Dear Friends of "Dial Daily Bread":
Massive prayers are being offered worldwide for the Lord to “open the windows of heaven” and pour out the blessing of the Holy Spirit upon the “remnant” of Revelation 12:17.
The Lord Jesus has promised to give that most precious gift; the problem is, will we recognize the gift when it comes?
Jesus explained the gift clearly: “And when He is come, He will reprove [convict] the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment”(John 16:8). Jesus promised that “if I depart, I will send Him unto you” as the One called to come and sit down beside you and never leave you [Paracletos].
One Christian lady whose heart was right with the Lord and whom He blessed abundantly, would pray, “Lord, show me the worst of my case!” When the Lord does that for us, it puts us on a level with Isaiah in chapter 6 when he cried out, “Woe is me! for I am undone, ... for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts” (vs. 5).
To show one “the worst” of his “case” is not rubbing our nose in the dirt; the Lord does not want to humiliate us, to destroy us by crushing all sense of self-respect. Self-respect is a healthful conviction (it’s self-esteem that we need to guard against; the two can be confused easily).
Remember, that when Isaiah saw self as “undone,” he was experiencing what it means to be “crucified with Christ” (Gal. 2:20), and that meant that he was resurrected with Him too (Rom. 6:4, 5).
The more Elijah prayed after the exhilarating experience of Mt. Carmel the smaller he saw himself to be and was then prepared to experience and endure the “rain” (1 Kings 18:41-46).
We may think that it’s no fun to be “crucified.” But would you disdain, refuse, to be the believing, repentant thief on the cross “crucified with Christ”? He heard the words spoken to him in assurance, “Verily I say unto thee today, thou shalt be with Me in paradise”! He died in that full assurance; not a bad experience for anyone! For him, that was being “full of the Holy Spirit.” And the end of his soul-winning ministry is not yet. (I can’t wait to see the Lord Jesus give him his “reward” in the judgment day, for I myself will be one of the “stars in his crown.”)
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