2 6 : B V O V
The
Big
One
I'm totally convinced
the revival the Lord has
planned for us in these
days is going to be talked
about for all eternity. In
the ages to come it's going
to be remembered as—
ONE THING I'VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS ABOUT THE
HOLY SPIRIT IS THAT HE'S NOT PUSHY. HE DOESN'T JUST
BARGE IN ON OUR LIVES OR OUR CHURCH SERVICES AND
DO WHATEVER HE CHOOSES.
If we want Him to move among us in
power, we have to recognize His ministry
and be willing to wait on Him.
We have to invite Him into our midst
and give Him place.
He doesn't do things just between
11 o'clock and noon on Sunday mornings.
It just doesn't work that way with God.
The Lord knows what people really
need, and what it takes to get it to them. So,
when He's ministering to us by the Spirit
(whether it's on Sunday morning or any
other time), He expects us to be patient.
Rather than us always being in a hurry, He
expects us to allow Him to fi nish His work.
A praying friend of mine once told me
this is why we have to pray and intercede
for the spiritual outpouring God has for us
in this day. It's not because we have to talk
God into giving it to us. It's because the
Body of Christ must be prepared to receive
it. We must come to the place where, more
than anything else, we desire to let the
Holy Spirit move.
As the Lord explained to my friend, If I'm
moving during a service and people get
by Gloria Copeland
