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… There are some, I fear, who do not take their troubles to God in private prayer, but reserve them for the prayer meeting, and there do up their praying for several days. Such may be named conference and prayer meeting killers. They emit no …
Read in contextChapter 9—Family Worship If ever there was a time when every house should be a house of prayer, it is now. Infidelity and skepticism prevail. Iniquity abounds. Corruption flows in the vital currents of the soul, and rebellion against God breaks out in …
Read in context… The strength acquired in prayer to God will prepare us for our daily duties.29 There is a mighty power in prayer. Our great adversary is constantly seeking to keep the troubled soul away from God. An appeal to Heaven by the humblest saint …
Read in contextPrayer—The Secret of Power, March 7 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12. In Luke we read of Christ, “It came to …
Read in contextSweetest Hour of the Day, September 23 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. Psalm 5:3. If ever there was a time when every house should …
Read in contextGuard Jealously Your Hours for Prayer, March 19 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Psalm 42:1. He who is a citizen of the heavenly kingdom will be constantly looking at things not seen …
Read in context… Christ did not give this prayer [the Lord’s Prayer, Luke 11:2-4] for men to repeat as a form. He gave it as an illustration of what our prayers should be—simple, earnest, and comprehensive. Many prayers are offered without faith. A …
Read in context… But thought and prayer cannot take the place of earnest, faithful improvement of the time. Work and prayer are both required in perfecting Christian character. We must live a twofold life—a life of thought and action, of silent prayer and earnest work.... God …
Read in contextThe Secret Place of Prayer, March 20 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1. The way to the throne of God is always open. You cannot always be on …
Read in contextChapter 11—Answered Prayer God Will Answer, if We Ask—Worldly wisdom teaches that prayer is not essential. Men of science claim that there can be no real answer to prayer; that this would be a violation of law, a miracle, and that miracles …
Read in context… Much prayer is necessary to successful effort. Prayer brings power. Prayer has “subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, ... turned to flight the armies of the aliens” (Hebrews 11:33, 34). Jesus lived in dependence …
Read in contextChapter 11—The Privilege of Prayer God speaks to us through nature, the Bible, and by the influence of His Spirit. He also speaks through the way He leads us. But it is not enough for Him to speak to us. If we are …
Read in contextChapter 1—God Invites Us To Pray Linked With God Through Prayer—It is a wonderful thing that we can pray effectually; that unworthy, erring mortals possess the power of offering their requests to God. What higher power can man desire than this,—to …
Read in context… Simple language should be used in public prayer—High-flown language is inappropriate in prayer, whether the prayer be offered in the pulpit, in the family circle, or in secret. Especially should one use simple language when offering public prayer, that others may understand …
Read in contextSpiritual Growth Through Prayer, January 25 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will …
Read in contextA Time for Prevailing Prayer, January 24 It is time for You to act, O Lord, for they have regarded Your law as void. Psalm 119:126. The Lord is soon to come. Wickedness and rebellion, violence and crime, are filling the world. The …
Read in contextPrevailing Prayer, January 8 In everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6. God has made it our duty to pray. The riches of the universe belong to Him. He has all temporal and …
Read in contextGain Spiritual Strength Through Prayer, January 13 Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed. Mark 1:35, NKJV. Because the life of Jesus was a life of …
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