WILL WE LISTEN AND LEARN, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE? How pathetic to come out from the school of the prophets and not realize that the Holy Spirit could endue with power to deliver a prophets message!...could such prophets be expected to send out from their school young prophets filled with a Holy Ghost message? Can we wonder that spiritually is at so low an ebb throughout Christendom?...There can be no alternative; it is either Holy Ghost revival or apostasy...It is sin in individual church members, whether at home or on the foreign field, which grieves and quenches the Holy Spirit... Finally, the call to revival must be a call to exalt Jesus Christ in our hearts as King of kings and Lord of lords. He is like an Everest peak, rising from the level plain. There must be room only for Him, if we would have him dwell with us at all. Every idol must be smashed... Was there ever such an incomparable opportunity for Christian leaders to get rid of their ecclesiastical idols and bring them into heart with the unsearchable riches of Christ as at the Missionary Conference in Edinburgh in 1910? There has been no church gathering in modern times around such expectations have centered. Missionary leaders had come from all parts of the world. It was the confident of many that a new era in missions had dawned. The subject for the last day was - The Home Base. It provoked endless possibilities. The home churches, empowered by a Holy Ghost Revival, would send out men fitted as were Paul and Barnabas. With their enormous resources in men and means the world would be evangelized in a generation. Alas, it was only a dream. Never have I experienced such pain and disappointed as I did that day. Of the many who addressed that great missionary gathering, not more than three emphasized God the Holy Spirit. As the one essential factor in world evangelization. Listening to the addresses that day, one could not but conclude that the giving of the Gospel to lost mankind was largely a matter of better organization, better equipment, more men and women. Symptoms, indeed, were not lacking that a few more sparks might have precipitated an explosion. But no, the dethronement of the idol of ecclesiastical self-sufficiency was apparently too great a price to pay. But, brethren, the Spirit of God is with us still. Pentecost is still within our grasp. If revival is being withheld from us it is because some idol remains still enthroned; because we still insist in placing our reliance in human schemes; because we still refuse to face the unchangeable truth that it is not by might, BUT BY MY SPIRIT. From the book, By My Spirit by Jonathan Goforth Bethany Fellowship Minn. Minnesota Written first in 1942. Dr. Goforth was born in Ontario and together with his wife, spent their lives in China as missionaries. Dr. Goforth saw revival wherever he ministered. Have we learned from such experiences, I doubt that! I personally have traveled around the world several times and in 75 countries of the world and have observed missionary endeavor in many of these countries and my experience is that, we have not yet learned the secret of Gods moving in missions and revival, and our land is not better, we too rely even more heavily on education and our programs; because Beloved, It is not by might (human effort), but by MY SPIRIT SAITH THE LORD. Dr. Steeves -------------------------------------- Please share e-mail addresses of pastors, church peoples, friends, neighbors, etc. to us, so we can add their addresses to the e-mail network, so that they can also be blessed. However be certain to get their permission before sending! Also share these Inspirational thoughts to as many as possible. Also feel free to comment on any of these articles. However your comments will not be shared on the network; without your permission. YES! You have permission to post these emails and forward to friends or church groups, boards, etc. - unless there is a copyright that says differently. We may not necessarily agree with all aspect of our Inspirational Messages. However our purpose is to bless and provoke thought and study of the Word of God, in the light of the Holy Spirit. [email protected] libertyworldministries.ca Liberty World Ministries Inc. Federally in 1982. ______________________________________ Address: Town Centre Tower 7C 32330 South Fraser Way Abbotsford, B.C. Canada V2T1X1 _____________________________________ 604-864-4357 Office 778-549-1421 Cel ______________________________________ Rev. Dr. Duane F. Steeves, DD President
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