Interesting phrase by Isaac Penington, quoted in Joy and Strength this morning on-line. (In the book it is not used until Sunday.)
" THEREFORE, in the evil hour, lie still,
feel thy stay, till His light which " makes manifest "
arise in thee, and clear up things to thee."
Now I find this especially interesting in that we own a dog and have been trying to teach her the command "Stay!" for years now. "Feel thy stay." Oh that speaks volumes to me! When I want to run ahead of the Lord and "fix things" I am reminded to 'Feel thy stay." When God seems to be taking too long and I believe I have the answers to solve a situation, I am reminded to 'Feel thy stay."
Wow! Can you imagine the power of The Lord upon the earth if an entire congregation were to wait upon Him, 'feel thy stay' and move only in obedience to Him?
Not too ruff through the power of the Holy Spirit, if only we would learn!Over and over in Scripture the Word says, "but you would not." Help us, Father, to obey.
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I like that..feel the stay.
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