Withstanding Persecution 7/1 Tuesday Truth

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Withstanding Persecution 7/1 Tuesday Truth I will not be posting for Friday, July 4. It is certain that at present we could not stand bitter or prolonged persecution. The church today would crack. It is only a revived, strong church that could be entrusted to withstand this fiery ordeal. Let us not hoodwink ourselves by thinking that it will never come to us -- many of God's saints are going through it right now in countries under totalitarian rule. ... In that hour we will need all the grace an depth of life and all the power and gifts of the Holy Spirit that God is willing to give. -- Frank Bartleman

What Does the Future Hold? 6/30 Monday Meditation

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: What Does the Future Hold? 6/30 Monday Meditation What does the future hold? We know it holds the blessed hope and glorious consummation of the age and the return of the Savior from heaven. But before that, the church should be prepared for two things: revival and persecution. As in apostolic times these two went together, so surely it will be in these end times. And to the prayerful and watchful, there are significant signs that both are on the way. -- Frank Bartleman (historian of the Azusa Street Revival, 1906)

He Is Always There 6/24 Tuesday Truth

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: He Is Always There 6/24 Tuesday Truth This will be my last post until Monday, June 30. There is a place of seclusion, a place of rest and faith in Jesus where there is nothing else like it. Jesus came to them on the water and they were terrified, but He said, "It is I; be not afraid." My brother, He is always there. He is there in the storm as well as in the peace; He is there in the adversity. When shall we know He is there? When we are "found in Him," not having our own work, our own plan, but resting in the omnipotent plan of God. -- Smith Wigglesworth

Joy 6/23 Monday Meditation

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Joy 6/23 Monday Meditation Joy is something that only believers have. The world may have happiness. They find that in their surroundings, their environment. But joy is a fruit of faith. It is a fruit that comes from the recreated spirit . . . The believer should never allow anything to rob him of his joy. -- E.W. Kenyon. I will be posting only for Monday and Tuesday this week.

The Branch and the Vine 6/20 Friday Faith

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: The Branch and the Vine 6/20 Friday Faith If we could remember that we are living in the actual presence of God, our Father, and of Jesus all the time, we would see things differently. Jesus says in John 15:5, "I am the Vine and ye are the branches." Well, a branch is a part of the Vine and is in the presence of the Vine all the time. --E. W. Kenyon I will not be posting next Wednesday through Friday.

Belief vs. Faith 6/19 Thursday Thoughts

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Belief vs. Faith 6/19 Thursday Thoughts Many people today have an intellectual faith, a historical faith; they believe. Well, "the devils also believe, and tremble" (James 2:19). Belief is one thing; faith is another. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter I will not be posting next Wednesday through Friday.

We Tie God's Hands 6/18 Wednesday Wisdom

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: We Tie God's Hands 6/18 Wednesday Wisdom "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today, and forever" (Hebrews 13:8)! God never changes. We have changed. We are not waiting for God. God is waiting for us. The Holy Spirit is given; we are still in the dispensation opened on the Day of Pentecost. But God can only work when we are willing, yielded, and obedient. We tie God's hands. -- Frank Bartleman

Side Issues 6/17 Tuesday Truth

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Side Issues 6/17 Tuesday Truth Don't talk about side issues; don't get a bone of contention and talk about it. When people know Him, they will know what to do, what to wear, how to get married, and how to live when they are married. Preach Jesus. Glory to God! People will not change their ideas to please you. God Almighty has to show them. These things break up meetings [congregations], and the people lose their power. Lift up Jesus. It is not by might or by power; it is Almighty God doing the work (Zech. 4:6). We must show forth what He is doing. Let us stand by Him during this short time when the command goes forth to blow the trumpet. -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Live Holiness 6/16 Monday Meditation

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Let Us Live Holiness 6/16 Monday Meditation Let us live holiness, and revival will come down. -- Smith Wigglesworth

Living Stones 6/13 Friday Faith

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Living Stones 6/13 Friday Faith As living stones, we are being built up into a spiritual house (1 Peter 2:5). Oh, glory to God! We are God's temple, in which He lives and moves. He molds us as clay in order to show His glorious presence, and so the world can see that the treasure is in our earthen vessels and that it is all of God (2 Cor. 4:7). --Maria Woodworth-Etter

Be As One Family 6/12 Thursday Thoughts

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Be As One Family 6/12 Thursday Thoughts We should be as one family, which we are, at home in God's house anywhere. We belong to the whole body of Christ, both in heaven and on earth. God's church is one. It is a terrible thing to go about dismembering the body of Christ. How foolish and wicked the petty differences between Christians will appear in the light of eternity. -- Frank Bartleman

Christ the Foundation 6/11 Wednesday Wisdom

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Christ the Foundation 6/11 Wednesday Wisdom God's people can never get together on human creeds and disciplines. They are too narrow and changeable. We have a foundation that is broad enough to hold all. Christ Himself is this foundation. In Christ, all God's people are one, irrespective of race, color, social standing, or creed. -- Frank Bartleman

He Is Always There 6/10 Tuesday Truth

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: He Is Always There 6/10 Tuesday Truth Oh, to be found in the place where He is -- always there, never out of order, ripe. How did He get there? He was there all the time. We need to have our eyes open. Always there, to bring us to the place where we are confident; the Lord is with us. There is such a place; Abraham touched it. Jesus lived in it. Paul desired to have it. Have you got it? -- Smith Wigglesworth

Pilgrims and Strangers 6/9 Monday Meditation

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Pilgrims and Strangers 6/9 Monday Meditation Oh, praise the Lord. He is calling out a people for a special purpose in these last days. He calls them the wise ones, a chosen generation, a nation called out from among the nations, a royal kingly nation or nation of kings, a holy priesthood, a special people, who confess that they are not of this world, for our citizenship and kingdom are not of this world. We confess that we are pilgrims and strangers in this world (Heb. 11:13). -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Watch and Pray 6/6 Friday Faith

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Watch and Pray 6/6 Friday Faith Watch and pray. Be in an attitude of prayer or praise all the time so that you may be counted worthy to escape these awful calamties and stand before the Son of God (Luke 21:36). Don't you see that we have no time for foolish talking about what this one or that one said? I am here to tell what Jesus Christ said. I don't steal words from my neighbor. It is what Jesus said that is important. We are to pay attention to "Thus saith the Lord." -- Maria Woodworth-Etter

Act on the Word 6/5 Thursday Thoughts

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: Act on the Word 6/5 Thursday Thoughts Every time you act on the Word, something enters into your spirit that increases your assurance. Every time that you fail to act on the Word, you lose. -- E. W. Kenyon

God Has Forgiven and Forgotten 6/4 Wednesday Wisdom

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: God Has Forgiven and Forgotten 6/4 Wednesday Wisdom It is not what we are that counts, but what we can be as He disciplines and chastens us and transforms us by His all-skilled hands... There is none like Him. He knows. He forgives. We cannot forgive ourselves; we oftentimes would give the world to forget, but we cannot. The devil won't let us forget. But God has forgiven and forgotten. Do you believe self, or the devil, or God? Which are you going to believe? Believe God. I know the past is under the blood and that God has forgiven and forgotten, for when He forgives He forgets. Praise the Lord! Hallelujah! --Smith Wigglesworth

He'll Never Forget to Keep Me 6/3 Tuesday Truth

LEP'S FAITH QUOTES: He'll Never Forget to Keep Me 6/3 Tuesday Truth Who are of the tribe of Abraham? All who believe in Jesus Christ are the seed of faith, Abraham's seed. If we dare come believing, God will heal, God will restore, will lift the burden and wake us up to real overcoming faith. Look up! Take courage! Jesus has shaken the foundations of death and darkness. He fighteth for you and there is none like Him. He is the great I Am. His name is above every name. As we believe we are lifted into a place of rest, a place of conformity to Him. He says to us as He did to Abraham, "...I will bless thee... and thou shalt be a blessing" (Genesis 12:2). He says to us as He did to His people of old, "With lovingkindness have I drawn thee." Hallelujah! "He'll never forget t keep me, He'll never forget to keep me; my Father has many dear children, but He'll never forget to keep me." Believe it. He will never forget. -- Smith Wigglesworth