188 GOOD MORNING, HOLY SPIRIT
nervously asked him, "Dr. DuPlessis, how can I truly please
God?"
The old man, who is now with Jesus, stopped, put his
briefcase down, pointed his finger in my chest and pushed
me against the wall. I certainly didn't expect that from a
frail preacher. All I had said was, "How can I please God?"
and he nailed me to the wall. Then he said two words that I
have never forgotten. He said: "Don't try!" He picked up his
little case and walked on down the hall.
I caught up with him and said, "Dr. DuPlessis, I don't
understand."
He calmly turned around and said, "Young man, it's not
your ability. It's His ability in you." Then he said, "Good
night," and walked into his room.
As I walked into my room, I was still puzzled. I lay
down on my bed and thought about those words. "It's not
your ability. It's His ability in you."
In that moment I hardly knew what to pray, but the
Spirit began to unlock the truth of those words to me. How
can I please God? By yielding! By not even trying. It was
just as Mr. Pentecost said. The Holy Spirit will do the work.
It's not my strength; it's His. Otherwise I would boast of my
own accomplishments.
God's Touch
When you see Jesus face to face, you won't say, "Lord,
look what I did." You'll say, "Lord, look what you did with
this wretched man." Start practicing it. Open your arms
wide and say, "Spirit of the living God, I want to live for
Jesus today. I give You my mind, my emotion, my will, my
intellect, my lips, my mouth, my ears, and my eyes—use
them for the glory of God."