Asking for the Father’s Promise by faith

Asking for the Father’s Promise by faith

Authors:  Johnson and Pearl, Bible teachers and founders of:
The Pure Gospel and Revival website
www.repent-pray-revival.org
2022/5/5

Luke 18:1 New International Version, The Parable of the Persistent Widow
“Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.

“I look at a stonecutter hammering away at a rock 100 times without so much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the 101st blow it splits in two. It was not the one blow that did it, but all that had gone before. So it is with persevering prayer.” – George Muller

Luke 24:49 “And, behold, I (Jesus) send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

“We believe if a true Christian repents and diligently prays for revival, we can have revival in any city of the world.”  (Luke 11:13, 24:49; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:16-18, 33, 38-39 ; Acts 3:19; John 12:32; John 16:8; Isaiah 44:3; Psalm 2:8; 2 Chronicles 7:14-15…)    -Johnson and Pearl

Philippians 4:13   Amplified Bible
“I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with inner strength and confident peace.]

Isaiah 43:26 KJV
“Put Me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

Isaiah 43:26 Amplified Bible
“[a]Remind Me [of your merits with a thorough report], let us plead and argue our case together; State your position, that you may be proved right. [a] Or Report to Me.

耶利米書 29:12-13
12 你們要呼求我，禱告我，我就應允你們。
13 你們尋求我，若專(全)心尋求我，就必尋見。

Jeremiah 29:12-13 NKJV
“Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.  And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:12-13 NIV
“Then you will call on Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart.

Luke 24:49 “And, behold, I (Jesus) send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

1 John 5:10  “…he that believeth not God hath made Him a liar…”

“Some pray for the outpouring of the Spirit/revival without expecting to receive it.  “He that believeth not God hath made Him a liar…”(1 John 5:10) This, then, is the greatest sin of all.  What an insult, what a blasphemy, to accuse God of lying!” －Charles G. Finney

“There is nothing impossible with God.  All the impossibility is with us when we measure God by the limitations of our unbelief.”  －Smith Wigglesworth

Luke 1:37 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
“For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.."

Matthew 19:26 KJV “But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.”

Mark 9:23 KJV “Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”

Mark 9:23  Amplified Bible
“Jesus said to him, “[You say to Me,] ‘If You can?’ All things are possible for the one who believes and trusts [in Me]!”

「在神沒有任何不可能的事情。一切的不可能都是出於我們，因我們用自己不信的限制來衡量神。」 －史密斯．維格氏維爾(Smith Wigglesworth)

“There is nothing impossible with God.  All the impossibility is with us when we measure God by the limitations of our unbelief.”  －Smith Wigglesworth

List of 15 main scriptures

• Luke 24:49 “And, behold, I (Jesus) send the promise of My Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
• Luke 11:13 “If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?”
• John 7:37-39 “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink.  He that believeth on Me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.  39 (But this spake He of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
• John 14:16-18 King James Version
  And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless(NIV; as orphans): I will come to you.
• John 14:26 King James Version
  “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
• John 15:26-27 King James Version
  “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, He shall testify of Me(Jesus):  And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

  John 16:8 “And when He (the Comforter) is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.”

• Luke 12:49-50 King James Version
  “I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled? But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
• Acts 1:4-5 “And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.”
• Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
• Acts 2:16-18 “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:  And on My servants and on My handmaidens I will pour out in those days of My Spirit; and they shall prophesy.”
• Acts 3:19 “Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing* shall come from the presence of the Lord. *Refreshing:  Greek “anapsyxis", refreshing, used figuratively of revival.
• Acts 2:33 “Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, He (Jesus) hath shed forth* this, which ye now see and hear.     *shed forth: comes from the Greek ekcheō, Strong’s G1632, means to pour out
• Acts 2:37-39 “Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.”
• Galatians 3:14 “That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.”

“All lack of faith is due to not feeding on God’s Word.  You need it everyday.” －Smith Wigglesworth

“There is something about believing God that will cause Him to pass over a million people to get to you. ” －Smith Wigglesworth

“There is nothing impossible with God.  All the impossibility is with us when we measure God by the limitations of our unbelief.”  －Smith Wigglesworth

“The secret of spiritual success is a hunger that persists.  It is an awful condition to be satisfied with one’s spiritual attainments.  God was and is looking for hungry, thirsty people.” －Smith Wigglesworth

“If you are walking with Jesus, in the Spirit, you need not fear going too far.  No believer has gone as far as God wants him to go.” －A.A. Allen

“I am not moved by what I see.  I am moved only by what I believe.” －Smith Wigglesworth

“If the Spirit does not move me, I move the Spirit.” －Smith Wigglesworth

“God has privileged us in Christ Jesus to live above the ordinary human plane of life. Those who want to be ordinary and live on a lower plane can do so, but as for me, I will not.”  －Smith Wigglesworth

“A man is in a great place when he has no one to turn to but God.”  －Smith Wigglesworth

“Enter into the promises of God. It is your inheritance. You will do more in one year if you are really filled with the Holy Ghost than you could do in fifty years apart from Him.” — Smith Wigglesworth

“Oh! one hour with God infinitely exceeds all the pleasures and delights of this lower world.” — David Brainerd

“God’s best things can only be given to those who show appreciation of their value by persistent desire and effort to obtain them.”   －Ernest Baker

“The spasmodic prayers that represent flitting desires, though they are good, He does not answer.  The prayers, which reveal the settled longing of the heart are the prayers He heeds.”   －Ernest Baker

“A revival can be expected when Christians have the spirit of prayer for a revival.  That is, they pray as if their hearts were set on it.”  –Charles Finney, sermon called “When to expect revival.”

“The spirit of prayer is the state of the heart.  It is a state of continual desire and anxiety for the salvation of sinners.  A Christian who has this spirit of prayer feels concerned for souls.  Souls are always on his mind.  He thinks of souls by day and dreams of souls by night.  Sometimes this feeling is very deep.  It is a deep, continual, earnest desire for the salvation of sinners. ”  –Charles Finney, sermon called “When to expect revival.”

“Revival is wrought by God though His Holy Spirit, who works in believers as the Spirit of Prayer.”  -Leonard Ravenhill

“When asked how much time he spent in prayer, George Muller’s reply was, “Hours every day. But I live in the spirit of prayer. I pray as I walk and when I lie down and when I arise. And the answers are always coming.”  －Source Unknown.

“The true spirit of prayer is no other than God’s own Spirit dwelling in the hearts of the saints. And as this spirit comes from God, so doth it naturally tend to God in holy breathings and pantings. It naturally leads to God, to converse with him by prayer.” －Jonathan Edwards

Jeremiah 29:12-13  Amplified Bible

12 Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you.

13 Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Daniel 6:10 Amplified Bible

10 Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he went into his house (now in his roof chamber his windows were open toward Jerusalem); he continued to get down on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously.

“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him.”

“For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth so that He may support those whose heart is completely His.”  -2 Chronicles 16:9 (AMP)

Jeremiah 33:3  Amplified Bible

3 ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’

羅馬書 12:12  在指望中要喜樂，在患難中要忍耐，禱告要恆切。

歌羅西書 4:2  你們要恆切禱告，在此警醒、感恩。

詩篇 62:8  你們眾民當時時倚靠他(神)，在他面前傾心吐意，神是我們的避難所。（細拉）

Psalm 62:8  Amplified Bible
Trust [confidently] in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him.  God is a refuge for us. Selah.

“Prayer is the greatest power and privilege that God could ever give to His children.   To neglect this power and privilege is the greatest ignorance and tragedy.”  －Johnson and Pearl

 

“The true church lives and moves and has its being in prayer.” －Leonard Ravenhill

Acts 17:28 KJV “For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also His offspring.”

Muslims pray 5 times a day.

Daniel prayed 3 times a day, and God judged and humbled the most powerful king (King Nebuchadnezzar) in his generation.

路加福音 18:1 耶穌設一個比喻，是要人常常禱告，不可灰心。

以弗所書 6:18 靠著聖靈，隨時多方禱告祈求，並要在此警醒不倦，為眾聖徒祈求；

歌羅西書 4:2 你們要恆切禱告，在此警醒、感恩。

“Pray and never faint, is the motto Christ gives us for praying.”  －E.M. Bounds

“I look at a stonecutter hammering away at a rock 100 times without so much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the 101st blow it splits in two. It was not the one blow that did it, but all that had gone before. So it is with persevering prayer.” – George Muller

“The deeper the desire, the stronger the prayer. Without desire, prayer is a meaningless mumble of words. －E.M. Bounds