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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><u><b>PSALM
1 - MEDITATION - PART 3 - 2009-02-27</b></u></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><u><b>SOUL
NOURISHMENT FIRST - GEORGE MULLER - 1841-05-09</b></u></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
(From his Autobiography, p. 152). It has pleased the Lord to teach
me a truth, the benefit of which I have not lost for more than
fourteen years. The point is this: I saw more clearly than ever that
the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every
day was, to have my soul happy in the Lord. The first thing to be
concerned about was not how much I might serve the Lord, or how I
might glorify the Lord; but how I might get my soul into a happy
state, and how my inner man might be nourished. For I might seek to
set the truth before the unconverted, I might seek to benefit
believers, I might seek to relieve the distresses, I might in other
ways seek to behave myself as it becomes a child of God in this
world; and yet, not being happy in the Lord, and not being nourished
and strengthened in my inner man day by day, all this might not be
attended to in a right spirit. Before this time my practice has been,
at least for ten years previously, as a habitual thing, to give
myself to prayer after having dressed myself in the morning. Now I
saw that the most important thing I had to do was to give myself to
the reading of the Word of God, and to <u>meditation</u> on it, that
so my heart might be comforted, encouraged, warned, reproved,
instructed; and that thus, by means of the Word of God, while
<u>meditating</u> on it, my heart be brought into experimental
communion with the Lord.</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
I began therefore to <u>meditate</u> on the New Testament from the
beginning early in the morning. The first thing I did, after having
asked in a few words the Lord's blessing upon His precious Word, was
to begin to <u>meditate</u> on the Word of God, searching as it were
into every verse to get blessing out of it; not for the sake of the
public ministry of the Word, not for the sake of preaching on what I
<u>meditated</u> upon, but for the sake of obtaining food for my own
soul. The result I have found to be almost invariably this, that
after a very few minutes my soul has been led to confession, or to
thanksgiving, or to intercession, or to supplication; so that, though
I did not, as it were, give myself to prayer, but to <u>meditation</u>,
yet it turned almost immediately more or less into prayer. When thus
I have been for a while making confession or intercession or
supplication, or have given thanks, I go on to the next words or
verse, turning all as I go into prayer for myself or others, as the
Word may lead to it, but still continually keeping before me that
food for my own soul is the object of my <u>meditation</u>. The
result of this is, that there is always a good deal of confession,
thanksgiving, supplication, or intercession mingled with my
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
meditation, and that my inner man almost invariably is even sensibly
nourished and strengthened, and that by breakfast time, with rare
exceptions, I am in a peaceful if not happy state of heart. Thus also
the Lord is pleased to communicate unto me that which, either very
soon after or at a later time, I have found to become food for other
believers, though it was not for the sake of the public ministry of
the word that I gave myself to <u>meditation</u>, but for the profit
of my own inner man.</p>
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<br>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
With this mode I have likewise combined the being out in the open air
for an hour, an hour and a half, or two hours, before breakfast,
walking about in the fields, and in the summer sitting for a little
on the stiles, if I find it too much to walk all the time, I find it
very beneficial to my health to walk thus for <u>meditation</u>
before breakfast, and am now so in the habit of using the time for
that purpose, that when I get into the open air I generally take out
a New Testament of good size type, which I carry with me for that
purpose, besides my Bible; and I find that I can profitably spend my
time in the open air, which formerly was not the case for want of
habit. I used to consider the time spent in walking a loss, but now I
find it very profitable, not only to my body, but also to my soul.
The walking out before breakfast is, of course, not necessarily
connected with this matter, and everyone has to judge according to
his strength and other circumstances.
</p>
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<br>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
The difference, then between my former practice and my present one is
this: formerly, when I rose, I began to pray as soon as possible, and
generally spent all my time till breakfast in prayer, or almost all
the time. At all events I almost invariably began with prayer, except
when I felt my soul to be more than usually barren, in which case I
read the Word of God for food, or for refreshment, or for a revival
and renewal of my inner man, before I gave myself to prayer. But what
was the result? I often spent a quarter of an hour or half hour, or
even one hour, on my knees, before being conscious to myself of
having derived comfort, encouragement, humbling of soul, etc., and
often after having suffered much from wandering of mind for the first
ten minutes, or quarter of an hour, or even half an hour, I only then
began really to pray.
</p>
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<br>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
I scarcely ever suffer now in this way. For my heart being nourished
by the truth, being brought in experimental fellowship with God, I
<u>speak</u> to my Father and to my Friend (vile though I am, and
unworthy of it) about the things that He has brought before me in His
precious Word. It often astonished me that I did not sooner see this
point. In no book did I ever read about it. No public ministry every
brought the matter before me. No private intercourse with a brother
stirred me up to this matter. And, yet now, since God has taught me
this point, it is as plain to mean as anything, that the first thing
the child of God has to do morning by morning is, to obtain food for
his inner man. As the outward man is not fit for work for any length
of time except as we take food, and as this is one of the first
things we do in the morning so it should be with the inner man. We
should take food for that, as everyone must allow.
</p>
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<br>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
Now, what is the food for the inner man? Not prayer, but the Word of
God; and here again not the simple reading of the Word of God, so
that it only passes through our minds, just as water runs through a
pipe; but considering what we read, pondering over it, and applying
it to our hearts. When we pray, we speak to God. Now, prayer, in
order to be continued for any length of time in any other than a
formal manner, requires, generally speaking a measure of strength or
godly desire; and the season, therefore, when this exercise of the
soul can be most effectively performed is after the inner man has
been nourished by <u>meditation</u> on the Word of God, where we find
our Father speaking to us, to encourage us, to comfort us, to
instruct us, to humble us, to reprove us. We may therefore
profitably <u>meditate</u>, with God's blessing, though we are ever
so weak spiritually; no, the weaker we are, the more we need
<u>meditation</u> for the strengthening of our inner man.</p>
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<br>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
Thus there is far less to be feared from wandering of mind than if we
give ourselves to prayer without having had time previously for
<u>meditation</u>. I dwell so particularly on this point because of
the immense spiritual profit and refreshment I am conscious of having
derived from it myself, and I affectionately and solemnly beseech all
my fellow believers to ponder this matter. By the blessing of God, I
ascribe to this mode the help and strength which I have had from God
to pass in peace through deeper trials, in various ways, than I had
ever had before; and after having now about fourteen years tried this
way, I can most fully, in the fear of God, commend it.
</p>
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<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
In addition to this I generally read, after family prayer larger
portions of the Word of God, when I still pursue my practice of
reading regularly onward in the Holy Scriptures, sometimes in the New
Testament and sometimes in the Old, and for more that twenty-six
years I have proved the blessedness of it. I take also, either then
or at other part of the day, time more especially for prayer.</p>
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<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
How different, when the soul is refreshed and made happy early in the
morning, from what it is when, without spiritual preparation, the
service, the trials, and the temptations of the day come upon me.</p>
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<br>
</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><u><b>HOW
TO ASCERTAIN THE WILL OF GOD </b></u>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
<b>1. HAVE NO PRECONCEIVED IDEAS, </b><span style="">Proverbs
3:5-6. I seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that
it has no will of its own in regard to a given matter. Nine-tenths of
the trouble with people generally is just here. Nine-tenths of the
difficulties are overcome when our hearts are ready to do the Lord's
will, whatever it may be. When one is truly in this state, it is
usually but a little way to the knowledge of what His will is.</span></p>
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<br>
</p>
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<span style="">2. Having done this, I do </span><u><span style="">not</span></u><span style="">
leave the result to </span><u><span style="">feeling
or simple impression.</span></u><span style="">
If I do so, I make myself liable to great delusions, Genesis 27.</span></p>
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<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
<b>3. I SEEK THE WILL OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD THROUGH, OR IN CONNECTION
WITH, THE WORD OF GOD, </b><span style="">Romans
8:14. The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the
Spirit alone without the Word, I lay myself open to great delusions
also. If the Holy Spirit guides us at all, He will do it according to
the Scriptures and </span><u><span style="">never</span></u><span style="">
contrary to them.</span></p>
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<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
<span style="">4. Next, </span><b>I TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT PROVIDENTIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, </b><span style="">Revelation
3:7-8. These often plainly indicate God's will in connection with His
Word and Spirit.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
<span style="">5. I </span><b>ASK</b><span style="">
God in prayer to reveal His Will to me aright, Matthew 7:7.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
<span style="">6. Thus, through prayer to God,
the study of the Word, and reflection, I come to a deliberate
judgment according to the best of my ability and knowledge, and </span><b>if
my mind is thus at peace, and continues so after two or three more
petitions</b><span style="">, I proceed
accordingly, Colossians 3:15. In trivial matters, and in transactions
involving most important issues, I have found this method always
effective.</span></p>
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<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; text-decoration: none;" align="left">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><u><b>NOTE</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:</b></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
The above, plus the article that follows, came into my hands in 1944
following my conversion at Passover time of that year. It appears in
the Preface to “Answers to Prayer” by George Muller, a Moody
Colportage book that at that time cost 29 cents.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">This
I promptly memorized, plus his “Five Conditions of Prevailing
Prayer,m” which appeared in the Appendix of the same book - which I
also memorized, practiced, and shared throughout the following years.
It was also the beginning of my interest in George Muller.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Later
I purchased “George Muller of Bristol” by Dr. A. T. Pierson. Of
the many biographies I have read on this man, I have personally found
that of Dr. Pierson still to be the best</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Muller
at the time of his conversion desired to be a missionary, but God
sovereignly closed the door when he was but 20. But when he was 70,
for the next 15 years, God sent him to 40 countries through 200,000
miles, majoring on the 7 Motives for these Tours. In every address
for these 15 years, he always included Point 3, involving </span></span><u><span style="">Vocal
Meditation</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">This
month Marie and I at 85 have just concluded 2 weekend ministries in
Abbotsford and Courtney, BC. Just prior to this, the Spirit most
clearly impressed me to take along notes I made in 1990 on Muller's
strong exhortation to </span></span><u><span style="">Vocal
Meditation</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
I shared this in both cities.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">It
is my conviction that this must become a “Present Truth” in 70
cities of Canada and 70 in the US. Each city needs an Eldership of 8
sitting in the Gate of that city, composed of the 5-fold ministries
of Ephesians 4:11, and united vitally and vertically with God as
individuals, and horizontally with one another. As many local
churches in each city as possible, should likewise form prayer cells
of 8, based much in the manner of John Wesley's “Class Meetings.”
</span></span><u><span style="">This</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
is the true basis for Prayer Multiplication, and Spiritual Star Wars.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Evangelicals
of all backgrounds and persuasions should be able to unite on the
above challenge. - Jim Watt</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><u><b>FIVE
CONDITIONS OF PREVAILING PRAYER</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
- George Muller</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">1.
ATONEMENT. </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Entire
dependence upon the merits and mediation of the Lord Jesus Christ, as
the only ground of any claim for blessing, Ephesians 1:3; John
14:13-14; 15:16, etc.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">2.
NO UNCONFESSED SIN.</span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Separation from all known sin. If we regard iniquity in our hearts,
the Lord will not hear us, for it would be sanctioning sin, Psalm
66:18.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">3.
COVENANT. </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Faith
in God's Word of promise as confirmed by His oath. Not to believe Him
is to make Him both a liar and a perjurer, John 15:7; Hebrews 11:6;
6:13-20.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">4.
GOD'S WILL.</span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Asking in accordance with His will. Our motives must be godly: we
must not seek any gift of God to consume it upon our lust, 1 John
5:14-15; James 4:3.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">5.
IMPORTUNITY. </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Importunity
in supplication. There must be waiting on God and waiting for God, as
the husbandman has long patience to wait for the harvest. James 5:7;
Luke 11:5-13;18:1-8; Daniel 10:1-21.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><u><b>SEVEN
MOTIVES FOR GEORGE MULLER'S TOURS</b></u></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">1.
To </span></span><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">preach the
gospel </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">in
its simplicity, especially to show how salvation is based, not upon
feelings or even upon faith, but upon </span></span><u><span style="">the
Finished Work of Christ;</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
that justification is ours the moment we believe, and we are to
accept and claim our place as accepted in the Beloved without regard
to our inward states of feeling or emotion,.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">2.
To </span></span><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">lead
believers to know their saved state, </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">and
to realize their standing in Christ. There are great numbers not only
of disciples, but even preachers and pastors, themselves destitute of
any real peace and joy in the Lord, and hence unable to lead others
into joy and peace.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">3.
To </span></span><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">bring
believers back to the Scriptures, </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">To
search the Word and find its hidden treasures, to test everything by
this divine touchstone and hold fast only what stand this test; to
make it the daily subject of </span></span><u><span style="">vocal
meditative</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
and prayerful examination in order to translate it into daily
obedience. See Joshua 1:8.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">4.
To </span></span><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">promote
among all true believers, brotherly love;</span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
to lead them to make less of those non-essentials in which disciples
differ, and to make more of those great essential and foundation
truths in which all true believers are united; to help all who love
and trust one Lord to rise above narrow sectarian prejudices, and
barriers to fellowship.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">5.
To </span></span><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">strengthen
the faith of believers, </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">encouraging
a simpler trust, and a more real and unwavering confidence in God,
and particularly in the sure answers to believing prayer, based upon
His definite promises.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">6.
To </span></span><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">promote
separation from the world</span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
and deadness to it, and so to increase heavenly-mindedness in
children of God; at the same time warning against fanatical extremes
and extravagances, such as sinless perfection while in the flesh.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">7.
And finally to </span></span><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">fix
the hope of disciples on the blessed coming of our Lord Jesus;</span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
and, in connection with this, to instruct them as to the true
character and object of the present dispensation, and the relation of
the church to the world in this period of the outgathering of the
Bride of Christ.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">SUMMARY:
</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">These
seven objects may be briefly epitomized thus: Mr. Muller's aim was to
lead sinners to believe on the Name of the Son of God, and so to </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">have
eternal life</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">;
to help those who have thus believed, to </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">know</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
that they have this life; to teach them so to </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">build
up</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
themselves on their most holy faith, by diligent searching into the
word of God, and praying in the Holy Spirit, so that this life shall
be more and more a real possession and a conscious possession; to
promote among all disciples the </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">unity
of the Spirit</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
and the </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">love</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
which is the bond of perfectness, and to help them to exhibit that
life before the world; to incite them to cultivate an </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">unworldly
and spiritual type of character</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
such as conforms to the life of God in them; to lead them to the
</span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">prayer of faith</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
which is both the expression and the expansion of the life of faith;
and to direct their hope to the </span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">final
appearance of the Lord,</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
so that they should purify themselves even as He is pure, and occupy
till He comes. Mr. Muller was thus giving himself to the double work
of evangelization and edification, on a scale commensurate with his
love for a dying world, as opportunity afforded doing good unto all
men, and especially to them who are of the household of faith. (p.
246, “George Muller of Bristol,” A. T. Pierson, Revell, 1899).</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><u><b>URIM
AND THUMMIM</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
- Jim Watt</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Aaron
the High Priest wore a breastplate of judgment upon his ephod, which
was tied about his neck by two golden chains, and fastened to two
shoulder stones. This breastplate was fastened over his heart, and
had the twelve tribes of Israel inscribed upon twelve precious
stones. Inside this breastplate of judgment was the Urim and Thummim
(Lights and Perfection), by which Kings of Israel and Governors could
always know God's exact will for their nation. The spiritual
interpretation of this marvelous instrument is found in Proverbs 3,
especially 3-6. Here Urim and Thummim is </span></span><u><span style="">grace</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
and </span></span><u><span style="">truth</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">,
the special characteristics of our Lord Jesus in John 1 and Galatians
2:20. In Proverbs 6:20-23 we see another unusual spiritual
counterpart for Urim: </span></span><u><span style="">Guidance,
Keeping power</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">,
and </span></span><u><span style="">Communion</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">.
Both George Muller and Smith Wigglesworth in unusual ways knew this
spiritual secret. Each City Church and City Church Presbytery
composed of corporate apostles, local pastors, leaders and believers
- ought to avail themselves of this powerful help (Acts 13:13; 15)</span></span></p>
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