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.Miss Kuhlman said the songwriter had it right when he wrotethese three verses:Some of self, and some of Thee.Less of self and more of Thee.None of self, but all of Thee.One Essential WordKathryn Kuhlman's message, The Secret Power of the Holy Spirit, hasnever left me.It is wrapped up in that one essential word repentance!Nothing happens until that condition is met.As David said, "Create in mea clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me" (Psalm 51:10).To repent means, "to turn around." Your heart will no longer seek thethings of the world.Instead, you set your affections on something muchhigher.Repentance begins by asking Jesus Christ to forgive your sin andcontinues with a daily crucifixion of the flesh.It is more than saying, "I'msorry." Rather, it is a daily battle of saying, "No," to self and saying, "Yes,"to God.Have you known the Spirit and somehow lost Him? Get back torepentance.Return to living a crucified life.He will fill you once againwith His power and again and again.You may even reach the point thatyou will say, "Stop! I just can't take any more."The Lord is looking for a broken heart.The psalmist wrote, "A brokenand a contrite heart These, O God, You will not despise" (Psalm 51:17).He also declared, "The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart"(Psalm 34:18).108 THE SECRET POWERJesus spoke of two men who went to the temple to pray.One manboasted, saying, "God, I thank You that I am not like other menextortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector.I fast twice aweek; I give tithes of all that I possess" (Luke 18:11-12).The other man"beat his breast and said, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner'"(v.13).ThenJesus declared, "I tell you, this man went down to his house justifiedrather than the other" (v.14).A broken heart is the prerequisite, not a crying, defeated heart thatlooks to man for strength, rather a repentant soul, ready to receive whatGod has promised.When the power of the HolyGOD IS WAITING TOSpirit came on the apostles, theyRELEASE THAT SAMEbecame giants for God and invadedSECRET POWER OF THEtheir world for Jesus.Stephenshook Judea and Samaria.PhilipHOLY SPIRIT TO YOU.charged boldly into Egypt.Theywere willing, surrendered, yielded vessels that were changed into strongforces for the kingdom.God is waiting to release that same secret power of the Holy Spirit toyou.It begins with one word.Repent!After Death What?When God began to perform mighty miracles in Kathryn Kuhlman'smeetings, it would have been easy for her to change her message.Yet shenever did.In virtually every service she called sinners to repentance.Why?Because she knew that physical healing is temporal, salvation is eternal.Inher book A Glimpse into Glory, Kathryn answers the question, "AfterDeath What?"As long as I'm still in this body of flesh I a m susceptible tosickness, disease, sorrow, and heartbreak.It's a body ofcorruption.It is a mortal body.But one of these days it shall nolonger be a vile body.It shall be changed from corruption to109 KATHRYN KUHLMANincorruption.It shall be changed from mortal to immortal.It shallbe raised, not as a vile body, but as a body fashioned like unto Hisbody, the body of our wonderful Jesus.We thrill to the glorious fact that our sins are covered withthe Blood.But my redemption will never be perfected until thatday when that which is now corruption, that which is nowmortal, shall be raised in incorruption and immortality.One day Ishall stand in His glorious presence, with a glorious new body.When the trump of the Lord shall sound and the dead in Christshall rise first, and those which are still alive shall be caught up tomeet Him in the air, so shall I ever be with Him.Those who have gone before are not lost, not separated fromus permanently.One of these days I'm going to see Papa again.One of these days I'm going to see Mama again.One of these daysI'm going to be with my loved ones.I won't exchange that glorious hope for a title deed to all theworld.My place in heaven is prepared.My hope is secure.I'mready to go.I'll see you on the other side.For Kathryn Kuhlman, "one of these days" was much closer than sherealized.110 Chapter NineChapter 9 "She Wants To GoHome"he pressures on Kathryn Kuhlman were enormous.She was adoredTby countless thousands yet scorned by those who did not understandher calling.In cities where she ministered, the letters to the editors were oftenharsh and scathing."She's in it for the money [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |
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