Dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus, part of the growing repentance remnant, cleansing as His Bride, getting ready for His soon return as our Bridegroom,
A move of the Holy Spirit is taking place now in many nations, Here's an account of His Presence in Scotland some years ago: This is from Pastor John in the UK: strengthenthefaithful@gmail.com
“The One Who called you is Holy, therefore you also must be holy in all your conduct”. (1st Peter 1 v15).
The true story is told that in 1949, just before Christian revival broke out on the Scottish Isle of Lewis, a supernatural event occurred in a prayer group, an event so dramatic, those present never forgot it. The prayer group had been praying that the Lord would reveal Himself to those who cared little about spiritual matters, in order for them to see their great need to repent and take God seriously.
They had been praying for some time when one of them, called Kenneth MacDonald, opened his Bible and started to read Psalm 24. “Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? Only those who have clean hands and a pure heart.” He put the Bible down, paused for a moment and said “It seems that it is useless for us to gather here night after night pleading with the Lord as we are doing, if our own hands are not clean and our hearts are not pure.” Then after a few moments he cried out with a loud voice “O God, are my hands clean? Is my heart pure?”
Instantly, a sense of God’s absolute Holiness flooded the whole room. The manifestation of His Eternal Holiness was so overwhelming that several men briefly fainted. One man called John Smith said, it was at that moment we realised that the holiness of God and people taking God seriously were inextricably linked. God had shown Himself, and when He did, it was a revealing of His holiness.
Some months later a growing awareness of God’s holiness began to spread across many parts of the Island. It was this sobering awareness lasting from 1949 until 1952 that caused thousands of individuals to turn to the Lord in repentance and accept His pardon, which had been bought at the cross. As the awareness of His holiness grew, people became increasingly grateful for His free offer of salvation and in turn willingly repented and committed themselves to obeying Him from then on.
In Scripture, the holiness of God is clearly and very dramatically taught. (See Acts Ch5 vs1-11). It explains that God is both infinitely loving and infinitely holy, like two sides of the same coin. In His infinite love, God has freely offered forgiveness of sin by sending His Son to the cross, but such pardon is utterly conditional upon true repentance and a willingness to follow Christ from then on. This explains New Testament warnings like; “How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?” (Hebrews Ch2 v3), “Pursue holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.” (Hebrews Ch12v14) and “If the righteous person is scarcely saved, what will become of the ungodly and sinner.” (1st Peter Ch.4v18). Understanding the holiness of God leads to repentance and taking spiritual matters seriously.
The holiness of God will be dramatically revealed at the Second Coming of Christ when He returns to judge the world, so Scripture warns Christians not to neglect their walk with Him but rather grow and mature in their faith. With this in mind the Church has often produced “practical helps and guides” to encourage Christian maturity. These devotional aids encourage a depth of spirituality because all too often a clear conscience is simply a sign of a bad memory rather than the result of living a genuinely godly life.
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To encourage " Christian maturity" simply email me to request a free copy of Take the Repentance Route-- it can be used as a devotional, or as a key outline for your prayer group interested in growing in Christ through removing no longer needed old sin patterns.
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Even in disasters, such as this cyclone disaster in Malawi, where over 190 have died already, pastors, having earlier repented and now with the Holy Spirit, are finding the SHALOM of Jesus Christ and at the same time boldness to minister to their communities with a new urgency. Please help, as the Lord leads, with a compassionate heart.
Disasters are allowing those shepherds with His Shalom to preach and bring many into the Kingdom.
Here is our prayer for these bold men of God, in the midst of disasters:
"Heavenly Father, in Jesus' Holy Name, please open new doors even with this catastrophe.
Open new opportunities for our brothers in Christ to preach Your Goodness even in the face of the cyclone. We know that You are the Rock. We see that death can happen at any time; each person on the planet thus needs to be already TODAY for Your Kingdom, Lord. We honor that You have One Key to open that door: dying to self, repentance, real conversion as it is found in Your Eternal Word, including in Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:15; Mark 6:12; Luke 13: 1-5, Luke 24:47, Acts 3:19, Acts 20:21, Revelation 3: 19-21. May our brothers have Your Voice to carry Your Gospel throughout the nation of Malawi and to other nations as they contact even global media. Please turn this disaster into Your Victory, Lord! In Jesus' Holy Name, Amen and Amen."
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Every day we receive requests for funds for food, medicine, and basic logistics for repentance trainings from pastors preaching repentance who we determine have real needs. We help as we can. The requests exceed the donations. We look to you: no church, no denomination, no other ministry is behind us. With any donation you will receive" fruit that will abound to your account." Philippians 4:17
God bless you,
Pastor Jeff Daly
National Day of Repentance
pastorjeff@repentday.com
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