October
17, 2003
MORE
THAN MORTAL POWER
"When
the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will
lift up a standard against him. The Redeemer will come to
- those who turn from transgression" (Isaiah 59:19, 20,
NKJV).
"God
has provided divine assistance for all the emergencies to
which our human resources are unequal. He gives the Holy Spirit
to help in every strait, to strengthen our hope and assurance,
to illuminate our minds and purify our hearts.
"Your
part is to put your will on the side of Christ. When you yield
your will to His, He immediately takes possession of you,
and works in you to will and to do of His good pleasure. Your
nature is brought under the control of His Spirit. Even your
thoughts are subject to Him. If you cannot control your impulses,
your emotions, as you may desire, you can control the will,
and thus an entire change will be wrought in your life. When
you yield up your will to Christ, your life is hid with Christ
in God. It is allied to the power which is above all principalities
and powers. You have a strength from God that holds you fast
to His strength; and a new life, even the life of faith, is
possible to you.
"You
can never be successful in elevating yourself, unless your
will is on the side of Christ, cooperating with the Spirit
of God. Do not feel that you cannot; but say, 'I can, I will.'
God has pledged His Holy Spirit to help you in every decided
effort.
"The
lifework given us is that of preparation for the life eternal.
If we accomplish this work as God designs we shall, every
temptation may work for our advancement; for as we resist
its allurements, we make progress in the divine life. In the
heat of the conflict, unseen agencies will be by our side,
commanded of heaven to aid us in our wrestlings; and in the
crisis, strength and firmness and energy will be imparted
to us, and we shall have more than mortal power.
"Those
who would be conquerors will be engaged in conflict
with unseen agencies. The Holy Spirit is ever at work, seeking
to purify, refine, and discipline the souls of men, in order
that they may become fitted for the society of heaven.--God's
Amazing Grace, p. 209.
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