"Light comes to your heart. And when we hear the testimonies, we realize that it’s very real and very wonderful light: light about the inward life, light about the indwelling of Jesus Christ, light about a victorious warfare, or light about the coming of the Lord. And of course, there has come to all of us a light about fellowship with Jesus, waiting upon God, and the wonderful results...
With light there comes a test. You’re going to be tested—you’re going to be tested severely. Your faith is going to be tested, but there’s a great High Priest in heaven who is so deeply concerned in your victory because your victory is His victory. And His victory is the defeat of hell, and it’s the manifestation of the kingdom of God. That’s the reason for the warfare. That’s the reason all hell has risen up to quench the light—to take away from you that light of faith. Don’t be surprised if you’re tested. Don’t be surprised if the devil tries to come with his devilish lie, and tell you, “Hath God said? He didn’t mean it like that after all. You better try something else. You better not be too sure.”...
Hundreds of times I’ve heard people say that they have light, and they express it, and it’s real light. But tomorrow, they’re in darkness! They’re not willing for God to work out to will and to do, because that entails a fight. God has never been able to do anything upon this earth but it took a fight...
When you are true to the light that God gives you, in spite of what the devil does, don’t be afraid, “tarry for it: it will not lie; it will surely come.” But it’ll require a standing by faith. It’ll require standing against the wisdom and against the reasoning of men, and sometimes against the misunderstanding of your closest associates. God has given you light, and everything that God does in the world requires men and women like Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego who will stand in the name of God and know there’s but one thing to do: when you know God’s will, it’s to do it if it kills you. “You can heat your furnace seven times more if you like. That makes no difference to us.”...
God has never done anything, never made a forward move but men have misunderstood, and miscalculated, and have fought and talked against it. And God had to have somebody that had the vision—had the vision alone—and was willing to pray through alone. And pray through you must. You’ve got to pray through, you’ve got to go alone where Jesus Christ calls you. You’ll never make the grade if you wait for others to come along. Even your wife may not understand you, or your husband, or those closest with you. And God gives you a light, and when He gives you a light, He holds you responsible for that light."
- Hans Waldvogel
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SI Moderator - Brandy Gordon
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