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Indispensable Principle

As we prepare to look in the word of God, there is a principle of
Bible study that is absolutely indispensable and that is total reliance
on God’s Holy Spirit. Only God can reveal God and He’s promised
that if we would come as little children He would reveal Himself to
us. He has hidden these things from the wise and the prudent and
has revealed them unto babes. All the treasures of wisdom and
knowledge are hidden in Christ Jesus. If God hides something,
you’ll never find it. But if He tells you the hiding place, then you
can find it. These things are hidden in Christ Jesus. We know the
hiding place. There’s no excuse for not knowing the Lord.

I want to share the great foundation which we call the “Great
Commission”. Our Lord Jesus has a worldwide heart. He longs
that people know Him. John 6:37, “All that the Father gives Me
shall come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not
cast out.” As you go on in the Lord you are going to learn that there
is only one soul winner. His name is Jesus. There is only one
evangelist. His name is the Lord Jesus. There is only one
missionary. His name is Jesus. You might be a missionary channel
but you are not the missionary. You might be a soul winning channel
but you are not a soul winner.

Our Father, we thank You for every part of Your word. We thank
You especially for John 21 and we pray that you will work that in
our hearts. We ask in Jesus’ name. Amen

I wanted to deal with this at the end because I think it’s a very vital
truth on the heart of Jesus. I think that almost all Christians are
familiar with the expression “The Great Commission”. I
misunderstood it for many years. I knew it had two parts; go preach
the gospel to the world and then train them to be disciples.

The Spirit of God has been very patient with Ed Miller. I thought
He sent me into the world to witness for Christ. He taught me that
He put me in Christ to witness to the world. That’s not the same