Dr Paul Allen

More than a hundred years ago, a British revivalist issued a holy dare that would change a life, a city, and a generation. That timeless challenge echoes across every generation: “The world has yet to see what God will do with and for and through and in and by the man who is fully and wholly consecrated to Him.” The original hearer of that call to consecration was D. L. Moody . When those words hit his eardrums, they didn’t just fire across synapses and register in his auditory cortex . They shot straight to his soul. That call to consecration defined his life. And his life, in turn, defined consecration. It was Moody’s all in moment. You are only one decision away from a totally different life. Of course, it will probably be the toughest decision you’ll ever make. But if you have the courage to completely surrender yourself to the lordship of Jesus Christ , there is no telling what God will do. All bets are off because all bets are on God. D. L. Moody left an indelible i...

English: Sterzing, the Holy Spirit church frescos, on the northern wall, representing the Passion of Christ. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law (Gal. 5:22–23). The Holy Spirit regenerates us, then indwells us and begins the process of sanctification, of making us more like Christ . He is working within us, convicting us of sin , strengthening our desire to live for God , showing us our faults. As the process continues, these internal changes eventually manifest themselves in outward fruit. And since this external fruit comes about as a result of the work of the Spirit, we call it the fruit of the Spirit. We human beings often find ourselves attracted to unusual, extraordinary, and spectacular things. In our Christian lives, this tendency often manifests itself in terms of a keener interest in the gifts of the Spirit than in the f...