Repentance is meaningless without producing spiritual results and collaborating with others in faith. Fruit bearing is a requirement and condition of repentance. Repentance has no meaning unless it leads to fruit bearing in character and in spiritual work – the work of the Holy Spirit – not fleshly labor. You can cry a river of tears and repent deeply. But that is only half of the equation . Your next step is to produce spiritual fruit, good fruit for the Kingdom of
If one really wants to draw close to Christ, walk with Christ, hear from Christ, and do for Christ, then one has to be prepared to experience a “ baptism of fire ” – the fire of God which can consistently come to His serious and seeking disciples. John the Baptist said in the beginning of his ministry and is applicable today….. But He Who is coming after me is mightier than I, Whose sandals I am not worthy or fit to take off or carry; He will baptize you with the Holy
Weeping and Brokenness! In view of what has been happening in our nation of late, I have been experiencing the Holy Spirit each morning coming upon me and causing me to begin weeping and experiencing a brokenness in my soul and spirit. There would be a “burst of tears” and then a calling out to the Lord to help me pray through what it was He was calling me to weep for. Then He would show me. The weeping would last for 10 to 15 minutes and then stop. During one wee