Psalm 24: 3 - 6, was the text for the opening meeting. Rev Stegen preached from the text that we can only ascend God's mountain and be effective in ministry if we have:
1. Clean hands: our spiritual hands may be defiled by sins of anger (as in 1Tim 2:8), doubt and other evils
2. A pure heart: we see the outer but God sees the heart. That is where sins springs from
3. Clean lips: gossip etc.
Not all who tries to ascend God's mountain actually succeeds. To ascend the mountain of the Lord is not easy, but it is glorious. Unless you are fully determined you will certainly fail.
Evan Roberts said, if you want to experience revival. 1) Confess all known sins 2) Deal with and get rid of anything doubtful in your life - something you wonder, whether a Christian should be doing it or not. 3) Obey the Holy Spirit immediately when He speaks to you 4) Confess Christ publicly
A preacher's relationship with his wife is extremely important; dwell in wisdom with your wife as the weaker vessel that your prayers be not hindered. You cannot go out and preach to the world, if right at home your marriage is not in order.
If you cannot shake the world through God's power, then surely the world will shake you. Later on in this chapter we are commanded, 'open the gates, so that the King of Glory can come in'. How do you open the gates? By cleansing your hands, hearts and lips. Only a fool will disobey such clear instructions from God.
Be practical and obey what God shows you. Bring your sins to Christ who can cleanse you and make you fit to serve and be more than conquerors.
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Erlo Stegen (1935 - Present)
Used of God in the Zulu revival in South Africa. He helped found the Kwasizabantu Mission where a few thousand live on the mission doing work for the Lord. He shares a powerful burden for the purity of the Church and revival in the Church.Many ministers have preached in their large conventions through the years namely David Wilkerson who enjoyed greatly the mission's work. They have established over 30 other missions around the work as a work of the Spirit of God.