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A Mind Submissive, October 18
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be
strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man.
Ephesians 3:16
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The gospel of Christ makes progress in every human agent that is conse-
crated to the Lord’s service. The Holy Spirit takes possession of everyone
who has a willing mind, not that that person may work the Holy Spirit, but that
the Holy Spirit may work its miracle through the grace that is poured upon
the human agency. The goodness of God becomes a working power through
a consistent life, through fervent love for Jesus, and through heaven-inspired
zeal. Those who are in association with Jesus will partake of His melting
love, and manifest His overflowing sympathy for souls who are yielding to
Satan’s specious temptations. They will plan and study and exercise tact, in
order that they may make a success of so presenting the unselfish love of
Christ that sinful and impenitent hearts may be won to loyalty to Jesus, who
gave His life for them....
Lose no time; confess Christ without delay. It is the Holy Spirit, the
Comforter, the Spirit of truth that testifies of Christ. Jesus said, “Ye shall
receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be
witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and
unto the uttermost part of the earth” (
Acts 1:8
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To grieve the Holy Spirit which would make you a witness of Christ is
a terrible thing. You know not when you may grieve the Spirit for the last
time. The Holy Spirit does not work upon the human heart to compel you to
give yourself to Christ, to force you to yield your conscience: but [the Spirit]
shines into the chambers of the mind in a way to convict of sin, and to entice
you unto righteousness. If you do not confess Christ now, the time will come
when, overwhelmed with a sense of the great things that you have lost, you
will make confession. But why not confess Christ now while mercy’s voice
invites you?—
The Youth’s Instructor, August 1, 1895
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