Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Character


Psalms 15:1-2  

1 LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?

2 He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart

Psalms 34:2

My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice.

Matthew 5:3-8

3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Romans 8:34

Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.

Psalms 4:3

Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD will hear when I call to him.

Psalms 37:26

They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed.

Psalms 119:1

Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD.

Proverbs 28:1

The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Isaiah 54:13

All your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be your children's peace.

Evangelism

There is no question that God works, often powerfully, in the old structures. But it is inevitable that those very structures put serious limitations on His working. It is all too easy for the ground gained to be lost, for the situation to revert, and for the whole process to need repeating within a short space of time. Take the 1950, Lewis Awakening. Though confined to certain Presbyterian churches in the Outer Hebrides, this was a powerful movement of the Spirit that deeply affected those communities at the time. 

Many found faith in Christ, and some of these are now in full-time service. But the fact remains that in less than a decade you could visit those very churches where God had worked so powerfully and never suspect that they had ever tasted revival. Without a change of structure it is virtually impossible to conserve the fruits of revival." - Arthur Wallis

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