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David Wilkerson Today

A Ministry of World Challenge



FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2013



BETTER THAN AT YOUR BEGINNINGS

by David Wilkerson

[May 19, 1931 - April 27, 2011]



 "I . . . will do better unto you than at your beginnings" (Ezekiel 36:11).

This is a promise of a great work of God—greater than Pentecost—that will

occur in these last days.



Think back to your spiritual "beginnings," when you first got saved. You were

so happy and excited about Jesus. Now God is saying to you, "I'm going to do

better than that for you!" He is going to do better things in the church than

ever before. Better than the Red Sea? Better than Elijah calling down fire from

heaven and shutting down rain? Yes, God has something better.



"What could be better?" you ask. "Our very faith is built on these great

examples." Beloved, we are going to see the fullest revelation of Jesus Christ

in the history of mankind. And here is the greatness of such a miracle: God is

going to take the filthiest, most perverse generation of all time—a

generation with the stoniest hearts in history—and clean them up, give them

loving hearts, and turn them into a holy flock "I will increase them with men

like a flock. As the holy flock . . ." (Ezekiel 36:37-38). God is going to save

a "flock"—a great multitude—of men and women. We will see sinners from every

walk of life saved: Jews, Muslims, rich, poor, murderers, people of all

backgrounds.



You say, "That's not a new thing. Wicked sinners have always been cleansed by

Christ. God's been doing that since the cross." True, but remember, sin is

increasing; wickedness is growing worse and worse. And where sin abounds, God's

grace abounds much more.



At the Red Sea, the devil was advancing and threatening to pounce on God's

people. The difference today is, he already has prevailed against the

backslidden church, capturing and enslaving millions: "Because they have . . .

swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue

of the heathen . . . and are an infamy of the people" (Ezekiel 36:3).



But now, God is going to move in for this reason: "Because the enemy hath said

against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession" (verse

2). Satan and his crowd have mocked and laughed, saying, "We have destroyed the

work of Christ on earth!" But God says, "For My name's sake, I'm going to do a

mighty deliverance."



You will need faith to understand this miracle, because it is going to come at

the neediest, most critical time in the history of the Church. God will cause

His flock to walk in righteousness. He will bring down such conviction that

believers will literally loathe their past sins. "I will multiply men upon

you... [you] will increase and bear fruit . . . and [I] will do better unto you

than at your beginnings” (Ezekiel 36:10-11).







Read this devotion online: http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/22072?src=devo-email





Pulpit Series Newsletters

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A Perfect Heart, 02.18.13

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/coverletter/2013/a-perfect-heart?src=devo-email



Show Us Your Glory, 01.28.13

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/coverletter/2013/show-us-your-glory?src=devo-email



Peace of Mind in These Troubled Times, 01.07.13

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/coverletter/2013/peace-of-mind-in-these-troubled-times?src=devo-email





Sermons By David Wilkerson

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God Knows, 06.28.09

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/sermons/david_wilkerson/god_knows?src=devo-email



A Call to Anguish, 05.01.03

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/sermons/david_wilkerson/2003/call_to_anguish?src=devo-email



Do You Really Believe in Miracles?, 03.01.06

http://www.worldchallenge.org/en/node/2198?src=devo-email





                               

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