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But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Galatians 6:14

Whenever I think about the prayer of consecration, I am reminded of the testimony of Rees Howell. An extraordinary man of God from the nation of Wales, the Lord used him mightily in prayer to affect the outcome of World War II. Anyone who has heard about the amazing power and effectiveness of his prayer life is sure to wonder what his secret was.

In the book, Rees Howells, Intercessor, that secret is revealed.

Quoting extensively from Rees Howell’s own journals, the book tells of a time of tremendous consecration in his life when he gave his all to God. Describing in detail the sanctifying encounter he had with the Holy Spirit (an experience which was just as real to him as his initial encounter with Jesus at the time of his salvation) brother Howells wrote:

“He [the Holy Spirit] said to me, ‘As the Savior had a body, so I dwell in the cleansed temple of the believer. I am a Person. I am God, and I am come to ask you to give your body to Me that I may work through it. I need a body for My temple (1 Corinthians 6:19), but it must belong to Me without reserve, for two persons with different wills can never live in the same body. Will you give Me yours? (Romans 12:1). But if I come in, I come as God, and you must go out (Colossians 3:2 – 3). I shall not mix Myself with yourself.’ [The Holy Spirit] made it very plain that He would never share my life. I saw the honour He gave me in offering to indwell me, but there were many things very dear to me, and I knew He wouldn’t keep one of them. The change He would make was very clear. It meant every bit of my fallen nature was to go to the Cross, and He would bring in His own life and His own nature.”

The Holy Spirit asked brother Howells for an unconditional surrender. During the next few days as he considered his decision, the Spirit began to put His finger on various areas of brother Howells’ life. He pointed out areas of personal ambition, desire for material wealth, and for the respect of men. All those desires had to be given over to God for destruction. They had to die.

At that point in his Christian life, brother Howells began to understand the truth of Romans 8:13: “For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” He learned not just theoretically but practically what Jesus meant when He said, “Take up your cross and follow me.”4

Scripture Reading: Hebrews 12:25 – 29

Source: Devotions for the Praying Heart by Lynne Hammond.
Excerpt permission granted by Lynne Hammond Ministries

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