January 26

Read: John 16:12-14

When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth (John 16:13).

Will You Follow The Guide?

An earnest Christian bowed at a public altar seeking God’s perfect will for his life. In the intensity of his hunger he cried out, “O Lord, sweep into my soul full force!” Is not this the appropriate prayer for every sincere follower of Christ? Entire sanctification follows when we let God have complete control of our lives.

This is the way to Christian holiness, as holiness people understand it. This we believe to be God’s will for us — the sanctification of our lives. We believe the Bible testifies that full fellowship with God can be found in this fashion.

Holiness people have no monopoly on hunger for the deeper spiritual life. God is the great Magnet who draws on toward complete union with himself every man who responds to His seeking love. We have no corner on the divine blessings, but we bear glad witness to the satisfaction that we have found.

We believe that the Bible teaches the doctrine of Christian holiness. We find in the Scripture guidance that seems clear to us as to how in this life we may come into such a deeper fellowship with God. We have sought the leadership of the Holy Spirit to direct us in this search. We have tried to give ourselves to God in such full obedience that He could thereafter have the real controls of our lives. We have believed that God cleanses and fills every life insofar as that life is open to Him. We testify that God has answered our prayer.

When God is mine, and I am His, Of paradise possessed, I taste unutterable bliss, And everlasting rest.

— Charles Wesley