In It Wait
George Fox encourages listeners to dwell in the Light of God, which guides us towards Jesus Christ and helps us stay on the right course.
George Fox preaches about the importance of dwelling in the Light of Jesus Christ to avoid extremes, passions, and hasty decisions. By staying in the unchanging Light, one can be kept from behaviors that go against it, leading to peace, order, and mercy. This Light guides individuals back to their true course and helps them use their gifts for God's glory.
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FRIENDS, All ye, whose Minds are turned with the Light towards Jesus Christ, from whence it comes, in it wait, that with it ye may all see Jesus, and all that Condemned, which is Contrary to it; that so by that ye may be kept from all Extremes, Passions, Agonies and Hastiness, Presumption and Desperation. For dwelling in the Light, which doth never change, this keeps your Minds out of all those things before-mentioned, which lead Nature out of its true Course; and with the Light all that is seen and condemned, which his contrary to it.
And that which doth Condemn, keeps you in Peace and Order, and leads to the Door of Mercy, and Nature into its right course, and into the Vertue of that Word, by which the Creatures were made, and with it to use them all to his Glory. . . .
There fore in this Light dwell and wait, from which the true Words did proceed, that with it all those Words may be opened again. . . .
Sermon Outline
- Dwelling in the Light
- The Condemning Power
- Waiting in the Light
- For true understanding of God's Word
- To use all things for God's glory
Key Quotes
“In it wait, that with it ye may all see Jesus, and all that Condemned, which is Contrary to it;” — George Fox
“For dwelling in the Light, which doth never change, this keeps your Minds out of all those things before-mentioned, which lead Nature out of its true Course;” — George Fox
“There fore in this Light dwell and wait, from which the true Words did proceed, that with it all those Words may be opened again.” — George Fox
Application Points
- Make a conscious effort to dwell in the Light of God and let it guide your thoughts and actions.
- Recognize the Condemning Power as a force that leads us to peace, order, and mercy.
- Wait in the Light to gain a deeper understanding of God's Word and to use all things for God's glory.