Deeper Life #285

Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.

—Deuteronomy 1:21

RELY ON THE SPIRIT OF God to tell you what to say when you are talking with an unbeliever. Do not rely on your memory. Do not try to remember how you dealt with other cases. Recognize and rely on the Holy Spirit. He will bring to your remembrance what you should say.

You will find, over and over again, that God will bring confusion to your preconceived methods of soul winning. He will make you apply a Scripture text that is quite inappropriate to the problem at hand—yet it will prove to be exactly what the other person needed to hear.

If you are not careful to heed the guidance of the Spirit of God, you will make incessant blunders in your work for God. Remember that the Christian worker must rely on the Holy Spirit for guidance in each individual case.

Prayer Thought: Teach me, Master, not to rely on my soul-winning methods, but on Your example and wisdom.

SUGGESTED READING: Deuteronomy 1:19–21