God Is Looking
God is looking for a man or woman whose heart will be always set on Him and who will trust Him for all He desires to do.
Charles E. Cowman preaches about God's search for a devoted heart, emphasizing the need for complete surrender and trust in Him. He highlights the urgency of the current time, stating that the world and God Himself are waiting for someone fully dedicated to His purposes, willing to let God work through them without seeking personal glory. The sermon includes a powerful testimony from George Mueller, illustrating the transformation that comes with surrendering everything to God and finding true happiness in Him.
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"The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him" (2 Chron. 16:9).
God is looking for a man, or woman, whose heart will be always set on Him, and who will trust Him for all He desires to do. God is eager to work more mightily now than He ever has through any soul. The clock of the centuries points to the eleventh hour.
"The world is waiting yet to see what God can do through a consecrated soul." Not the world alone, but God Himself is waiting for one, who will be more fully devoted to Him than any who have ever lived; who will be willing to be nothing that Christ may be all; who will grasp God's own purposes; and taking His humility and His faith, His love and His power, will, without hindering, continue to let God do exploits. --C. H. P.
"There is no limit to what God can do with a man, providing he will not touch the glory."
In an address given to ministers and workers after his ninetieth birthday, George Mueller spoke thus of himself: "I was converted in November, 1825, but I only came into the full surrender of the heart four years later, in July, 1829. The love of money was gone, the love of place was gone, the love of position was gone, the love of worldly pleasures and engagements was gone. God, God alone became my portion. I found my all in Him; I wanted nothing else. And by the grace of God this has remained, and has made me a happy man, an exceedingly happy man, and it led me to care only about the things of God. I ask affectionately, my beloved brethren, have you fully surrendered the heart to God, or is there this thing or that thing with which you are taken up irrespective of God? I read a little of the Scriptures before, but preferred other books; but since that time the revelation He has made of Himself has become unspeakably blessed to me, and I can say from my heart, God is an infinitely lovely Being. Oh, be not satisfied until in your own inmost soul you can say, God is an infinitely lovely Being!' --Selected
I pray to God this day to make me an extraordinary Christian. --Whitefield.
Sermon Outline
- I. God's Desire for a Consecrated Soul
- A. God is looking for one who will be fully devoted to Him
- B. God is eager to work through a soul who trusts Him
- C. The clock of the centuries points to the eleventh hour
- II. The Potential of a Consecrated Soul
- A. God can do great exploits through a soul who surrenders to Him
- B. There is no limit to what God can do with a man who trusts Him
- III. The Call to Full Surrender
- A. Let go of worldly desires and focus on God
- B. Surrender the heart to God and trust in His love and power
Key Quotes
“The world is waiting yet to see what God can do through a consecrated soul.” — Charles E. Cowman
“There is no limit to what God can do with a man, providing he will not touch the glory.” — Charles E. Cowman
“God, God alone became my portion. I found my all in Him; I wanted nothing else.” — Charles E. Cowman
Application Points
- Surrender your heart to God and trust in His love and power.
- Let go of worldly desires and focus on God.
- Be willing to be nothing that Christ may be all.