Only Believe
2008-10-15 14:12
October 5, Day 37–The Word–
"Let us draw near in fullness of faith" (Heb. 10:22 KJV).
Thoughts
Nothing will welcome His glory into our spirits more than "fullness of faith."
Hannah Whital Smith said she had longed for complete obedience to God's will and unhindered communion with Him. She was almost ready to despair because none of her resolutions or prayers brought her the rest she desired.
Then she met some who "declared that they had discovered a 'way of holiness' wherein the redeemed soul might live and walk in abiding peace, and might be made 'more than conqueror,' through the Lord Jesus Christ. She asked them their secret, and they replied, 'It is simply in ceasing from all efforts of our own and in trusting the Lord to make us holy.'"
"Now we who have believed enter that rest...For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works" (Heb. 4:3, 10 KJV).
Dr. Charles Carter calls unbelief the one basic, tap-root sin from which all other sins spring. Even though some earlier theologians regarded pride as the basic sin, "careful examination seems to reveal that pride itself is born of unbelief."
"Never speak or think of unbelief as a weakness, but always as the sin of sins, the fruitful mother of all sin," Andrew Murray said.
Jesus shed His blood to take away all sin, and we deny the power in that blood when we doubt His power to keep us from all sin.
Come to the Fire Prayer Request
Pray that the set-up before the conference and the tear-down after the conference will be well organized and go smoothly.
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October 9-11 women from across the nation will be attending the Come to the Fire conference. To encourage prayer not only for this event but also for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Church, we're emailing a daily prayer guide.
Whether or not you can come to the conference at College Church in Olathe, Kansas, we invite you to join us in prayer. We are praying for a fulfillment of our theme verse: "You will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. This promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off" (Acts 2:39-39).
Thank you for joining us in fervent
prayer.
Aletha Hinthorn, Director
www.cometothefire.org
P.S. Earlier entries are on my blog at our website. |
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