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And not only with the barrenness of our souls can God deal with His quickening breath, but with our difficulties as well: with those things in our surroundings that seem the most unfavourable. AND NOT ONLY WITH THE BARRENNESS OF OUR SOULS CAN GOD DEAL WITH HIS QUICKENING BREATH BUT WITH OUR DIFFICULTIES AS WELL WITH THOSE THINGS AND OUR SURROUNDINGS THAT SEEM THE MOST UNFAVORABLE
 brought about the withering of the fig-tree; the storm would have spent itself in few hours. The miracle in each case consisted in the slow process being quickened by the Divine breath, and condensed into a moment. Cannot we trust Him for like marvels in our souls? There, too, "a day is with the Lord as a thousand years." There is no needs be on His part that He should prolong this first act of makings us holy over the rest of our lives. A miracle--a wonder--is all that we need, and "He is the God, that doeth wonders." Satan is quite content that we should have faith for future sanctification, just as he was content that we should have faith for future salvation. It is when the soul rises to "here and now" that he trembles. Whatever is the next grace for your soul, can you believe for its supply at once, straight out from the dry, bare need? Christ's process is very simple and very swift: "Whatsoever things ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. NGS THE LAPSE OF YEARS WOULD HAVE BROUGHT ABOUT THE WITHERING OF THE FIG TREE THE STORM WOULD HAVE SPENT ITSELF IN A FEW HOURS THE MIRACLE IN EACH CASE CONSISTED IN THE SLOW PROCESS BEING QUICKENED BY THE DIVINE BREATH AND CONDENSED INTO A MOMENT CANNOT WE TRUST HIM FOR LIKE MARVELS IN OUR SOULS THERE TOO A DAY IS WITH THE LORD AS A THOUSAND YEARS THERE IS NO NEEDS BE ON HIS PART THAT HE SHOULD PROLONG THIS FIRST ACT OF MAKING US HOLY OVER THE REST OF OUR LIVES A MIRACLE A WONDER IS ALL THAT WE NEED AND HE IS THE GOD THAT DOETH WONDERS SATAN IS QUITE CONTENT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE FAITH FOR FUTURE SANCTIFICATION JUST AS HE WAS CONTENT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE FAITH FOR FUTURE SALVATION IT IS WHEN THE SOUL RISES TO HEAR AND NOW THAT HE TREMBLES WHATEVER IS THE NEXT GRACE FOR YOUR SOUL CAN YE BELIEVE FOR ITS SUPPLY AT ONCE STRAIGHT OUT FROM THE DRY BARE NEED CHRIST'S PROCESS IS VERY SIMPLE AND VERY SWIFT WHATSOEVER THINGS YE DESIRE WHEN YE PRAY BELIEVE THAT YE RECEIVE THEM AND YE SHALL HAVE THEM
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