My Journey to Life - Daily Study Guide

Q8. What are the conditions for this special endowment of the Spirit in the Latter Rain?

Picture: Q8. What are the conditions for this special endowment of the Spirit in the Latter Rain? JTLD 156.1

The Holy Spirit came in response to the prayers and confession of the believers preceding Pentecost, therefore He is already present in God’s church as the promised Gift (Acts 2:38). But the Spirit has not come in the fullness that God hopes to impart to every genuine believer today. JTLD 156.2

God waits for His people to surrender fully to His lordship so that the final outpouring of His Spirit can occur in their hearts. This surrender involves confessing all known sins to God and accepting His gracious forgiveness. Additionally, it includes confessing our wrongdoing to those we have hurt and restoring as far as possible what we have defrauded others. JTLD 156.3

Every day we are to individually pray for fresh supplies of grace, that we may reach higher and still higher toward perfection in Christ. Then, as God’s people, we should put away all dissension and give ourselves to God for the saving of those without Christ. We can pray, united in faith, for the promised blessing and it will come. JTLD 156.4

Bible Discovery: Zechariah 4:6; Luke 19:8-10; James 5:16; 1 John 1:9 JTLD 156.5

Further Reading: Ellen G. White, Testimonies to Ministers, p. 508.1; Selected Messages, book 1, p. 121.1; Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 214.2 JTLD 156.6