iii. 13, 14, R.V.). It is at this
point that many fail. They seek the Lord, they weep and struggle
and pray, and then they believe; but, instead of pressing on,
they sit down to enjoy the blessing, and, lo! it is not. The
children of Israel must needs follow the pillar of cloud and
fire. It made no difference when it moved--by day or by night,
they followed; and when the Comforter comes we must follow, if we
would abide in Him and be filled with all the fullness of God.
And, Oh, the joy of following Him!
Finally, if we have the blessing--not the harsh, narrow,
unprogressive exclusiveness which often calls itself by the
sweet, heavenly term of holiness, but the vigorous, courageous,
self-sacrificing, tender, Pentecostal experience of perfect love
--we shall both save ourselves and enlighten the world, our
converts will be strong, our Candidates for the work will
multiply, and will be able, dare-devil men and women, and our
people will come to be like the brethren of Gideon, of whom it
was said, "Each one resembled the children of a king."
"HAVE YE RECEIVED THE HOLY GHOST SINCE YE BELIEVED?"
XXIII.
VICTORY OVER EVIL TEMPER BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
"Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you."
Two letters recently reached me, one from Oregon, and one from
Massachusetts, inquiring if I thought it possible to have temper
destroyed.
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