“I bow my knees to the Father…that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit.” Ephesians 3:14, 16
“Wait for the promise of the Father.” Acts 1:4
“The fuller manifestation of the grace and energy of the blessed Spirit of God, in the removal of all that is contrary to God’s revealed will, so that we do not grieve the Holy Spirit, but that He may work in a mightier power in the Church, for the exaltation of Christ and the blessing of souls.
God has one promise to and through His exalted Son; our Lord has one gift to His Church; the Church has one need; all prayer unites in the one petition – the power of the Holy Spirit. Make it your one prayer.
“If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone?…How much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.”Luke 11:11, 13
Ask as simply and trustfully as a child asks for bread. You can do this because God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, ‘Abba, Father!’ (Gal. 4:6) This Spirit is in you to give you childlike confidence. In the faith of His praying in you, ask for the power of that Holy Spirit everywhere. Mention places or circles where you specifically ask it to be seen.”
~taken from Pray Without Ceasing out of ESSENTIAL WORKS OF ANDREW MURRAY
by Andrew Murray
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