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plan of God is that we might be so in Him that we will be equaany occasion."Beloved" (1 John 4:1). That is a good word. It means thatare now in a place where God has set His love upon us. He waus to listen to what He has to say to us because when His beloare hearing His voice, then they understand what He has for theGod is dealing with us as sons; He calls us "beloved." We arthe truth, but we want to know the truth in a way that will keefree. (See John 8:32.) I want to help the people who have beetroubled with voices and with things that have happened that thave felt they had no control over them. And I want to help thwho are bound in many ways and have been trying in every waget free.The fourth chapter of 1 John tells us specifically how towith evil powers, with evil voices. It tells us how we may be abldethrone them and be in a place where we are over them. It shus how we may live in the world not subject to fear, not subjecbondage, not subject to pain, but in a place where we are defeaevil powers, ruling over them, reigning in the world by this lifChrist. In this way, we will be from above, and we will know it.will not be subject to the world, but we will reign over the worlthat disease, sin, and death will not have dominion.A keynote that runs through the entire Scriptures is thatsus has vanquished and overcome all of the powers of the Devilhas destroyed his power, even the power of death. Whether wegoing to believe it or not, this is for us. God sends out the clenge, and He says, "If you believe it, it will be so."What will hinder us? Our human nature wilL Gods work inwill be hindered when the human will is not wholly surrende508
Decemb. -- ::--: -' -----,.-. - - '::: 5. :"'.:: .:- : - -,-:-. .::.- .' :'.2.5," "Ye a.:."::-:.:::::., ,e,s.;: "ill-;-'- :0 have bet-:: 3,:'.:;,.::pened tha: ::-,.;:''::'' "Sllt to help -' ,,- . : - -:'-- -5 in every ,-" say ,when there is some mixture, part spis a division in your own heart.In a house where there are twobey his father and mother, andtreated. The other is loved just thethe wayward boy who wants his ogrieve his parents, and he gets the wthe house; one is getting the whip, twithout the whip.Any number of God's children abetter than they are doing. So I wayou know ought to be done. Sin isance, your presence, your prayers,removed by repentance. When youfind that the thing goes away foremust be judged. Sins must be brougyou have a perfect confidence betwehow your prayers rise. You catch fireinspiration is tremendous, you finthrough you, and you live in a place.,. -, c:If. Thought for today: The man who liv: - -::.:lcallyhow to c::-::.\ye may be able .-:II"! . -::- .]\'er them. Itiii":".: -:-::.J fear, not subject::: :- ,.':-sere we are defeati::;t.;:::e ,;vorld by this life:::. we will know it. "Y-, ::'eign over the world i':: ::ninion.c::: :::re Scriptures is that J e ::' .- :-,e powers of the Devil an(:-c:::- of death. Whether we 8.::':: ';'5. God sends out the chai , 7-.ill be so."::ature will. Gods work in u::,. is not wholly surrendered.Ih.:- 0' ,'509
nication, we have been living together in the Spirit," I said. "Suthere is no secret that could be hidden between you and me.""I will tell you," he said. "I am going to a spiritualism meetin"Don't you think it is dangerous? I don't think it is wisebelievers to go to these places," I said."I am led to go to test it according to Scripture," he repl"They are having some special mediums from London."He meant that they were having some people from Lonwho were more filled with the Devil than the Spiritualists wein our city of Bradford. They were special devils."I am going," he continued, "and I am going with the cknowledge that I am under the blood of Jesus.""Tell me the results, will you?""Yes, I will."Now, beloved, I advise none of you to go to these places.My friend went and sat down in the midst of the seance ming, and the medium began to take control. The lights wenteverything was in a dismal state. My friend did not speak, butkept himself under the blood, whispering the preciousness ofblood of Jesus. These more possessed devils were on the platfoThey tried every possible thing they could to get under controlmore than an hour, and then the lights went up. The leader s"We can do nothing tonight; there is somebody here who beliein the blood of Christ."Hallelujah! Do you all believe in the blood, beloved?Thought for today: Have biblical proof for everything you hand then you will be in a place where no one can move you.510
DecembGreater Is He wThe LORD is my light and my salvLORD is the strength of my life;-Psalm,,'::'::1."Fred. - cornn:'.: ·.·.ise f:: I ·:}G . - :: ?- -:::"":.-e ready to challenge the Devdelivered from fear if youhear" (Matt. 11:15) or ears tare the ears of faith, and your earstual that they will lay hold of it.When the Word of God becomeswill find that the minute you openwill find that you have to be joined uthe epistles of Christ (2 Cor. 3:3).Word, and He will be known in u7:16-20.) He is the life and the natunew life, a new breath, a new spirlimitation in this standard, but in e"He who is in you is greater than h4:4). When the Word of Life is livelife, then it is enacted, and it bringWhen we quote something from thethat we are living according to it. Tyou, for the Word is life and it brinthat makes you "free from the law ofljT e ."Scripture reaaing: Psalm 27. -.'.-:: --. -.-- -''''-- --- --- --. ----- - -",,",---:- :.::-:.- :.- - -.,Thought for today: The Word not oalso puts you in a place where youkeep on standing.::-.: -:::511
of God makes us strong. All evil powers are weak. "Young meare strong because you know the Word." (See 1 John 2: 14.)Where do thoughts of evil come from? They come from tclean believer, the man who is not entirely sanctified. Remthat the Devil does not know your thoughts; that is where theis held. But God knows your thoughts; God knows all things.can only suggest evil thoughts to try to arouse your carnal naYet if you are disturbed by evil thoughts, if you are troubdepressed, then you are in a wonderful place. If you never tebody about your evil thoughts, and you are not disturbedthem, the carnal powers have never been destroyed in you.you tell anybody, then it is proof that you are clean; it is byou are clean that you weep. If you are not disturbed, if youno conviction, it is because of your unclean sed heart; you hasin come in.How can the believer believe so that he will not be tormHow can we be master of the situation? We must know thisture: "Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has comeflesh is of God" (1 John 4:2). Did Jesus come in the flesh?produced a Son in the likeness of God. In a similar way, the eseed that came into us when we believed produces a life, a pwhich is "Christ in [us]" (Col. 1:27) and which rises up in uthe reflection of the Son of God is in everything we do. Marduced a Son for redemption. God's seed in us produces a sonfect redemption, until we live in Him and move by Him, anwhole nature becomes a perfect Son of God in us (Acts 17:2the name of Jesus, cast self out, and you will be instantly freeThought for today; There is nothing strong in the Devil; theest believer dethrones the Enemy when he mentions Jesus.512
LDecemberA RuinedPart OneFor I say, through the grace given to myou, not to think of himself more highlto think soberly, as God has dealt to e-Romans 12Scripture reading: Mark 13:5-20 ts of people are brought downined the life of a young ChristFor many years after I was bhelped me. I laid hands upon people,Spirit. I thank God that that power hasking God, in lifting up holy handsthat whoever I place my hands upon wiPeople have called me from variothem when they have had people theySpirit. Once a group from York, Engthey had fourteen people whom theythe Holy Spirit, and would I come? Ththe last time I was there.So I went. I have never in all my liwere so intoxicated with the Spirit. Tthem. Right in the midst of them wasoped such a gift of teaching and leadGod through the power of the Spirit thlieve there was another man like him iI rejoiced with them over this youHis ministry, He laid hands upon elevmost marvelous men, yet they werePaul was brought into the knowledgeman. Jesus began the great ministryyoung life. World War I showed us thaage was good enough for that war. Ththat could stand the stress of frost, heaThought for tOday: God wants young pGod to go into the harvest field, because513
s1*'"Oh, we've got him! We've got him! The only thing thatneeded now is that we want him to receive the Holy Spirand as soon as he receives, we will know we have got him." Thwere talking about a certain young man in whom they saw unusupotential to be a great spiritual leader. When that young mspoke in tongues, they almost went wild. They shouted, they wethey prayed. Oh, they were so excited!The leaders said they were overjoyed at the fact of this manbaptism. I said, "Be still; the Lord will do His own work."In a short time, he was through in the Spirit, and everybowas rejoicing and applauding. They fell into great error there." Ghas never yet allowed any human bein to be apJ?lauded for dO 'tEe Lord's work. - -.- . . .'" -. "''"'--,.,"- - "-"' --Thi;Youngman was in the power of the Holy Spirit, andwas lovely. But they came around him, shaking his hand and saing, "Now we have the greatest teacher there is."Was this wrong? It was perfectly right, yet it was the wothing they could have done; they should have been thankfultheir hearts. I want to tell you that the Devil never knows yothoughts, and if you won't let your thoughts out in public, you wbe safe. He can suggest a thought; he can suggest thoughts of evBut that is not sin; all these things are from outside of you. TDevil can suggest evil things for you to receive, but if you are purit is like water off a duck's back.One woman came up and said, "I wouldn't be surprised if ywere another John the Baptist."Again, before we left, this woman came up and said, "Will ybelieve? It is a prophecy I have received that you have to be Johthe Baptist."514;----- .
December ife:0everyone who is cr': '-;: ,m he ought to thin. . , : . one a measure oflc : ': ::le around me anci ':. "---- :': The only thing:::. : ::, receive the Holy- ';r.'e have got him.'· FL: vhom they saw un:.: - ce:- '.\ben that young - - '"'- - ,-:ey shouted, they ;7;:?;:-.:-,;-: . .: the fact of this !::.s. . :.' ;;: O\\'U work".: . - Spirit, and everyi:: :.::l - :: ;Teat error there" G:.::-:.:? ap lauded for c: 1: :2:? Holy Spirit. a:- his hand :e!:it '.vas the W'::- :been thank -":':ne\'er knO\\,;;: :;' .:.:, ,::: b public, you ':'. , ; .;;:?s: :hought;;: 0: ","of yo:.:, -' "", :::.:: if ,'ou are :',:,:-",- C:';e -:.-Thank God, he put it off. But hounrighteous, and how untrue her worThat night, as he was walking hoother voice came, louder than the w"You are John the Baptist!"Again the young man was able tothe night, he was awakened out of hagain: "Rise, get up. You are John theAnd the poor man this time was nnot know what I am now telling youheart that for hours that morning hshouting, "I am John the Baptist!" Nto be detained.Who did it? Why, the people, of coYou have no right to come aroun"You are wonderful!" That is satanicthe Devil to deal with without your ccome and help. We need common sensHow could that young man hahave said, "Did Jesus come in the flehave said no, and then the ComforterLord, bring us to a place of humwhere we will see the danger of sataniDon't think that the Devil is a ban angel oflight (2 Cor. 11:14). He codone well, and he tells you about it. Hare somebody. The Devil is an exaltedter.Thought for today: May God give us(Matt. 5:3-12) where we will be brodust; then God will raise us and place"',1,':':"::,".515
that the gift of tongues was never in evidence before the HSpirit came. The old dispensation was very wonderful in prophutterances. Every person, whoever he is, who receives the HSpirit will have prophetic utterances in the Spirit unto God orhuman language supernaturally coming forth, so that all the pewill know that it is the Spirit.This is the reason we want all the people filled with the HSpirit: they are to be prophetic. When a prophecy is given, it methat God has a thought, a word in season, that has never beeseason before-things both new and old. The Holy Spirit brithings to pass!So when God fulfilled the promise, when the time waspointed, the Holy Spirit came and filled the apostles. The gift thad never been in operation before came into operation that wderful day in the Upper Room, and for the first time in all oftory, men were speaking in a new order; it was not anlanguage, but language that was to be interpreted.This is profound because we recognize that God is speakNo man understands it. The Spirit is speaking, and the Spopens the revelation that they will have, without adulteration.Tongues are a wonderful display of this; they are to revivepeople; they are to give new depths of thought.If you ever want to know why the Holy Spirit was greneeded, you will find it in the third chapter of Ephesians. Yoube amazed. The language is wonderfuL Paul said that he was "least of all the saints" CEph. 3:8), yet God had called him to b"minister" (v. 7). His language is wonderful, yet he felt in his hand life that there was something greater, that the Spirit had hand he bowed his knees unto the Father (v. 14).516
DecembYou cannot find in all the Scripfruit as those that ring through tprayer in the Holy Spirit. He prayall the fullness of God" CEph. 3:19)comprehend with all the saints" Cmay be able to ask and think, andnot only be abundantly but that idantly above all that" you can "aman closing down and the Holy SpiThought for today: The Holy Spircame so that you could exalt the Lo517
c;;gift, unless the unction of the Spirit is upon you. Unless yoadhere to this word, every assembly where you are will be brokup, and you will cause trouble. Until you come to a right undestanding of the Scriptures, you will never be pleasing to God.You have to be very careful that you never use tongues aninterpretation in confusion with prophecy. When prophecy is goiforth and the truth is being heard and all the people are receivingwith joy and are being built up, then there is no room for tonguor interpretation. But just at the time when the language in mheart seems too big to express, then tongues come forth and Glooses the whole thing, and we get a new purpose in that.So you who have this wonderful gift of tongues must see tothat you never break in where the Spirit is having perferight-of-way. But when the Spirit is working with you and yoknow there is a line of truth that the Lord desires to express, thelet the name of God be glorified.You see, God wants everything to be in perfect order by thSpirit. That is why Paul said, "If anyone speaks in a tongue, lthere be two or at the most three" (1 Cor. 14:27). You will never finme speaking if three have spoken before me. And you will nevfind me interpreting any word in tongues if three have spoken aready. This is in order to keep the bonds of peace in the bodythat the people will not be weary, because there are some peopwho have known nothing about what is right.Unless you come to the Word of God, you will be in confusioand you will be in judgment. God does not want you to be in confsion or in judgment, butwants you to be built up by the Scritures, for the Scriptures are clear.518
Decem- pirit"Did to speak u:'and in order.If the Lord reveals truth topreviously in relation to this thatural, I will no longer say it. I allofind that anything I have said is nAs God is my Judge, I never saysincere truth. But if I find out lmost perfect keeping with the WoThought for toJay:t.:: :.,--:T-:: :thE.:for you to u ., .:.'- -;;pon you. 'Cnle5 ' . YJ. are will be ::: ': "- .to a right ''':':-,: ' :'umstances,May the Lorthen, if we are true to God, we wito God,r:: -.'er use tong1:2::: .:. :-:::en prophecy:::: ;; , are rece:',', -.';: .room for t:::z :"Itr c'" language ::-. : - - :,;; :,:,me forth a.:-. - . R':.c sethat,z :' :: ::gues must 5-:-", :::I ":' -. .: :s hadng :: - :-: -:-, .' - - i:you a::-.::' ,-':;'UjJle c':, .3 ::0:::f .--:-:·.' ::-::--I' ""51
1V\ts·7lt-\ \ . rl.,.someday the church will so completely come into its beautythat if I am preaching and you have a revelation on that very thing,a deep revelation from God, and if you stand, I will stop preachingat that moment. Why? Because the Scripture says that if, when aprophet is speaking, anything is revealed to someone in the audi ence, let the first hold his peace and then let that other one speak.Then the Scripture says, "For you can all prophesy one by one,that all may learn and all may be encouraged" (v. 31). This refersto the one who is preaching. He may be led to hold his peace whileone in the midst of the congregation speaks his line of thought thatis divinely appointed; then, after he finishes, another may have aprophecy, and he may get up, and so on, until you may have severalwho have prophesied and you have such revelations in this mannerthat the whole church is ablaze. I believe that God is going to helpus so that we might be sound in mind, right in thought, holy injudgment, separated unto God, and one in the Spirit.Allow me to say this, and then you judge it afterward. You arenot in the right place if you do not judge what I say . You are notJ,o,.swallow everything I say; you ari:Jo judge everythi!!g I say by theScripture.§.:. But you must always use righteous judgment. Right 'eous judgment is not judging through condemnation, but it isjudging something according to the Word of God. In this way, thechurch may receive edification so that all the people may be builtup according to the Word of God.Perhaps not everyone will affirm what I have to say about this.However, I truly believe, because God has revealed it to me, thatthe words "Let there be two or at the most three, each in turn" (v.27) mean that often the speaker will not have finished his messageafter giving the first insight. So often I have seen in an assembly of520
.J.lLVDecembSpirit::, ":.:-, forbid to speak u'it · -"and in order. "':':8-40 --""':':c.' anything is re[·ec: .: .::ep silent." I hOPE .- 'come into itson that ver:-' .::":':.;:I will stop prea2:": .::--, ·-,::·e says that if. w:-, t.';;. :-:: ::. someone in.::- . : : at other one s"c:: : -" ::.:,' prophesy one :. - :" - -.,.iV. 31). This :::.:. ::1 hold his peace ',':. ,,,'. l'me 0 f t h oug::.:. ::. ':-.:.,::. :. s.' .-:.;,·.::5.another may:,;:"have:;:-;O.;:- - -. . .: ·;ou mav.in this :r.s: -,,,::.::.: God is goine:- L ".--;"., :Il thought.,Y: 'believers that the first person has shas been mightily upon him, but tnot finish his message with his firizes that he is not through with tSpirit again, and we feel that the tthird time, and the tide is higher stThis has led me to believe thameans that one person may be permtimes in one meeting. In our conferhave nine utterances in tongues, buspeaking. You can have nine, butLord is prompting it. Sometimes Ithrough in prophecy in such a wayone, sometimes two people speakingam correct when I say this, when whas taken our hearts and has movehappens to me, I speak as fast as Iown thoughts. The Holy Spirit iseverything; the power of the Spipower of the Holy Spirit is speakintongues or interpretation becausethrone the very language of the heaperson's language gives out, the Spgive tongues and interpretation, an"At the most three." Don't samost. The Holy Spirit says it.Thought for today:Righteous judcism, but righteous judgment judgeI::. ::.:s ','.'::.':-- ::i ;-2--7 -----. 2:,--.: :-- : 7.- , 7":: .:. :521
take place in anyone's life.I would like you to know that the speaker is no good unljudges himself every day. If I do not judge myself, I will be j(1 Cor. 11:31). It is no good to me if I look good to you. Ifwere one thing between me and God, I would not dare to spothers unless I knew that God had made me holy, for theybear the vessels of the Lord must be holy unto the Lord52:11). And I praise God because I know:His blood can make the vilest clean,His blood can make the vilest clean,His blood avails for me,His blood avails for me.You cannot assume that someone is still living in the cenGod's holy will. Because I am only a man, it is possible thathave grieved the Spirit. If I were to speak in a formal lanwithout unction, that would not move the people. In this tysituation, someone in the place-and this is what tongues aresomeone in the place who is hungry for God and cannot recause he is not getting the cream of the truth would begin tring and groaning in the Spirit and speaking in tongues. Anperson would travail in the same way, receiving the interpreof these tongues, and would arise and give that interpretationlifting the people where the prophet could not because he wof the will of God.Thought for today: It is not sufficient for me to have yourword; I must have the Master's good word.522
DecembA More ExcLet everything that has bPraise the-PsalmScrifJture reading: Psalm 150,; .III!Ilt.".f you ever get to the place wit is a calamity in your lifewho are around you. If youand make all the people around yomore than an ordinary life, you msupplant you and put within you aGod has a great place for us, swe may be subject to His perfect wone can tell what may happen, forwhen He said, "For I have come down will, but the will of Him who ssomething in a place of yielding wown.God desires that we would loshave never done before. I want towill come into this place of blessingBeloved, believe today that Gyou have never come that way beyour ways of thought. He has a plaThere is a great need today. Pple are thirsting, wanting to know"in the valley of decision" (Joel 3them right into the depths of God.Are you ready to pray? You sayYou may not know what to asknows the desire of your heart, anmind of God. You do not know, buis acquainted with you altogether aSo I say, "Are you ready?" Youto come promptly into the presenceday as you have never asked beforeSi - ,"",-.,- ,--"523.1
fill us with Your anointing, Your power, and Your grace. AmeThought for today: God wants you to be blessed so that you wa blessing.524. .- .--. - - . - -.-- . -.- - .
Decembertt::- :. -:: 7"aiting to anoin: ", :0be brought in:: :.: r .,. ---"'1 before King .-\::.::.3D.: - . . ::at your heartIt, . '-ou believing in :.r :.:c.:' ::. es move us, -.: our hearts this :'.: . , '--::-ear, that we m&.:; .,: -' . -:,vere on the e2"'"::-. '-.:'::. -,:'Jur grace. Amer:. -Humility and C,:. "'dso that you \\.:.:.:.:.-:Being found in appearance as a man,came obedient to the point of death,-PhilippianScripture reading: Philippians 2:1-18t is very important to ministethe proper way. There is no ancomes out of death, when we aposition that makes us live with Him.His death, then, in that same death, lHim in His resurrection power (Phil. 3-But do not forget that Jesus wasthat He made Himself of no reputatiocame to earth (Phil. 2:6-7). He did nwas this, that, or the other. No, thathad all the gifts. He could have stood uand James and the rest of them, whenried through the gate of the city ofNato one side, Peter. Clear out of the wThomas. Don't you know who I am? II have all power, I have all gifts, I hside; I will show you how to raise the dIs that how He did it? No! Neverpass? He was observant. The discipleshave the same observance. What did Hknew that she was carrying to buriallife. Her love was bound up in that sobent over with sorrow, all her hopes blJesus had compassion upon her,was greater than death. His compasswent beyond the powers of death anIsn't He a lovely Jesus? Isn't He a prec§Thought for today:Observance comekindled by God.525
God puts you into the treasury to hold or handle the precgifts of the Spirit. Therefore, so that you may not fail to hathem correctly, He gives you a picture of how you may hathem.What a high position of authority, of grace, the Lord spabout in this verse! "Speak with the tongues of men and of angeOh, isn't that wonderful!There are men who have such wonderful qualificationsspeaking. Their knowledge in the natural realm is so outstanthat many people go to hear their eloquent addresses becauselanguage in them is so beautiful. Yet, through the baptism inHoly Spirit, God puts you right in the midst of them and saysHe has given you the capability to speak like men, with powthought and language at your disposal, so that you can saything. People are failing God all the time allover the world becthey are taken up with their own eloquence, and God is not iThey are lost with the pretentiousness of their great authoritylanguage, and they use it on purpose to tickle the ears and thesations of the people, and it profits nothing. It is nothing. Itwither up, and the people who use it will wither up. Yet God has said there is a way. Now, how would languagemen and ofangels" come to prosper?". When you wept through to victory before, you were able tanything. You were so undone that unless God helped you to dyou couldn't do it:' You were so broken in spirit that your wbody seemed to be at an end unless God reinstated you. Thenunction came, and every word was glorifYing Jesus. Every sentelifted the people, and they felt as they listened, "Surely God i526
t.Decembthis place! He has sent His Wo107:20.) They saw no man there efested that they all said, "Oh, wasthis morning!" If you minister in this way,Tongues of men and angels alonespeak with tongues of men and anof God until it is to Him alone thaten down forever in the history ofto know how to act in the Holy SpirThought for today: When you areglory of God, your acts and life, mcorded endlessly in the glory of htles are being recorded in the glory52
(Ps. 25:14). Don't change the Scriptures. "The just shallfaith" (Rom. 1:17). Do not alter the Scriptures.Do not forget that prophecy is beautiful when you undethe principle of it. Prophecy is the sixth gift mentioned in 1thians 12. What fruit or grace do you think would coincidprophecy? Why, goodness, of course.Why goodness? Because if you are living in holiness,sanctification, perfection, you would never take advantageHoly Spirit and would speak only as the Spirit gave prophecwould never say human things just because you had theprophecy. You would speak according to the Spirit, giving prbecause you had been holy.When you speak in the natural after you have receivedof prophecy, it is because you have come to be nothing; ynothing; you are not counted in the great plan of the great pof God. But if you are hidden in Christ and your whole hearfected in God, and you will prophesy only when the SpiritLord is upon you, then it will be something that lasts foreveple will be blessed forever and God will be glorified forever.Suppose that I have all faith so that I could move mouNow, suppose that I also have a big farm, but that somefarmland is not very profitable. It is stony; it has many rockas well as some little mountains that are absolutely untillabdo no good. But because I have faith without love, I say, "I wmy faith and I will move this land. I do not care where itlong as my land is clean."So I use my faith to clear my land. The next day, my poodoor neighbor comes and says, "I am in great trouble. A528
Decem'1 '55l- .c.tt:l. . .wasteland and stony, rocky landmy good land is ruined."And I, who have faith withou: 1'1 derstand alland move it back!".: : . -:: a II faith, so thatThat profits nothing. If God b: I am nothing.it be for the glory of God. Then,fully answer you; nothing will hiGod delights to use us.Gifts are not only given; thecan be used, who can keep in a pl- --: desire to haveyielded ones in a place of being'·',-:.- o knows my::;·place that is deeper, higher, holier' :"fear HlmIn addition, gifts are not onl. o. shall live b.' in Jesus when you pray the pra"When you pray and believe, th--,: understandSon." (See John 14:12-13.):n 1::,i:;.cide "d:!:Thought for today: It takes ajust-.: "':"'-.'::::::. en::':::-:: .:.: :e of:;:-.ec-y. Y: ::--: -. - --- -::- :- .52
to be burned, saying, "I will show what 1 am made of!" thinothing, nothing! Five dollars given in the name of the Lordmore value than thousands without acknowledging Him.A man came to me, and we had long talks about the Lord.told me, "I was in a very difficult place. 1 had been working vhard in the church and had given all my strength. "Oh, 1 see such godly, holy people doing more than they outo, thereby giving themselves away. Don't you know that your bbelongs to God (1 Cor. 6:19-20), and that, if you overtax your bGod says He will judge you for it? We have to be careful becthe body that is given to us is to exhibit His power and His gland we cannot do this if we give ourselves all the time to wwork, work and think that that is the only way. It is not the wayThe Scriptures teach us that Jesus had to go and renewspiritual vision and power in solitude with His Father (Mark 1:and it was also necessary for the disciples to draw aside andawhile (Mark 6:30-31). Couldn't Jesus give them all they needMy dear brother, whatever God gives you, He will never take ayour common sense.Suppose 1 unwisely overextended my body and knew thhad done so? How could 1 ask anyone to pray for me unless Ipented? We must be carefuL Our bodies are the temples of the HSpirit, and He has to dwell in them, and they have to be forpurpose in the world. We are not working for ourselves; God ibe glorified in our bodies. Many today are absolutely witheredyears before their time, because they went beyond their knowledThought for today: Your gifts will perish unless the gifts are ufor the glory of Jesus.530
De.cemThe GNow to Him who is OOle to keep yoyou faultless before the presence oGod our Sa
Dec 08, 2012 · December 4 How to Test the Spirits You are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one. -1 John 2:14 Scripture reading: 1 John 2: 14-29 [Jhere are evil thoughts
