Power and Authority 6/29 Friday Faith

This is the final quote from the series of Christian and Missionary Alliance pioneers. Back to Smith Wigglesworth next week.


It is not power that He gives us. We do not have the power. He has the power. But He gives us authority to act as if we had the power, and then He backs it up with His power. It is like the officer of the law stepping out before a mob and acting in the name of the government. His single word is stronger than a thousand men because he has authority, and all the power of the government is behind him. So faith steps out in the name of heaven and expects God to stand by it.

-- A.B. Simpson