FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011THE PIERCING ARROWS OF HOLY TRUTHby David Wilkerson[May 19, 1931 - April 27, 2011]I believe God has to accomplish a work in us before we can lay claim to anycovenant promise. What is this precedent work upon which all others depend?Jeremiah tells us: I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will notdepart from Me (Jeremiah 32:40). Gods precedent work of the covenant isto put His fear into our hearts by the work of the Holy Spirit.Jeremiah is speaking here of the provisions of Gods new covenant, not theold. And God tells us very clearly how this first work of the covenant will beperformed: I will put My fear in their hearts. He is letting us know wecannot work up a holy fear by the laying on of hands or the strivings of ourflesh. Nothe only way this holy work can be accomplished in us is if GodsSpirit performs it.God is telling us through this passage, I am going to do marvelous things inyou. I will send My very own Spirit to abide in you and give you a new heart. Hewill empower you to mortify all fleshly deeds and He will guide you into totalfreedom from the power of sin. Finally, He will cause you to will and do Mygood pleasure.But there is one work the Spirit must perform in you before any of theseothers. He is going to put in you the true fear of God concerning sin. He willimplant in you a profound awe of My holiness, so you will not depart from Mycommands. Otherwise, your sin will always lead you away.Very simply, the Holy Spirit changes the way we look at our sin. He knows thatas long as we continue to take our lust lightly, we will never be set free. Howdoes the Holy Ghost do this? By using the convicting Word of Godthe piercingarrows of holy truth.
When was the last time the Wordof GOD convicted you and cut youdeeply??