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“The power is not in the argument of the messenger, but in the message.” “For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” I Corinthians 2:2 “Conversion comes solely through the gospel in all of its simplicity, not because of craftily formed arguments and logic. Proclaim the gospel from a posture of inadequacy and dependence. Don’t try to impress people through technique.You will not bring people to conversion by satisfying the needs of reason. They come because the Holy Spirit has transformed their hearts.” Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt”)———/:///// Thoughts From The Diary of A Desperate Man” by Walter A. Henrichsen (“Walt”) “…all our fathers were under the cloud…” I Corinthians 10:1 Security resides in restriction. They are almost never separated. The security you feel riding on a train is related to the train staying on the tracks. Yet people demand autonomy and insist on security. You can visualize the frustration among the Israelites during the Exodus. When the cloud moved, the people moved, and when the cloud stopped, the people stopped. God’s presence was in the cloud and the nation was secure as long as it remained under the cloud. The cloud stops and you unpack your belongings, setting up your tent. The next day the cloud moves and you quickly repack. Mid¬ day the cloud stops, and the next morning again moves. In frustration you say, “Next time it stops I am not going to unpack.” So it stops, you refuse to unpack and it doesn’t move for a month. So you unpack, finishing just as the cloud decides to again move. Where the cloud goes, you go. If the cloud travels in circles, so do you. Through it God may lead you in the opposite direction from the Promised Land. You don’t want to follow His leadership. So you face a decision: Do you want the freedom to do and go where you want, or do you want the security of God’s presence? You cannot have both. Jesus said, “If any man serve Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall also My servant be.” 33 The servant of Jesus Christ follows Him, ministering with Him where He is. Only under the cloud is he secure. 33 John 12:26 ———/:///// Exodus 7-8 Matthew 15:1-20 (New King James Version) Exodus 7-8 Matthew 15:1-20 |
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