Receiving of the Spirit 4/1 Monday Meditation

Why, if I receive the Spirit of Jesus Christ, of the Christ who IS, I receive the spirit of victory and power and might and dominion -- of grace, of love, of power, blessed be God, of all the blessed estate of which Jesus Himself is now the conscious Master. All these things He gives to the Christian through imparting to him the Holy Ghost. -- John G. Lake.

For Now 3/29 Good Friday Faith

Wishing a blessed Resurrection Day to all of Lep's Faith Quote readers! The glory is not for the life that is coming, but for the life that is now. The victory is not for the future. It is for the now. It is not for the good days by and by. It is for the now. Not for heaven to come, but for heaven on earth now. -- John G. Lake.

Blind to the Power of God 3/28 Thursday Thoughts

Is healing a wonder? No, the marvel is that men have remained blind to the power of God so long. How was it that you and I, raised in Christian homes, reading the Word of God, praying to our Father God, failed to comprehend that the power of God through Christ was able to save a man from ALL his sins and ALL his sicknesses? --John G. Lake.

Let the Fire Fall 3/27 Wednesday Wisdom

It is up to the Church of Jesus Christ and the ministry of the son of God to demonstrate that there is a power in the blood of Jesus Christ to save men and heal men unto the uttermost -- not half-healed or half the people healed, but I pray and believe that God's time has come for God's challenge to mankind and the challenge of the Christian Church to the world is to come on, and if it is God, LET THE FIRE FALL. -- John G. Lake.

Just a Little Flash 3/26 Tuesday Truth

Our souls have caught just a little flash, a little larger revelation of the living God through the blessed Word and through the Holy Spirit, the divine power to make it real. But my brother, beyond our souls is the great ocean of God. We are just paddling around on the edge yet. -- John G. Lake.

Add Action to Your Prayers 3/25 Monday Meditation

In my judgment, that is the place of extreme weakness in Christian character. I feel that very frequently prayer is made a refuge to dodge the action of faith. And just exactly as Moses came down there and began to pray instead of honoring God's word to him by the use of his rod, so many times our prayer becomes offensive to God. Because instead of praying as Moses did, God demands us to stretch forth our hand, exercise our rod of faith, and divide the waters. -- John G. Lake

Whining or Commanding? 3/22 Friday Faith

God did not even say, "You stretch out your hand, and I will divide the sea." But God said to Moses: "Stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it." It was not an act for God to perform, but it was an act for Moses to believe for. The responsibility was not with God, it was with Moses. A weak Christianity is ever inclined to whine in prayer while God waits for the believer to command it. -- John G. Lake.

The Purpose of Jesus 3/21 Thursday Thoughts

We contend, therefore, that the purpose of Jesus was not to save souls only. His purpose was to save men -- to save their body from sickness, their soul from sin, their spirit from death. And to this end He gave eternal life to the spirit, peace to the soul, healing to the body, and all are available to every man. -- John G. Lake.

No Apologies 3/20 Wednesday Wisdom

Christianity is not a thing to be apologized for. Christianity was the living, conscious life and power of the living God, transmitted into the nature of man until, bless God, man's nature is transformed by the living touch, and the very spirit, soul, and being is energized and filled by His life. -- John G. Lake.

Union With Christ 3/19 Tuesday Truth

There is a union between the Christ and the Christian that is so deep, so pure, so sweet, so real that the very conditions of the human spirit are transmitted to His, and the conditions of the Christ's Spirit are transmitted to ours. It is because of the continuous inflow of the Spirit of Christ in our heart that we appreciate or realize His power and triumph. It lifts man above his surroundings and causes him to triumph anywhere and everywhere. -- John G. Lake.

A Faith Walker 3/18 Monday Meditation

Now let us take the next step up. Now you walk in the realm of faith. "We walk by faith, not by sight." (2 Cor. 5:7) . Sight means reason. You walk by faith, not by reason. You are a faith walker. That puts you absolutely in the class with the Lord. -- John G. Lake.

Talking Unbelief 3/12 Tuesday Truth

[This will be my last post of the week.] This is what we have done. We have sung unbelief. We have talked unbelief until we have robbed ourselves of our strength and Him of His glory. Are you an incarnation? If you are, you are in the family, and He is yours and you are in Christ. -- John G. Lake

Of Course You Believe It 3/11 Monday Meditation

[I will be posting only Monday and Tuesday this week.] Now another thing, beloved, you do not have to try to believe the Word, do you? That would be an awful thing for me to have to try to believe my own Father. How would I feel if I were to write to my little boy and say, "Son, I am going to send you $5.00." And then he would go to his mother and say, "I want you to help me believe that papa will send me $5.00. I want you to stand with me in faith that I will believe that papa will send me the $5.00." Do you know I would get a telegram from her if he would talk like that? She would say, "John, you better pray for that boy. Something has gone wrong with his head." There must be something wrong with us when we try to believe what He says. Let's stop all that baby business. In the name of Jesus Christ, don't ever magnify the devil by letting him know you do not believe that book. Don't you ever lower the standard. Don't you weaken it. It is God's book. Of course you believe it . His people for ages and ages have believed it, and it has never failed. -- John G. Lake

You Have a Pass 3/8 Friday Faith

[I will be posting only Monday and Tuesday next week.] You are in the family of God. You have a right to the use of the name of Jesus just like a pass belongs to you when you work for the railroad. You are part of a definite system. You are in the family of God. You have a right to the name of Jesus. That is the pass. It carries you up into the Holy of Holies. -- John G. Lake.

"New" 3/7 Thursday Thoughts

[I will be posting only on Monday and Tuesday next week.] Consider the result of being born into the family of God. It means a new Father, a new Savior, a new Captain, a new armor, a new Physician, a new Comforter, a new Guide, a new Teacher, a new Truth. It brings within, a new heart, a new mind, a new grace, a new hope, a new peace, a new joy, a new calmness, a new outlook on life, and a new purpose for living and being. It is reflected in a new gentleness, a new kindness, a new cheerfulness, and a new love. This new life brings with it a new power, a new protectiion, a new message, a new responsibility, a new rest, and a new shout of victory. -- John G. Lake.

Christianity Stands Unique 3/6 Wednesday Wisdom

Christianity stands today absolutely unique. No other religion on earth has our hope, or our consciousness, or our power. I fear sometimes that we moderns somehow have lost the spirit of original Christianity. We have lost the smash of it. We have lost the charge of it. We have lost the overcoming of it. We are begging the devil for a place in the world, apologizing for our faith in God, trying to conform our religion to the mind of the world. -- John G. Lake.

You Have a Right 3/4 Monday Meditation

I say to you reverently, friends, that if you have accepted Jesus Christ and are born again, you are standing in the presence of the great eternal Father God as Jesus is. You have just as much right to step into the presence of God Almighty's presence as Jesus has. Don't you see what that means? It means that Satan cannot stand before you any more than he can stand before Jesus. Not only that, Jesus gave you the legal right to use His name. . . You have a right to your healing, to redemption, to victory. You have a right to prayer. You have a right to your Father's fellowship. -- John G. Lake.