“But He gives more grace. Wherefore He says, God resists the proud, but gives grace unto the humble. Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded” (James 4:6-8).
“Then Jesus said to His disciples, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me’” (Matthew 16:24).
“Holiness is not rapture: it is an entire surrender of the will to God; it is living by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God; it is doing the will of our heavenly Father; it is trusting God in trial, in darkness as well as in the light; it is walking by faith and not by sight; it is relying on God with unquestioning confidence, and resting in His love” (Acts of the Apostles, p. 51).
“Paul had a keen sense of the conflict which every soul must wage with the agencies of evil that are continually seeking to deceive and ensnare, and he had worked untiringly to strengthen and confirm those who were young in the faith. He had entreated them to make an entire surrender to God; for he knew that when the soul fails to make this surrender, then sin is not forsaken, the appetites and passions still strive for the mastery, and temptations confuse the conscience. The surrender must be complete. Every weak, doubting, struggling soul who yields fully to the Lord is placed in direct touch with agencies that enable him to overcome. Heaven is near to him, and he has the support and help of angels of mercy in every time of trial and need” (Acts of the Apostles, p. 298-299).
“I delight to do your will, O my God: and your law is within my heart” (Psalm 40:8).
“As the members of the body of Christ approach the period of their last conflict, “the time of Jacob’s trouble,” they will grow up into Christ, and will partake largely of His spirit. As the third message swells to a loud cry, and as great power and glory attend the closing work, the faithful people of God will partake of that glory. It is the latter rain which revives and strengthens them to pass through the time of trouble. Their faces will shine with the glory of that light which attends the third angel” (Testimonies, Vol 1, p. 353).
Prayer Focus: Maturity in Christ
Prayerfully plead for God to help us “grow up” and mature in Christ in every area of our lives:
- Unconditional love for each other and the lost.
- Strong, unshakeable faith in God and His promises.
- Clear, thorough understanding of God’s Word.
- Total surrender to God and willingness to obey Him in everything.
- Prepared for the latter rain and the time of the end.
- Personal relationship with Jesus and passionate prayer life.
THE LORD IS COMING, SOON, AMEN, YES, COME LORD JESUS!
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