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Often Times Not Allowed to Preach
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I have known the Holy Spirit to take away from me the human control of
the campaign and make Himself the chairman of the meetings. Often
times, I was not allowed to preach, as the meeting was under the
control of the Spirit by day and night after night. I simply sat on the
platform bowed in prayer. I prayed that the Spirit of Pentecost would
restrain or constrain and that no demon in hell would be able to work -
that so powerful would be His presence that there would be no
possibility of a fleshly manifestation. We can testify to God's glory
that the gatherings were kept under the Spirit's control as He led the
believers one by one to praise, pray, expound, and testify. Instead of
only myself taking part, hundreds of ordinary believers ministered in
the meetings during several weeks. We were "borne along and impelled by
the Holy Spirit" (II Peter 1:21).
Like an amateur walking a tight rope, As I ponder on my knees before God this deep mystery of the suppression of the Spirit, I have come to the conclusion that people are afraid of something they do not understand - something they have never experienced. Brought up in an atmosphere which has never known revival, they are like the amateur walking a tightrope, afraid of the unknown way.
Oh my brother, why not trust the Spirit of God? If you really want Him to work, then allow Him to work. Hands off! Let us stop dictating to the Holy Spirit.
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