Here are the quotes:
“There is a root that produces an embalming agent the Bible
calls myrrh. Myrrh was one of the major ingredients used by the priests and
prophets to anoint and ordain people, places, and things that were set aside
for the sacred service of the Lord. Myrrh
is a fragrant substance. It grows from a small stick-like shrub. On the
surface, there’s nothing spectacular about it. It’s not appealing to look upon.
It is just a root-like shrub. Myrrh
is also very bitter to taste. But if you
throw it down on the ground and crush it, it exudes a lovely, wonderful, and
heavenly fragrance.
The more you crush
it, press on it, bruise it, and beat it, the more wonderful and delightful the
scent that emanates. The more it becomes battered, bruised, and treaded upon,
the more potent the release. It’s nothing delightful to the eyes. It’s a shattered
root, but it sure smells good. God says in this hour to His servants, “If I’m
going to use you to show forth MY glory and MY power, I’m going to have to
crush you to extract MY fragrance (the anointing) out of you. TRUST ME IN
THE CRUSHING, because when the crushing is all over with, it’s going to bring
about MY purpose…. I’m going to make you so aromatic that whenever you come
into a room people will know that they have encountered someone who has been in
the presence of Almighty God.”
“If you want to be anointed-if you want to receive the power
for living- you’ve got to be crushed. If you want to be anointed, you’re going
to have to go through some things.”
“Sometimes we’re confronted with problems and situations
that are so complex that they very often go beyond our ability to understand
and comprehend. That’s exactly why the apostle Paul said “…the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: FOR WE KNOW NOT WHAT WE SHOULD PRAY FOR AS WE OUGHT: BUT THE SPIRIT
ITSELF MAKETH INTERCESSION FOR US with groanings which cannot be uttered” (Romans
8:26). By Infirmities, Paul means human weakness that indicates the inability
to produce the desired results or fulfill the necessary need. The notation for
infirmities in the Ryrie Study Bible,
as it relates to Roman 8:26, says that these particular infirmities are “our
inability to pray intelligently about ‘certain’ situations.”
“As the saints of God, if
we are serious about submitting to and obeying the will of God for our lives,
we need to have TOTAL RELIANCE upon the Holy Spirit to direct us in all our
daily affairs, “…because He [the Spirit]
maketh intercession for the saints ACCORDING
TO THE WILL OF GOD” (Romans 8:27).”
“You need to speak the Word of God with boldness, not with
your feelings, your problems, or situations. You need to set your mind on God’s promise and God’s Word, and begin to speak
the Word of God with boldness. We need not let external circumstances and
situations dictate our feelings, behavior, and mindset. STOP BELIEVING WHAT OTHERS SAY AND START BELIEVING WHAT THE WORD OF GOD
SAYS. What does the Word say?”
“If you don’t have peace, feel free to petition and request
of the Lord answers for your situation.”
