Holy Spirit - You Are Welcome In This Place.

This was something new He had seen many drunkards converted, but the Lord had worked through his personal contacts with them; in this case, however, he had no connection with the woman and the Lord told him that he was to use no personal influence to reach her by way of the Throne. It would be a real test of strength. Could the Holy Spirit through him use the power of atonement to break the devil’s dominion in her life and fulfill the Saviour’s word in Matthew 12:29, about binding the strong man and stealing his goods? He saw that if he could get this one visible proof of the devil’s defeat, the Holy Ghost could apply the victory through him on a large scale.

To do this the Spirit gave him John 15:7 "If ye abide in Me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you." It would all depend on his abiding.

I cannot share the full story but here is the outcome:-

The weeks that followed, as he "gave prompt obedience to the Holy Spirit in all things," were times of wonderful fellowship’ until by the end of the sixth week the Spirit told him the abiding was complete and the victory assured.

"I was abiding now without being called to abide, walking in the position , and the Lord told me that I could now expect to see this woman make a move."

That very night, with a thrill in his soul, Rees saw her in the open meeting for the first time, and he told the devil, "Now I know that the Holy Ghost is stronger than you, you have been bought to naught at Calvary."

She began to come to the cottage meetings. A great number of people became onlookers as they had heard of the prayer. It now was a case of praising before the victory, and in the remaining weeks before Christmas the Holy Spirit did not allow him to pray for her. "It was a conflict with not praying," he said, "so the adversary pressed on us the need of prayer; but it would have been a prayer of doubt. "During that time there was no outward sign of repentance in the woman.

Christmas morning came, and the word he had was, "Go up and possess it. "I had a chance of experiencing what men like Moses went through in telling a thing beforehand," he said.

"Not a single doubt came to my mind that day and how strong I was! I was praising the Lord all day. I would not look at my Christmas cards or presents, for this was my Christmas gift!"

When the time for the meeting came, the woman was there, but a lot of people had bought their children; there was plenty of noise, and in no sense the kind of atmosphere which would influence a person to repent. But in the middle of the meeting "down she went on her knees and cried to God for mercy. It was a victory beyond value, and she is standing today."

Clearly this is an example of the Holy Spirit moving in power.

Often times I have seen God move in such ways in a persons life.

It has been said that George Muller began praying for 5 of his friends. He prayed 5 years before the first one was converted; for the next one he prayed 10 years; for the third one 25 years; for the fourth nearly 50 years. The last one was converted after 52 years, at George Muller’s funeral. George Muller was faithful, even unto death.