A Small Matter 11/1 Wednesday Wisdom

I tell you, beloved, that the external evidences of God and the power of His Spirit, no matter how wonderful, are a small matter compared with the consciousness of the Word of God in the human heart, in your heart and mine, bless God. -- John G. Lake

Receive Power 10/31 Tuesday Truth

"Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you." We are entitled to it, bless God. We are glad to see some of it and wish, bless God, that we might see a great deal more. And beloved, I have a splendid conviction in my heart that we will. -- John G. Lake

The Only Prayer That Is Answered 10/30 Monday Meditation

There is only one prayer that is answered. It is not prayer that is answered but is the prayer of faith. It is the prayer of faith that shall save the sick. Believing prayer is not much noise. Believing prayer may not be any noise at all. Believing prayer is a committing, an intelligent committing of yourself to God, and your mind is stayed in God and your heart is staying in God and you are walking in God. You are ready to die rather than go to anyone but God. That is the real believing prayer. That is the continuous prayer. That is prevailing prayer. Blessed be God! -- John G. Lake

Low State of Christian Experience 10/27 Friday Faith

Indeed, I have this in my heart, that the low state of Christian experience that is common among men is mostly accounted for by this one fact, that Christians have failed to grasp the exalted place into which Jesus Christ puts us when we have been made sons of God. -- John G. Lake

Nothing Out of the Ordinary 10/26 Thursday Thoughts

This is one of my all-time favorite quotes: At the tabernacle service Thursday night, it was very sweet service with nothing out of the ordinary. Mrs. Arlow of Whurter, instantly healed of violent internal inflammation. -- John G. Lake [In how many of our churches today could it be said that an instantaneous dramatic healing is "nothing out of the ordinary"? -Lep ]

The Common Conception 10/25 Wednesday Wisdom

Indeed, beloved, I have felt, and I feel today, that the world has never had a proper comprehension of the Lord Jesus Christ. We all realize the common conception of the Christ as it has been presented to us by the Church at large. And I want to say with all frankness that while in a large measure that conception of the church largely is true, yet it is ten thousand miles below the real standard of God's conception of presentation of the Christ as I see it in the Word of God and as the Spirit of God has made my own consciousness aware of. -- John G. Lake

Holy Ghost Today 10/24 Tuesday Truth

And now, beloved, is the Holy Ghost in the Church today? Verily, yes. But you say, "We don't see Him work in this way in our church!" Why? Because you say, "All these things were for apostolic days." Can you find anywhere in the Scriptures that the gifts of the Holy Ghost were withdrawn from the Church of Christ? There is no biblical authority for such an assertion, but rather we read, "The gifts and calling of God are without repentance" (Romans 11:29). -- John G. Lake