Servants of God must stand so much alone that they never know they are alone. In the first phase of Christian life, disheartenments come. People who are bright lights for us flicker out; those who stand with us pass away. We have to get used to this\u2014so used to it that no matter what happens, we never feel we are standing alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEveryone deserted me\u2026 But the Lord stood at my side\u201d<\/i> (2 Timothy 4:16\u201317). We must build our faith on the light that never fails, not on the light that fades. When \u201cgreat\u201d men and women go, we are sad\u2014 until we see that they were meant to go, and that the only thing that remains is looking on the face of God for ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Allow nothing to keep you from looking God squarely in the face about yourself and your doctrine. Every time you preach, every time you pray, every time you testify, look God in the face first. Seek his mind on your subject before you begin and his glory will sound in every word. A Christian disciple is one who perpetually looks in the face of God and then goes forth to talk to people. Moses, when he\u2019d been with God, \u201cwas not aware that his face was radiant\u201d (Exodus 34:29). That unconscious glory is characteristic of the one who ministers for Christ. The secret of our life as disciples is that we keep in tune with God all the time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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