The Secret of Power From on High

THIRTY-FIRST DAY.
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" <strong>The</strong>se all with one accord continued
stedfastly in prayer."-AcTs i. 14.
"And when the Day <strong>of</strong> Pentecost was
now come, ... they were all filled with
the Holy Spirit."-Acrs ii. r, 4.
UR Lord gave the command to His
O disciples : " Go ye into all the
world and preach the Gospel to every
creature," and He added the promise:
"Lo, I am with you always." We may
be fully assured that this command and
this promise were not meant alone for
the disciples, but also for us, their followers.
Just before His Ascension, Christ gave
His very last command, also with a
promise attached to it. <strong>The</strong> command
was: "Go not, preach not,-wait for
the promise <strong>of</strong> the Father." And the
promise was: "Ye shaU receive power
after tr.at the Holy Ghost is come upon
you ; and ye shall be witnesses to Me,
unto the uttermost parts <strong>of</strong> the earth."
This very last command and promise are
also meant for us. As irrevocable as the
command : " Preach the Gospel," with
its accompanying promise, is this last
command <strong>of</strong> all, to wait for the promise
<strong>of</strong> the F ather-" Ye shall receive the
power <strong>of</strong> the Holy Ghost."
For ten days the disciples pled that
promise with one accord, and their
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