I
Want That Power
And
it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh;
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream
dreams, your young men shall see visions. Joel 2:28, 29
We are living in the last days, in a time
when we may expect much from the Lord. These words should bring us to the
throne of grace to claim great things of Him. Here the promise is given that on
the men and women and on our sons and daughters the Holy Spirit is to come; and
"whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." This
brings to view a wonderful work to be done, for which we need the converting
power of God in our hearts every day. It is our privilege to experience this.
Heaven is full of blessings, and it is our privilege to claim the rich promises
of God for our individual selves. We need to seek the Lord day and night that
we may know just what steps to take and just what we ought to do.
The Lord has a special work to do for us
individually. As we see the wickedness of the world brought to light in the
courts of justice and published in the daily papers, let us draw near to God,
and by living faith lay hold of His promises, that the grace of Christ may be
manifest in us. We may have an influence, a powerful influence, in the world.
If the convicting power of God is in us, we shall be enabled to lead souls that
are in sin to conversion.
In the closing scenes of this earth's
history, many . . . children and youth [who receive a true Christian education]
will astonish people by their witness to the truth, which will be borne in
simplicity, yet with spirit and power. They have been taught the fear of the
Lord, and their hearts have been softened by a careful and prayerful study of
the Bible. In the near future many children will be endued with the Spirit of
God, and will do a work proclaiming the truth to the world. . . . They will do
a work in the world that not all the powers of evil can counteract.
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