there is a special time
coming when you are to be crucified. The time to be crucified is just now. Every
day, every hour, self is to die; self is to be crucified; and then, when the time
comes that the test shall come to God’s people in earnest, the everlasting arms are
around you. The angels of God make a wall of fire around about and deliver you.
All your self-crucifixion will not do any good then. It must be [done] before
the destiny of souls is decided. It is now that self is to be crucified—when there is
work to do; when there is some use to be made of every entrusted capability. It is
now that we are to empty and thoroughly cleanse the vessel of its impurity. It is
now that we are to be made holy unto God. This is our work, this very moment.
You are not to wait for any special period for a wonderful work to be done; it is
today. I give myself to God today....
Are you ready to make the surrender now? You are to put away your sin right
now when you see it.... Do not make leeway [that] you are going to overcome by
degrees; you are going to try little by little to give up sin. Now, while it is called
today, heed the invitation and harden not your hearts.
Oh, my soul, why not leave the cursed thing today? Sin crucified my Lord.
Why not turn from it with loathing? Why not love the things that Christ loved, and
hate the things that Christ hated? He has made provision ample enough for you
that you can, through Him, be more, yea, more than overcomers.—
Manuscript 35,
September 26, 1891
, “Work and Baptism of Holy Spirit Needed.”
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