Promises for Spiritual Children – 1b

“But thus saith the LORD, ‘Even the

captives of the mighty shall be taken “…For more are the children of the desolate
away, and the prey of the terrible shall be than the children of the married wife, saith
the LORD… and thy seed shall inherit the
delivered: for I will contend with him
Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be
that contendeth with thee, and I will inhabited.” Isa. 54:1,3
save thy children.’” Isa. 49:25

“The Lord will hear our prayers for the

“He shall judge the poor of the conversion of souls.”
people, He shall save the children of the Messages to Young People, p. 315

needy, and shall break in pieces the “Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring
oppressor.” Ps. 72:4 thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the
west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the
“And I will restore to you the years south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and
that the locust hath eaten…” Joel 2:25 my daughters from the ends of the earth.”
Isa. 43:5,6


“‘For I know the thoughts that I think
“Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from
toward you,’ saith the LORD, ‘thoughts weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work
of peace, and not of evil, to give you an shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall
expected end. Then shall ye call upon Me, come again from the land of the enemy. And there
and ye shall go and pray unto Me, and is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy
I will hearken unto you.’” Jer. 29:11,12 children shall come again to their own border.”
Jer. 31:16,17

... “Today he is just as ready to listen

to the petitions of His people. His ‘hand
is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his “I have no greater joy than to hear that my
ear heavy, that it cannot hear;’ [Isa. 59:1] and if children walk in truth.”
Christian parents seek Him earnestly, He will fill 3 John 1:4
their mouths with arguments, and, for His
name’s sake, will work mightily in their behalf “In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence:
in the conversion of their [spiritual] children.” and his children shall have a place of refuge.”
Christian Education, p. 236 Prov. 14:26


“The love of God still yearns over the one “And I will give them an heart to know me,
who has chosen to separate from Him, and He that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people and
sets in operation influences to bring him back to the I shall be their God: for they shall return unto me with
Father’s house. The prodigal son in his wretchedness their whole heart.” Jer. 24:7
‘came to himself.’ The deceptive power that Satan had
exercised over him was broken….Miserable as he was, “In answer to fervent prayer, God can turn the
the prodigal found hope in the conviction of his thoughts and hearts of men [all those we pray for]
father’s love. It was that love which was drawing him as He turns the waters of the sea.”
toward home.” A Call to Stand Apart, p. 12 Review and Herald, Dec. 30, 1902

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