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Iron Sharpeneth Iron by Gracebegatme: 10:58am On Feb 12, 2016 |
Kindly read this lines from Dr Paul Enenche very
inspiring.
"Iron sharpens iron. So, look for the kind of
person that sharpens you. Beware who you call
your friend. Friendship is by choice and not by
force. And friendship is not for fun. In the late 70's
and early 80's, when believers met each other, their
mode of greeting was, 'How are you,brother? Have
you heard about the Welsh revival? Did you read
about Evan Roberts? I saw something in 'Herald of
His Coming' that just shook me. I read something
about Smith
Wigglesworth. Did you hear that John Hyde stained
the walls of his room with the breath of his prayer?
I read that Maria Woodworth Ether was approaching
a place to preach and fifty miles from the place
where she was, people were falling under the
anointing..."
Those were the kinds of things we said to each
other. When you heard it, it set you ablaze. Your
friend might say to you, 'When I read that, I locked
up myself for ten hours. I did not come out'. And
you look at him, 'You said how many hours? I will
see you later!' You just go into the room and lock
yourself up: 'What! What am I doing with my life?'
And you
go on and on. That was how we sharpened each
other in those days. Iron sharpeneth iron! We
learned of William Booth of the Salvation Army. We
learned of Charles G. Finney riding a horse through
town and everyone was crying for his or her sins...
We read of D.L Moody: They said, 'God is looking
for a man to use, and he is looking for a man that
will not care who takes the glory.' D.L. Moody, a
shoe maker, said, 'By the grace of God, I will be
that man'... When you read that, it sets you on fire.
And if you heard it from someone who read it from
somewhere and shared it with you, you would be
sharpened. That was how we sharpened each other.
Today,it is different. When two pastors meet, you
hear things like, 'Pastor, how is the church building?
Have you finished it now? I like this neck tie of
yours; where did you buy it from? This
wristwatch is powerful! Who helped you to get this
car? Can you assist me to get the car also? I
like it! Your suit is powerful. Is it ready-made or
someone sewed it? Who is your barber? I like the
way you cut your hair.' These the vanities believers
discuss these days - things of no eternal
consequences. It is very rare before you can come
into the presence of a servant of God and leave
edified. We rarely hear that a person went to see a
man of God, a real man of God and left there
challenged, with his soul set on fire. It is very very
rare. My heart yearns for those days... A brother
would read a book that changed his life and he
would share the inspiration: Have you seen Smith
Wigglesworth 'Apostle of Faith'? You need to read
it. John G. Lake's 'Adventure in God'? You need to
read it. Leonard Ravenhill's 'Why Revival Tarries'?
'Sodom had no Bible'? What about E.M. Bounds
'The Power of Prayer'? Charles Spurgeons 'His
Power in Us'? E.W
Kenyon's 'Two Kinds of Faith'?, A.W Tozer's 'In
Pursuit of God'? Oswald J. Smiths 'The Man God
Uses'? Those were qualitative materials that we
advertised and used to change our lives... Who is it
that is sharpening you? Who are the people around
you sharpening your life? Please, watch your
company. Some pastors had more fire until they
entered the circle of friends they are in today.
Watch the persons you call friends. Iron sharpens
iron. Nothing sharpens
iron like iron."
Dr. Paul Enenche. 1 Like |
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