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procedures, which will call for a 12% increase in income over the
present 1972 year. I MUST rely on God, through our combined
PRAYERS and FAITH, to bring up the income to AT LEAST that figure.
And WE must all pray fervently that God will increase it well
BEYOND THAT! But, AT THE SAME TIME, I am going to direct that we
seek every possible way to further REDUCE operational expenditures
in whatever way will not hurt the WORK!
THAT'S WHAT WE WILL DO HERE AT HEADQUARTERS! Then we will
JOIN ALL THE REST OF YOU in CONTINUOUS REAL FERVENT AND BELIEVING
PRAYER THAT GOD WILL GIVE US ALL THE NEEDED INCREASE IN INCOME!
Remember God's PROMISE: "My God shall supply ALL YOUR NEED,
according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Philippians
4:19). When WE repent, and humble ourselves, and PRAY, and
BELIEVE, He surely will do that!
Brethren, the Work IS going forward now in GREATER POWER
than ever -- but I have had to ADD expenditures the past six
months to make that possible. I know God wants it to GO ON, and
even INCREASE MORE. By His grace, I know it shall!
Now this coming fast-and-prayer day must be NO ORDINARY
DAY OF FASTING. I want every one of you to READ Isaiah 58:3 to
end of chapter. The kind of fast God will ANSWER is that we seek
to learn WHERE EACH ONE OF US, PERSONALLY, is at fault, AND TO
TURN FROM that fault, and get CLOSER TO OUR GOD AND HIS WAYS: On
the day of fasting, BE SURE TO READ, on your knees, the following
Scriptures:
Read Isaiah 40:12 to end -- and as you do, THINK on HOW
GREAT AND WONDERFUL is our God. In Jesus' instruction on how to
pray, He first said, "Hallowed be thy name." Or, "HOW GREAT THOU
ART!" And while meditating on God's GREATNESS, think on WHAT A
WONDERFUL PRIVILEGE that He grants us, in that we may have DIRECT
CONTACT with Him -- we may TALK WITH HIM, in prayer, and as long
as our hearts are right with Him, He LISTENS and ANSWERS! Then,
HE talks to US -- when we read the Bible! We are privileged to
HAVE ACTUAL PERSONAL FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM!
Think of His PERFECTION -- all HE does is for a GOOD result.
He LOVES US -- think what it means He has made YOU His own son or
daughter! THANK HIM that you can always have access to Him! He
LOVES YOU!
Proverbs 3:11-12 -- THANK God for His correction and
chastening. Also Hebrews 12:6-7, and then:
I John 1:8-9 -- AS A CHURCH, we have sinned, letting down
in prayer allowing our minds to drift more and more to material
interests. As ONE of God's people in His Church, confess your
own, and the CHURCH'S sins, even as Daniel confessed his own and
ISRAEL'S sins -- READ IT in Daniel 9:3-19, and, plead with God,
as did Daniel (verses 16-17) to FORGIVE, and to restore us to a
CLOSER WALK with HIM, and to cause His face to shine upon His
Church, to BLESS US, to PROSPER US, and to open the windows of
heaven and pour out a SPIRITUAL blessing, and then a financial