Written by Catherine Marshall (1914-1983), an American author. This is an excerpt from her book “The Helper.”
Why, we wonder, since Jesus was sending the Spirit to help us and to be our Comforter, would the Spirit’s first priority be to convict us of sin? And what sin did He mean? When we speak of sin, we think of lying, cheating, greed, slander, a vicious tongue, temper, cruelty, sexual promiscuity, adultery, murder and the like, whereas, when Jesus spoke of the convicting work of the Holy Spirit, He did not mention those sins. In fact, He used the singular ‘sin’, then went on to define sin is this: unbelief. He said, “because they do not believe in Me.
Prayer:
Written by Willliam Laud (1573-1645), Bishop of Canterbury.
Keep us, O Lord, constant in faith and zealous in witness, that we may live in your fear, die in your favor, and rest in your peace; for the sake of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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