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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

The subject of spiritual experience is at the forefront of thinking in evangelicalism worldwide today.  A clear line of division can be drawn between those who insist that the Bible must be the basis by which all spiritual experience is tested and those who regard experience as pre-eminent and resist the tests of Scripture.  Is the Word our authority, or is spiritual experience our authority?  The Puritans were strong in the area of knowing God by heart experience but they sought to test everything by Scripture.  We do well to follow their example.
Erroll Hulse

What has exceedingly hurt you in time past, nay, and I fear, to this day, is lack of reading. I scarce ever knew a preacher who read so little. And perhaps, by neglecting it, you have lost the taste for it. Hence your talent in preaching does not increase. It is just the same as it was seven years ago. It is lively, but not deep; there is little variety; there is no compass of thought. Reading only can supply this, with meditation and daily prayer. You wrong yourself greatly by omitting this. You can never be a deep preacher without it, any more than a thorough Christian. Oh begin! Fix some part of every day for private exercise. You may acquire the taste which you have not; what is tedious at first will afterward be pleasant. Whether you like it or not, read and pray daily. It is for your life; there is no other way; else you will be a trifler all your days, and a pretty, superficial preacher. Do justice to your own soul; give it time and means to grow. Do not starve yourself any longer. Take up your cross and be a Christian altogether. Then will all the children of God rejoice (not grieve) over you, and in particular yours.
John Wesley

Bible – German Luther Psalm Chapter 130:1-8.

Index: German Luther

 

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130:1 (Ein Lied im höhern Chor.) Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, HERR, zu dir.

130:2 HERR, höre auf meine Stimme, laß deine Ohren merken auf die Stimme meines Flehens!

130:3 So du willst, HERR, Sünden zurechnen, HERR, wer wird bestehen?

130:4 Denn bei dir ist die Vergebung, daß man dich fürchte.

130:5 Ich harre des HERRN; meine Seele harret, und ich hoffe auf sein Wort.

130:6 Meine Seele wartet auf den HERRN von einer Morgenwache bis zur andern.

130:7 Israel, hoffe auf den HERRN! denn bei dem HERRN ist die Gnade und viel Erlösung bei ihm,

130:8 und er wird Israel erlösen aus allen seinen Sünden.