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worker; and when he does not receive Him, he comes short of the divine command, and the divine
enduement.
One time a noted Englishman was being shown the magnificent Niagara Falls of America. As he
stood looking in amazement as the great volumes of water rolled over the great cataract, he
exclaimed, "Here is the greatest unused power in the world." His guide made a quick reply by saying,
"No, you are mistaken, the greatest unused power in the world is the power of the Holy Spirit." Every
careful Bible student will agree with this statement.
Today, every great scientist would say the greatest unused power is that of atomic energy, but
again the instructed and experienced Christian worker would say the greatest unused power in the
world today is the power of the Holy Spirit. Men may employ atomic bombs to bring peace to this
world; however, there is a greater power than atomic energy which brings peace, not through the
power of force, but of good will; and this power is the power of the Holy Spirit, which changes the
hearts of men, and makes them new creatures in Christ Jesus and endues them with power from on
high. This enables them to do right from their own free choice because they love the Lord. The
minister needs the power of the Holy Spirit upon his ministry to make it effective so that it will
produce conviction in sinners which will lead to repentance and faith in Christ.
C. H. Spurgeon said, "If we do not have the Spirit of God, it were better to shut the churches, to
nail up the doors, to put a black cross on them, and say: 'God have mercy on us. If you ministers have
not the Spirit of God, you had better not preach; and you people had better stay at home. I think I
speak not too strongly when I say that a Church in the land without the Spirit of God is rather a curse
than a blessing. If you have not the Spirit of God, Christian worker, remember that you stand in
somebody else's way; you are as a tree bearing no fruit standing where some fruitful tree might grow.
This is solemn work. Death and condemnation to a Church that is not yearning after the Spirit, and
crying and groaning until the Spirit has wrought mightily in her midst. He is here. He has never gone
back since He descended at Pentecost. He is often grieved and tried, for He is peculiarly jealous and
sensitive, and the one sin never forgiven has to do with His blessed Person. Therefore, let us be very
tender toward Him, walk humbly before Him, wait on Him very earnestly, and resolve that about us
there shall be nothing knowingly continued which should prevent His dwelling in us."
III. He Directs Ministers Where To Preach
"Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot" (Acts 8:29).
"While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. Arise
therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them" (Acts 10:19,
20).
Sometimes pastors and evangelists are puzzled as to where they should preach and labor, for
several openings may present themselves at the same time. The Spirit-filled preacher cannot be
choicy, partial, or personal, and decide for himself. The determining factor in selecting the place
cannot be that of the highest salary, the greatest church, or the best parsonage. He needs to depend
on the Holy Spirit to direct him where to go. The Spirit will direct him by adding a luster and a glow