Tarrying for Power

[Thompson, Darryl]

Tarrying for Power 

     Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power
from on high. Luke 24:49  

     Every truly converted soul will be intensely desirous to bring
others from the darkness of error into the marvelous light of the
righteousness of Jesus Christ. The great outpouring of the Spirit of
God, which lightens the whole earth with His glory, will not come until
we have an enlightened people, that know by experience what it means to
be laborers together with God. When we have entire, wholehearted
consecration to the service of Christ, God will recognize the fact by an
outpouring of His Spirit without measure; but this will not be while the
largest portion of the church are not laborers together with God. God
cannot pour out His Spirit when selfishness and self-indulgence are so
manifest; when a spirit prevails that, if put into words, would express
that answer of Cain--"Am I my brother's keeper?" . . .  

     When the hearts of the believers are warm with the love for God,
they will do a continual work for Jesus. They will manifest the meekness
of Christ and display a steadfast purpose that will not fail nor be
discouraged. God will use humble men to do His work, for there is a
large vineyard calling for laborers.  

     The promise of the Holy Spirit is not limited to any age or to any
race. Christ declared that the divine influence of His Spirit was to be
with His followers unto the end. From the day of Pentecost to the
present time, the Comforter has been sent to all who have yielded
themselves fully to the Lord and to His service. . . . The more closely
believers have walked with God, the more clearly and powerfully have
they testified of their Redeemer's love and of His saving grace. The men
and women who through the long centuries of persecution and trial
enjoyed a large measure of the presence of the Spirit in their lives,
have stood as signs and wonders in the world. 

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