A man who has nothing but Heaven to live for
Authors: Johnson and Pearl, Bible teachers and founders of:
The Pure Gospel and Revival website
www.repent-pray-revival.org
2023/4/11
“As your cross, so will your Pentecost be.” －Arthur Booth Cilbborn
“All God’s plans have the mark of the cross on them, and all His plans have death to self in them.” －E.M. Bounds
“It seems God can only get a man who has nothing but Heaven to live for to do the work of a revivalist.”
– Frank Bartleman, a revivalist who had the Shekinah glory in most of his meetings during Azusa Revival
“All spiritual giants that had strong faith were first men/women who first had “deep desire” for God and His power. Men of strong desire eventually turns out to be men of strong faith, not the other way around.” -Johnson and Pearl
Why do some men of God receive more power from God? Not because they were born with a stronger “faith”, but because they first had a stronger desire than others.
And with that stronger desire, they then choose to spend more time on reading, meditating, and praying God’s word more than the average Christian.
And with that stronger desire, they chose to spend more time on seeking God’s face and power than the average Christian.
Deep desire produces faith, not the other way around!
Think of this. Why was Peter the first one to have faith to walk on water? -because he was the first one to have deep desire for it. How can one have faith for something he doesn’t even desire? So the key to strong faith in God is to first have deep desire FOR God!
And that’s where “crucifying the flesh” comes in.
Why is it so important for every Christian to crucify the flesh? because Christ commanded it! (Luke 9:23, Gal 5:24)
Why is it so important for every Christian to crucify the flesh? because without crucifying the flesh you will not have a deep desire for God!
Without crucifying the flesh, your flesh will always desire sin or something else other than God!
