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A P LEA F O R MO RE P R AYER

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O THER F ELL O W LAB O U R ER S

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IN THE G O SP EL
W O
H M IT W AS MY P R I VI LEG E TO MEET

IN THE C ON VEN TI ON S AT

L AN G LAA GTE , J O HAN N ESB U B G , AN D HEI L R B ON

DU B AN A D P I E E MA
R N T R R I TZ B U R G

K I N G I I AM O N P O
W LL
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S T W , R T EL Z I A B ETH

TH S I V O LU ME

IS A F F ECTI ON A TELY I NSC R I BED

 C O N TEN TS

I . T II E L AC K OF P R AYER
II . THE MI NI ST R ATI ON OF T II E SP I R I T AN D P R A Y ER
III . A M OD E L OF I XTER C ESSIO N

B ECA U E S OF HI S I MP O R TU X ITY

V . THE L I FE A
TH T C A N P R AY

V I. R EST R A I N I N G P R AYER — IS I T SIN ?

V II. wn o SH LL A DE L I V ER !

VI I I . W I LI
‘ ‘
TII o u B E M A D E W HO LE ?
IX . T HE m en u or EF F EC TU AL P R AYER
’

X. TII E S PI I R T OF SU P P LIC AI I O N
' ‘

XI . IN THE N AME or C HR I ST

XI I . MY GOD W I LL HE AR ME

X I I I P AU L
. A P ATTER N or P R AYER

XI V . GO D SEE S K IN TER CESSO R S

viii CO N TEN TS

NO TE A

NO TE 3

NO TE E

NO TE I"

P R AY W TH I OUT C EA SI N G : HELP S TO I N TER C ESSI ON

 MIN I STR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N

h ly rvic
HER E i s n o o se e

B t h th i t cr t bli
u a s se e ss

Y t e f ll bl
, ed m i i tri
o a e ss n s es,

I s d r t hi ?
on e so ea as s

Th m i i t ry t h t c
e t bn s a an n o e

A w d ri g r ph d w r ’
on e n se a s o e ,

E dui g m rt l w k
n n o a ea n e ss

W it h m r t h g l p w r; o e an an e -
o e

Th m i i try f pur t l v
e n s o es o e

U cr d by y f r
n o ss e an ea ,

Th t bid At t h M t r
’
a m t s us ee e as e s

A d k p n v ry r ee s us e n ea .

Gd o i itr
'

s m m y n s e s ar e an ,

F t hi Hi gr ci u will
or s s a o s ,

R m m br c r t h t d y
e e d igh t
an e s a a an n

Thi h ly O ffi c fill s o e .

W hil m hu h d i lu m b r
e so e ar e s e n s e ,

S m t fr h o rvic w k
e o es se e a e,

A d t hu t h
n i t ly um b r s e sa n n e

N ch g ch c
o br k
an e or an e can ea .

A d t hu t h
n cr d c ur s e sa e o s es

A v rm r fulfill d
re e e
‘

o e e ,

Th t id
e f gr c By t im
e O pl c a e e or a e

I vr t yd
s ne t ill d e s a e or s e .
 T TEI MIN ISTR Y OF IN TER CESSIO N
O h, if r wr p dou r ea s e e o en e

T h r o g l d ea as a n e s o

Th I t rc
e i ch ru
n e e ss o n -
o s

Ari i g f ll d t ru
s n u an e,

W h uld h r i t ft p w lli g
e s o ea so u -
e n

I m r i g p rly l i gh t ’
n o n n s ea

Thr ugh v i g h d w w lli g ’

o e en n s s a o s s e n

I gr dly g t h ri g m igh t ;
n an a e n

Th ul t y il c filli g
e s r s en e n

ti d t hu d r u gl w
’
Of n oo n e s n e o s o ,

A d th
n l m t rligh t t h ri lli g
e so e n s a n

W it h v r d p i g fl w e e -
ee en n o .

W h uld h r i t t h r ugh t h ru h i g
e s o ea o e s n

O f t h ci t y r t l r r ’
e s es es s oa ,

A d tr
n i t g t l gu hi g
ac e s en e s n

O c ’
cry t l fl r
er o ean s
’
s a oo

W h uld h r i t f p fl t i g
e s o ea ar u -
oa n

B t h t h O ri t m
en ea e en oo n ,

A d c t ch t h g ld
n a ti g e o en n o n

Fr m t h bu y W t r
o ; e s es e n n oon

A d pi
n r b d h igh t w uld h
n e- o e e s o ec o

A t h m y t ic ch t p fl t
s e s an u -
oa s ,

A d t h u y pl i
n e s R u d gi
n n a n es o n a a n

W i t h t h m yri d m i gl i g t se a -
n n no e .

bl ed m i i t
W h o a re t he ess n s er s

h w ld g t h ri g b d !
O f t is or -
a e n an

All w h h v l r t o l g g a e ea n on e an ua e,

Th r ugh ch f p rt d l d ;
o ea ar - a e au

All w h h v l r t t h t ry
o a e ea n e s o

Of J u l v d gr c
’
es s o e an a e,

A d n l gi g f Hi gl ry
ar e on n or s o

T h i i v ry f c
o s n e n e e a e.

All w h h v k w t h F t h r
o a e n o n e a e

I J nCh ri t L rd
esu s s o ur o ,

A d k w t h m igh t A d l v t h
n n o e n o e e

O f t h Spi ri t i t h W rd
e n e o .
 THE MIN I STR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N It

Ye t thr m wh
e e t ar e so e o see n o

Th ir c lli g high
e d gr d
a n an an
,

Wh ld m p t h p rt l
o se o a ss e o a s,

A d v r b ldly t d
n n e e o s an

B f r t h g ld l t r
e o e e o en a a

O t h cri m
n t i ed fl r
e son -
s a n oo ,

W h w it f r
o d f lt r
a a a an a e ,

A d d r n t h p f ma e n o o e or o re .

W ill y t j i t h bl
e ed r k
n o o n e es s an s

I t h ir b u t iful rr y ?
n e ea a a

L t i t rc
e i bl d w i t h t h k
n e e ss o n en an s

A y mi i t r t d y !
s e n s e o a

Thr litt l
e e a re m g th e on es a on em

Child m i i t r f pr y r
-
n s e s o a e ,

W hi t r b e f i t rc
o i es o n e e ss on

Th ti yose rv t w r n se an s ea .

Fi t f th
rs or r dd r e n ea an ea o n es

I t h t f i r m i i t ry
s a a n s ,

Th enf t h p r bl ck chi ld r
or e oo a en ,

S fo b y d th
ar e on e sea.

Th bu y h d
e s f ld d an s ar e o e ,

A t h li t t l h r t uplift
s e e ea s

In si m pl l v e T G d b v o e, o o a o e,

It pr y r f
s l l g d gift
a e or a oo s.

Thr e e h d t ft w ry
ar e an s oo o en ea

W i t h t h bu i f th d y
e s n ess o e a ,

W it h G d t ru t d du t i
o -
en s e es ,

Wh t i li g whil t h y pr y
o ar e o n e e a .

Th y b r t h g ld
e ea vi l e o en a s,

A d t h g ld
n h rp f pr i
e o en a s o a se

Thr ugh l l t h d ily t i l

o a e a r a s,

Th r ugh ll t h du t y w y
o a e s a s,

Th eseh d ti r d
an f i t hful
s, so e ,
so a ,

W i t h d ur w t o fil l d
o s s ee ar e e ,

A d i t h m i i t ry f pr y r
n n e n s o a e

A w d r fully kill d
re on e s e .
xi i THE MIN I STR Y or IN TER CESSI O N
The re i i t r u l tt r d
ar e m n s e s n e e e ,

f E rt h gr t d wi ’
N ot o a s ea an se ,

Y t m igh t y
e d u f tt r d an n e e e

Th ir gl pr y r ri
e ea e- a e s a se.

Fr f t h h v ly t h
ee o l e ea en s or e ou s e

F t h y h ld t h m t r k y
or e o e as e -
e

Th t pa ll t h ful
o en s a e n e ss

Of G d gr t t ury ’
o s ea r e as .

Th y bri g t h
e d f th r
n e n ee s o o e s,

A d l l t hi g
n a t h ir w n s ar e e o n ,

F or t h ir e g d cl im I J s
on e r an a s esu n am e

B f r t h ir F t h r t h r
e o e e a e
’
s o n e.

T hr e e bl Chri t i w rk r
are n o e s an o e s,

Th m ef f it h d p w r
en o a an o e ,

Th v rc m i g wr tl r
e o e o n es e s

Of m y m id igh t h ur ;
an a n o

Pr v ili g pri c wi t h t h ir G d
e a n n es e o ,

W h w i ll t b d i d
o n o e en e ,

W h b ri g d w
o h w r f bl i
n o n s o e s o ess n v
g
T
e
w ll t h ri i g t id
Th P ri c
o s

f D rk
e

At t h i r trium ph t w y
e
i l th
e o
e

a
s n

n es s

an
q
e

a
.

ua

,
e

Th i r f rv t pr y r v il t h
e e en a e a a e

T p hi
o ub t l w y
sa s s e s a .

B ut i n t i s t em h pl e se rvi ce
Ar e s ea e ld an d set a p rt a

Arch pri t f i t rc i
-
es s o n e e ss o n ,

O f u di vid d h rt n e ea .

Th fule f i ti g
n ess o an o n n

O thn i d ubly h d
es e s o s e ,

Th c e c r t i f t h ir G d
on s e a on o e o

I s on ch l w b w d h d ea o -
o e ea .

Th y b r t h g ld
e ea vi l e o en a s

W i t h whi t d t m bli g h d e an re n an

In qui t r m O w k f l gl m
e oo r a e u oo

Th mi i t r m u t t d
es e n s e s s s an ,
 THE MIN I STR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N xiii

W h en t he s t an r g d rk gift e a of s uff ri ge n

hi dd d gift h t h g i d
T s a e a a ne .

F t h h ly h
or d upli ft d
e o an s e

I fi i g
n l g t h ur
su
'

er u
'
s on es o

A t ruly Sp i ri t gift d
re -
e

W i t h i t rc i pwr n e e ss o n -
o e .

Th L rd f Ble i g fill t h m
o o e ss n s e

W i t h Hi c u t d g ld s un o n e o ,

A u
n t r
n se e n St i ll m r d m rs o e, o e an o e,

Th t m bl i g h
o se d h ll h ld
re n an s s a o .

N lw y wi t h r j ici g
ot a a s e o n

Th i m i i t ry i wr ug ht
s n s s o ,

F m ory igh i m i gl d
an a s s n e

W it h t h w t d ur br ught e s ee o o s o .

Y t v ry t r b d wi g
e e e ea e e n

Th f i t h f d l t r fi
e a -
e a a re

M y b i t brigh t r wi g
a e s en e n

T pur r fl m o d high r e a e, an e .

B t wh u th i l f gl d en e o o a n e ss

G d gr ci u ly u t p ur
o a o s o o s,

Th h v w rd bl
e ea W i t h bl d d
en a az e , en e

M r m igh ti ly up r
o e s oa s .

So t he i c cl ud c d t h n e n se- o as e n e

A t hr ugh c l m cry t l i
s o a , s a a r,

A pill r r chi g u t h v
a ea n n o ea en

O f wr t h ed f i t h d pr y r
ea a an a e .

F v rm r t h A g l
or e e o e e n e

O f I t rc i t d n e e ss o n s an s

I Hi Divi
n High Pri t h d
s n e es oo

W i t h fr gr c filled h d a an e -
an s,

T w v t h g ld
o a c r e e o en en se

B f r Hi F t h r t hr
e o e s a e
'
s o n e,

W i t h Spi ri t fi i t r -
re n e n se ,

A d i c n l l Hi wn en se a s o n .
xiv THE MIN I STR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N
An d v rm r t h F t h r
e e o e e a e

S d r di t ly d w
en s a an o n

All m rv ll u r p
-
a e o s es o n s es ,

Hi m i i t r t cr w ;
s n s e s o o n

Th i c e cl ud r t ur i g
n e n se - o e n n

A g ld s bl i g h w r
o en e ss n -
s o e s,

W ie ch dr p di c r i g
n ea o s e n n

S m f bl pr y r f ur
o e ee e a e o o s,

Tr m u t d i t w l t h u pric d
an s e n o ea n e ,

By Hi m w h giv t h t h o e us

Th gl ry ll t J
e o C hri t a o e s us s ,

Th gl d e ll t i a n ess a o us

F . R . HAV ER G A L
.

Sep te m ber 1 877 .

 I N TR O D U C TI O N

HAVE b e e n a s k e d by a fri e n d w ho h e a rd o f thi s

,

boo k b e i n g publ i s h e d what t he di fie r e n c e

'

w o uld be b e t w e e n i t a n d t he pr e vi o us o n e o n t he
sam e s ubj e ct
, W ITII C HR IST IN THE SC HO O L o r
P R AYER . An a n s w e r t o th a t qu e s tio n m a y be t he
b e s t i n tr o ductio n I c a n giv e t o t he pr e s e n t v o lu m e.

An y a cce pta n c e t he f o r m e r w o rk ha s ha d m us t
be a t tribu t e d a s fa r as t he c o n t e n t s g o t o t he
, ,

pr o m in e n c e giv e n t o t w o gr e a t t ruth s The o n e

.

w as t he c e r t ai n t y t h a t pr a y e r will be a n s w e r e d
, .

Th e re i s with s o m e a n id e a t h a t t o a sk a n d e xp e c t
an a n s we r i s n o t t he high e s t f o rm o f pra y e r .

F e ll o w s hi p with God apar t fr o m a n y r e qu e s t i s

, ,

m o r e tha n s upplica ti o n . A b o ut t he p e titi o n th e r e

i s s o m e t hi n g o f s e lfi s h n e ss a n d b a rga in i n g— t o
w o rs hip i s m o r e th an t o be g W ith o th e r s t he
.

tho u gh t that p ra y e r i s s o O fte n u n a n s we r e d i s s o

pro m in e n t tha t th e y thi n k m o r e O f t he s pir itu a l
,

be n e fi t d e rive d fr o m t he e x e rci s e o f pr a y e r th a n
t he actual gift s t o be o b ta i n e d b y it W hil e .

a d m i t t i n g t he m e a s ur e o f truth i n th e s e vi e w s ,

wh e n k e pt i n th e ir tru e pla c e THE SC HO O L O F

,

P R AYER p o i n t s o u t ho w o ur Lo rd c o n tin u a lly s p o k e

o f pr a y e r a s a m ea n s o f O bt a in in g wh a t w e d e s ir e ,

a n d ho w He s e e k s i n e ve ry po s s ibl e w a
y t o w a ke n
i n u s t he c o n fid e n t e xp e c t a t i o n o f a n a n s w e r I .

w a s l e d t o s h o w ho w pr a y e r i n which a m an c o uld
,

e n t e r in t o t he m in d o f G o d c o uld a s s e r t t he r o y a l
,

p o we r O f a r e n e w e d will a n d bri n g d o wn t o e ar t h
,

w h a t with o u t pra y e r w o uld n o t h a v e b e e n giv e n i s ,

t he high e s t pr o o f o f hi s h a vin g b e e n m a d e i n t he
’
lik e n e s s o f Go d s So n . He i s f o un d w o rthy o f
e n t e ri n g i n t o f e ll o w s hip with Hi m n o t o n ly i n
,

a d o r a ti o n a n d w o r s hip but i n havi n g hi s will a ctu a lly

,

t ak e n up i n t o t he rul e O f t he w o rld a n d b e c o m i n g
,

t he i n t e llig e n t ch a n n e l thr o ugh which G o d ca n

ful fil Hi s e t e rn a l purp o s e The b o o k s o ught t o
.

r e i t e r a t e a n d e n fo rc e t he pr e ci o u s tru t h s Chri s t
pr e a ch e s s o co n tin u a lly : t he bl e s s in g o f pra y e r i s
th a t yo u ca n a s k a n d r e c e iv e wh a t yo u will : t he 1

high e s t e x e rci s e a n d t he gl o ry o f pr a y e r i s th a t
p e r s e v e rin g im p o rtu n i t y c an pr e va il a n d O bt a in
wh a t Go d a t fir s t c o uld n o t a n d w o uld n o t g iv e .

W ith t hi s t ruth t h e r e w a s a s e c on d o n e th a t
ca m e o u t v e ry s t ro n gly a s w e s tudi e d t he Ma s t e r s
’

w o r ds I n a n s w e r to t he qu e s tio n But why if t he

.
, ,

a n s w e r t o pra y e r i s s o po s itiv e ly pr o m i s e d why a r e

,
 IN TR O DU CTI O N 3

t h e re uch n u m be rl e s s un a n s we r e d pr ay e r s ? w e
s

fo u n d t hat Chris t taught u s that t he a n s w e r

d e pe n d e d upo n c e rtain co n di t io n s He Spo k e o f
.

fa ith o f p e r s e v e r a n c e o f pra yi n g i n Hi s N a m e o f
, , ,

pr ayin g i n t he will o f Go d But a ll t h e s e co n di t i o n s

.

“
w e r e s u m m e d up i n t he o n e c e n tr a l o n e If ye a bi de
i n Me a s k wh a tso e ve r ye will a n d it s h a ll be d o n e
,

u n t o yo u I t b e cam e cl e a r tha t t he po w e r t o p r a y
.

t he e ff e ctual pr a y e r O f fa i t h d e p e n d e d up on the life .

I t i s o n ly t o a m an giv e n up t o liv e a s e n t ir e ly i n
Chris t a n d fo r Chris t as t he br a n ch i n t he vin e a n d
fo r t he vi n e th a t th e s e pr o m i s e s ca n c o m e tru e
, .

I n tha t da y Chris t sa i d t he da y o f P e n t e c o s t
, , , ye
s h a ll a s k i n My N a m e I t i s o n ly i n a li fe full O f
.

t he Ho ly Spirit th a t t he tru e po w e r t o a s k i n Chri s t s

’

N a m e ca n be k n o wn This l e d t o t he e m ph a s i s i n g
.

t he tru t h th a t t he o rdin ary Chri s t ia n l i f e ca n n o t

a ppr o pria t e t h e s e p r o m is e s I t n e e d s a s piri t ual li f e

.
,

a lt o g e th e r s o un d a n d vigo r o u s t o pr a y i n p o w e r
, . The
t e achi n g n a tur a ll y l e d to pr e s s t he n e e d O f a li fe O f

e n tir e c o n s e cra tio n

,
Mo r e than o n e ha s t o ld m e ho w
.

i t w a s i n t he r e a di n g O f t he b o o k th a t he fir s t sa w
wh a t t he b e tte r li fe w a s th a t co uld be liv e d a n d ,

’
m u s t be liv e d if Chris t s w o n d e rful p ro m is e s a r e t o
,

c o m e true to us .

I n r e ga rd to th e s e t w o truth s th e r e i s n o C han ge
i n t he pr e s e n t v o lu m e O n e o n ly wis h e s th a t o n e
.

co uld put t h e m wi t h s uch cl e ar n e s s a n d fo rc e as to

2
h e lp e v e ry b e l ov e d f e ll o w Chris tia n t o s o m e right
-

im pr e s s io n o f t he r e a li t y a n d t he gl o ry o f o u r
’
privil e ge a s Go d s childr e n : As k wh a t s o e ve r ye
“

will a n d i t s h a ll be d o n e u n to yo u
,
The pr e s e n t
.

v o lum e o we s i t s e xis t e n c e t o t he d e s i r e t o e n fo rc e
t w o tr u th s O f which f o r m e rly I ha d n o s uch i m pr e s
,

s io n a s n o w .

The o n e i s — tha t Chri s t a ctua lly m e a n t pr a y e r

t o be t he gr e at p o w e r by which Hi s Church s h o uld
do i t s w o rk a n d th a t t he n e gl e ct O f pra y e r i s t he
,

grea t r e a s o n t he Ch u rch ha s n o t gr e a t e r p o w e r o ve r
t he m a ss e s i n Chris tia n a n d i n h e a t h e n c o u n tri e s .

I n t he fir s t ch a pt e r I h a v e s t a t e d ho w m y c o n v i c
tio n s i n r e ga rd t o this ha ve b e e n s t r e n gth e n e d a n d ,

wh a t ga v e o cca s io n t o t he wri t i n g o f t he b o o k It .

i s m e a n t t o be o n b e ha lf o f m y s e lf a n d m y br e t hr e n
,

’
i n t he m in i s t ry a n d a ll G o d s p e o pl e a c o n f e ss io n
,

o f s h o rtc o m i n g a n d o f s i n a n d a t t he s a m e t im e a
, , ,

call t o b e li e v e th a t thi n gs c a n be diffe r e n t a n d th a t ,

Chri s t wa it s t o fit u s by Hi s Spir i t t o pra y a s He

w o uld h a ve u s This call O f c o ur s e bri n gs m e
.
, ,

b a ck t o W h a t I s p o k e o f i n c o n n e cti o n wi t h t he
f o rm e r v o lum e : th a t th e r e i s a lif e i n t he Spir it a ,

l i fe O f a bidin g i n C hr i s t wi t hin o u r r ea ch i n Which

'

, ,

t he po w e r O f pra y e r — b o th t he p o w e r t o pra y a n d

t he p o w e r t o O b t a in t he a n s w e r — c a n be r e ali s e d i n

a m e a s ur e which w e c o uld n o t h a ve th o ugh t po s s ibl e

b e fo r e An y failur e i n t he pra y e r lif e a n y d e s ir e

.
-
,
6 I N TROD U C T IO N

t he tru s t i n our o w n dilige n c e an d e ffo rt t o t he ,

in flu e n ce o f t he w o rld a n d t he fl e s h an d wo rk m o r e
,

than w e pr a y t he pr e s e n c e an d po w e r o f Go d ar e
,

n o t s e e n i n o u r w o rk as w e w o uld wi s h .

Such th o ught s h a v e l e d m e t o w o n d e r wh a t c o uld

be d o n e t o r o us e b e li e ve r s t o a s e n s e O f th e ir high
callin g i n thi s a n d t o h e lp a n d tra in th e m t o t ak e
,

part i n i t An d s o this b o o k di ffe r s fr o m t he f o rm e r

.

o n e i n t he att e m pt t o o p e n a practi s in g s ch o o l a n d ,

t o i n vit e a ll w ho hav e n e v e r t a k e n s y s t e m a tic p a rt

i n t he gr e at w o rk o f i n t e rc e s s i o n t o b e gin a n d giv e
th e m s e lve s t o it Th e r e a r e t e n s o f th o u sa n d s o f
.

w o rk e rs w ho hav e k n o wn an d a r e pr o vin g wo n d e r
fully wh a t pr a y e r c an do . But th e r e a r e t e n s o f
th o u sa n d s w ho w o rk wi t h but littl e pr a y e r a n d a s ,

m a n y m o r e w ho do n o t w o rk b e cau s e th e y do n o t
k n o w ho w o r wh e r e w ho m ight a ll be w o n t o s we ll
,

t he h o s t o f i n t e rc e ss o r s w ho a r e t o brin g d o wn t he
bl e ss in gs o f h e a v e n t o e arth F o r th e ir s ak e s a n d
.
,

t he s a k e o f a ll w ho f e e l t he n e e d o f h e lp I hav e p r e
,

pa r e d h e lps a n d hin t s fo r a s ch o o l O f in t e rc e s si o n
fo r a m o n th (s e e t he A pp e n dix ) I hav e a s k e d
.

th o s e w ho w o ul d j o in t o b e gi n by givin g a t l e a s t
,

t e n m i n ut e s a da y d e fi n it e ly t o thi s w o rk It i s i n
.

d o in g th a t w e l e a r n t o do ; it i s as w e tak e h o ld
’
a n d b e gin that t he h e lp O f Go d s Spirit wil l c o m e .

I t i s a s w e da ily h e a r G o d s ca ll a n d at o n c e put it
’
,

i n to pra ctice tha t t he c o n s cio us n e ss will b e g i n to

,
 U I
IN TR O D CT O N 7

live i n u s I t o o a m a n in te rc e sso r ; an d that w e

,

s h a ll f e e l t he n e e d o f livin g i n Chri s t a n d b e in g
full o f t he Spiri t if w e a r e t o do this w o rk a right .

N o thi n g will s o t e s t a n d s tim ul a t e t he Chris tia n

lif e a s t he h o n e s t a tt e m pt t o be a n in t e rce s s o r I t .

i s diffi cul t t o c o n c e ive ho w m uch w e o ur s e lve s a n d

t he Church will be t he ga i n e r s if with o ur wh o l e
,

h ea rt w e a cc e pt t he po s t o f h o n o ur Go d i s o ffe rin g
us . W ith r e ga rd t o t he s ch o o l o f in t e rc e s s i o n I a m
,

’
c o n fid e n t that t he r e s ult o f t he firs t m o n th s c o ur s e
will be to awa k e t he f e e li n g o f ho w littl e w e k n o w ho w
t o in t e rc e d e An d a s e c o n d a n d a third m o n th m a y
.

o n ly d e e pe n t he s e n s e o f ig n o r a n c e a n d un fit n e s s .

This will be a n u n s p e a k a bl e bl e s s i n g The c o n f e s s i o n

.
,

W e k n o w n o t ho w t o pr a y as w e o ught i s t he
,

in t r o duc t i o n t o t he e xp e ri e n c e The Spi rit m ak e th

,

in t e rc e s s io n fo r u s —o ur s e n s e o f ig n or a n ce wil l
l e a d u s t o d e p e n d up o n t he Spiri t pra yin g i n us ,

t o f e e l t he n e e d o f livi n g i n t he Spiri t .

W e h a v e h ea rd a gr ea t d e a l o f s ys t e m a tic Bibl e
s tudy a n d w e prais e G o d fo r th o u s a n d s o n
,
th o u
s a n d s o f Bibl e clas s e s a n d Bibl e r e a di n g s Le t a ll t he
.

l e ad e rs o f s uch cla s s e s s e e wh e t h e r th e y c o uld n o t

o p e n pr a y e r cl a s s e s — h e lpi n g t h e ir s tud e n t s t o pray

i n s e cr e t a n d tra i n in g t h e m t o be a b o v e e ve ry t hi n g
, , ,

m e n o f pr a y e r .Le t m in i s t e r s a s k what th e y ca n
’
do i n this . The f a ith i n G o d s w o rd ca n n o wh e r e
be s o e x e rcis e d a n d p e rf e ct e d a s i n t he in te rce s s io n
8 I NT ROD U CT ION

that a sk s an d e xp e ct s an d l o o k s o u t for t he an s w e r .

Thr o ugh o ut Scriptur e i n t he lif e o f e v e ry s a i n t o f

, ,

’ ’
G o d s o wn So n t hr o ugh o ut t he hi s t o ry o f G o d s
,

Ch u rch Go d i s fi r s t o f a ll a pr a y e r h e a ri n g Go d
, , ,
-
.

’
Le t u s try a n d h e lp G o d s childr e n t o k n o w th e ir
’
Go d a n d e n c o ura g e a l l G o d s s e rv a n t s t o lab o ur wi t h
,

t he a s s ura n c e : t he chi e f a n d m o s t bl e ss e d p a rt o f
m y w o rk i s t o a s k a n d r e c e iv e fr o m m y F a th e r

wh a t I c a n bri n g t o o th e r s .

I t will n o w e a s il y be u n d e rs t o o d ho w wh a t t hi s
b o o k c o n ta in s will be n o thi n g but t he c o n firm a ti o n
a n d t he ca ll t o put i n t o pra ctice t he t w o gr e a t
l e s s o n s o f t he fo r m e r o n e Ask w ha tsoe ver ye w i ll
.
“
,

an d it s ha ll
be do n e t o you W ha te ve r ye ask,

be li e ve t ha t ye ha ve r e ce i v e d th ese
gr e a t pra y e r
’
pr o m i s e s a s pa r t o f t he Church s e n d u e m e n t o f
,

p o w e r fo r he r w o rk a r e t o be t a k e n a s lit e ra lly a n d
,

a ctu a lly tru e If ye a bi de i n Me a n d My w or ds ,

i n My
“
a bi de i n ou I n t ha t da e s ha ll as k
y y y
N a me th e s e gr e a t pr a ye r c o n diti o n s a r e un ive r sa l
-

a n d u n ch a n ge a bl e A li f e a bid i n g i n Chri s t a n d
.

fill e d wi t h t he Spirit a life e n tir e ly giv e n up a s a

,

bran ch fo r t he w o rk o f t he vin e has t he po w e r t o ,

cl a im th e s e pr o m is e s an d t o pra y t he e ffe ctu a l pray e r

tha t a va il e th m uch L o rd t e a ch u s t o pra y
.
,
.

AN DR EW MU R R AY,

W ELLI N G ON T ,
l et Sep te m be r 1 89 7.
 A P L EA F O R M O R E P R A Y ER

C HA P TER I

ithe S
T t art: of i am grr
Ye h v
b c u y k t — JA i 2
a e n ot, e a se e as n o . S. v. .

A d H n w th t th r w
e sa m d w d r d th t
a e e as n o an an on e e a
”
,

th r w
e e i t rc r — I A lix 1 6
as n o n e ess o . S . . .

Th r i e et h t c ll t h up
s n on e Thy m th t t i rr t h
a a e on n a e, a s e

up hi m lf t t k h ld f Th — I A lxiv 7
se o a e o o ee. S . .

T o ur l as t W e lli n gto n Co n ve n ti o n fo r t he

De e p e n in g of t he Spiritual Life , in A pril ,

t he fo r e n o o n m e e ti n gs w e r e d e v o t e d to pr a y e r an d
i n t e rc e s s i on . Gr e a t bl e s s i n g w as f o un d b o th , in
li s t e n in g to wha t t he W o rd t e a ch e s of th e ir n ee d
an d po we r , an d in j o i n in g in c o n tin u e d u n i t e d
s upplicatio n Ma n y f e lt th a t w e k n o w t o o littl e
.

o f p e r s e v e rin g im p o rtun at e pr a y e r a n d t h a t it i s ,

in d e e d o n e o f t he gr e at e s t n e e ds o f t he Church .

D u r i n g t he p a s t t w o m o n th s I h a ve b e e n a t t e n d
i n g a n um b e r o f C o n v e n ti o n s A t the fir s t a .
,

9
10 THE MINISTRY OF I N TER CESSI O N

Dutch Mi ss io n a ry C on fe r e n ce at La n glaagt e ,

P ray e r had b e e n ch o s e n as t he s ubj e c t o f t he

a ddr e ss e s . At t he n e xt at , J o h a n n e s burg a ,

br o th e r i n bu s in e s s gav e e xpr e s s io n t o hi s d e e p
c o n victi o n th a t t he gr e a t wa n t o f t he Church o f o u r
da y w a s m o r e o f t he s pirit a n d pra ctic e o f i n t e r
,

ce ss io n. A w e e k l a t e r w e had a D utch Mi n i s t e ri a l

C o n f e r e n c e i n t he F r e e Sta t e wh e r e thr e e da y s
,

’
w e r e s p e n t a fte r t w o d a ys s e rvic e s i n t he c o n
,

r e a t i on
g g on t he w o rk Of t he H o ly S piri t i,
n

c o n s id e ri n g t he r e la tio n o f t he Spir it t o pr a y e r .

At t he m in i s t e ria l m e e tin gs h e ld a t m os t o f t he
s ucc e e di n g c o n v e n t i o n s w e w e r e l e d t o t ak e up t he
,

s ubj e ct a n d e v e rywh e r e th e r e w a s t he c o n f e s s i o n
,

W e pr a y t o o li t t l e ! An d with thi s th e r e a pp e a r e d
t o be a f e a r that with t he pr e ss ur e o f duty a n d
,

t he f o rc e o f habit it w as al m o s t i m p o s s ibl e t o h o p e
,

fo r a n y gr e a t ch a n ge .

I can n o t say wha t a d e e p im pr e ss io n w a s m a d e

up o n m e by th e s e c o n v e r s a tio n s Mo s t o f a ll by .
,

t he th o ught that th e r e s h o uld be a n ythi n g lik e

’
h o p e l e s s n e ss o n t he pa rt o f G o d s s e rva n ts a s t o t he
pr os p e ct o f a n e n tir e cha n ge b e i n g e ffe ct e d an d ,

r e al d e live ran c e fo u n d fr o m a fai l u r e which ca n n o t

but hi n d e r o ur o w n j o y i n God a n d o u r po w e r i n
,
 THE LAC K OF PR AYER 11

Hi s s e r vi c e An d I pra y e d
. Go d t o giv e me w o rd s
th a t m ight n o t o n ly h e lp t o di r e ct atte n ti o n t o t he

e v il , but , s p e cia lly th a t ,

m ight stir up fa ith a n d ,

wak e r . t he a ss ura n c e th a t Go d by Hi s Spirit will

en a bl e us to pra y as we o ught .

Le t m e b e gi n , fo r t he s ak e of th o s e w ho h av e
ne ve r ha d th e ir att e n ti o n dir e ct e d t o t he m att e r ,

by s tatin g som e of t he fa ct s that pr o ve ho w

un i v e r s a l is t he sen se of s h or tc o m in g in this
res p e ct .

La s t ye ar th e r e app e a r e d a r e p o rt of an a ddr e s s
Dr G e o rge
'
t o m in i s t e r s by . W hyt e ,
of F re e St . s,

Edi n burgh . In that he sa id t hat , as a y o un g

m in i s t e r , he ha d th o ugh t t h a t , of t he tim e he ha d

o v e r fr o m pa s to r a l v i s i t a tio n ,
he o ught to s pe n d as

m uch as p o s s ibl e wi t h hi s bo oks i n hi s s tudy . He

wa n t e d to fe e d hi s p e o pl e with t he ve ry b e s t he
c o uld pr e pa r e fo r th e m . But he ha d n ow l ea rn e d
tha t pra ye r w as of m o re i m p o rta n c e th a n st udy .

He r e m in d e d hi s br e thr e n o f t he e l e c t i o n o f d e a co n s
t o tak e ch a rge O f t he c o ll e cti o n s t h a t t he tw e lv e ,

“
m ight giv e th e m s e lv e s t o pr a y e r a n d t he m i n is t ry

o f t he w o rd a n d s a id th a t a t
, ti m e s wh e n t he ,

d e a c o n s br o ught hi m hi s s a lary he had t o a sk ,

hi m s e lf wh e th e r he had b e e n as fa i t hful i n hi s
12 THE MIN I S TRY OF I N TER CESSIO N
en ga g e m e n t as t he de a co n s ha d be en to th e ir s . He
f e lt as if it w e r e a l m os t t oo la t e to r e ga in wh a t he
ha d lost , an d urge d hi s br e thr e n to pr a y m o re .

W ha t a so em n l co n fe s s io n an d wa rn in g fr o m on e of

t he high pla c e s : W e pr a y too littl e !

D urin g t he R e ge n t Squ a r e C o n v e n ti o n two ye a r s

ag o t he s ubj e ct cam e up in c o n v e r s a tio n wi t h a

we ll k n o wn Lo n d o n
-
m in is t e r . He ur ge d th a t if
so m uch ti m e m u s t be giv e n to pra y e r it wo ul d
,

in v o lv e t he n e gl e ct of t he im p e r a tiv e call s of duty

Th e r e i s t he m o r n in g p o s t b e f o r e br e akfa s t with
, ,

te n or tw e lv e l e t t e r s which m us t be an s we re d .

Th e n th e r e ar e c o m m itt e e m e e tin gs waiti n g with ,

n u m b e rl e s s o th e r en ga g e m e n t s ,
m o re t ha n en o ugh to

fill up t he day . It is diffi cul t to se e ho w it ca n be

don e .

My an s we r w a s , i n s ub s ta n ce th a t it
, w a s s i m ply

a qu e s ti o n of wh e th e r t he call of Go d fo r o ur tim e
an d a tt e n tio n w as of m o re im p o rtan ce th an that of

m an . If Go d w a s waitin g to m eet us, an d to give

us bl e s s in g an d p o w e r fr o m h e a v e n fo r Hi s w o rk it ,

w as a s h o rt s ight e d p o licy
-
to put o th e r w o rk i n t he
pla c e which Go d Hi m s h o ul d have
an d wa itin g on .

A t o n e O f o ur mi n i s t e ri a l m e e ti n gs t he s u p e r i n ,

te n d e n t o f a l a rg e di s trict pu t t he cas e thu s : I r i s e

14 THE MI NISTRY OF IN TER CEs s mN

pray e r . The Scriptur e t e a chi n g ab o ut cryi n g da y

an d n ight c o n tin uin g
, t dfa s tly
s ea in pr a y e r w a tch ,

i ng u n t o pr a y e r b e i n g h e ard ,
fo r hi s im po rt un ity ,

m us t i n so m e d e gr e e b e c o m e o ur e xp e ri e n c e if we

ar e r e ally t o be i n t e rc e s s o r s .

A t t he v e ry n e xt Co n v e n tio n t he s am e qu e s ti o n
w as put in so m e wha t diffe r e n t fo rm . I am at

t he he ad of a s tati o n with a l a rg e o utlyin g di s trict

,

to car e fo r . I se e t he im p o rta n c e of m uch pr a y e r ,

an d ye t m y lif e h a rdly l e av e s r o o m fo r it . Ar e we

to s ub m it ? Or t e ll U s ho w w e c an attain to wh a t
we d e s ir e ? I a d m itt e d th a t t he diffi cul t y w as

u n iv e r sa l . I r e call e d t he wo rd s o f on e o f ou r m os t

h o n o ur e d So uth A frica n m is s io n ari e s ,

n ow go n e to

hi s re s t : he ha d t he s am e c o m plai n t . In t he

m o rn in g at fiv e t he s ick p e o pl e ar e at t he do o r
wa itin g fo r m e dici n e . At si x t he prin t e r s c o m e ,

an d I have to set th e m to w o rk an d t e a ch th e m .

At n in e t he s ch o o l ca ll s m e, an d t i ll l a t e at ni ght
I am k e pt bus y with a l a rge c o rr e s p o n d e n c e . In

my an s wer I qu o t e d a Du t c h pr o ve rb : W hat is

h e avi e s t m u s t w ei g h h e a vi e s t ,
’
— m ust hav e t he fi rs t
pla c e . The la w of Go d i s u n chan ge abl e : as on

e arth , so in our tr a ffic with h e a v e n , w e on ly get as

we give . U n l e ss we ar e wil lin g t o p a y t he pr i ce ,

 THE LA C K OF P R AYER 15

an d s acrific e t im e an d atten tio n an d wh a t a pp e a r

l e gitim a t e or n e ce s sa ry duti e s ,
fo r t he sa ke Of t he

h e av e n ly gift s , we n ee d n ot lo o k fo r a l a rge ex

po we r of t he h e a v e n ly w o rld in
pe r i en ce o f t he o ur

wo rk . The wh o le c o m pa n y pr e s e n t j o in e d i n t he

sa d c o n f e s s io n ; it had b e e n th o ught o ve r ,
an d
m o ur n e d o v e r ti m e s with o ut n u m b e r ;
,
an d ye t , so m e

ho w , th e r e th e y we r e all th e s e pr e ss in g cla i m s
, , an d
a ll t he in e ffe ctual r e so lv e s to pray m o re , b a rri n g
t he w a y . I n ee d n ot n ow sa y to wh a t furth e r
th o ught s o ur c o n v e r satio n l e d ; t he s ub s ta n c e of

th e m will be f o un d in som e of t he la t e r chapt e r s

in thi s vo lu m e .

Le t me c a ll ju s t on e m o re witn e s s . In t he

c o ur s e of my j o ur n e y I m et with on e of t he Co wl e y
F a th e r s , w ho ha d ju s t b e e n h o ldin g R e tr e at s for

cl e rgy of t he En gli s h Church . I w as i n te re s te d to

h e ar fr o m hi m t he li n e of t e a chin g he fo ll o ws . In

t he c o ur s e of c o n v e r s a ti o n he use d t he e x pr e s s i o n
t he di s tra ctio n of bu s i n e ss ,
an d it ca m e out that
he f o un d it on e of t he gr e a t di ffi culti e s he ha d t o

d e al w ith i n hi m s e lf an d o th e r s . Of him s e lf ,
he

sa id that by t he v o ws Of hi s O rd e r he w a s b o un d
to give hi m s e lf s p e ci a lly to pr a y e r . But he fo un d
it e xce e di n gly difficult . Ev e ry da y he ha d t o be at
16 THE MINI S TRY or IN TER CESSIO N

f o ur diffe r e n t p o in ts of t he t o wn he liv e d i n ; hi s
pr e d e c e s s o r had l e f t hi m t he charge of a n um b e r
of c o m m itt e e s wh e r e he w a s e xp e c t e d t o do all t he

wo rk ; it w as as if e v e rythi n g c o n s pir e d to kee p

hi m fr o m pr a y e r .

A ll thi s t e s tim o n y s ur e ly s uffic e s t o m ak e cl e ar

that pra y e r ha s n ot t he pla c e it o ught to ha ve in

o ur min is te rial an d Chris tian lif e ; tha t t he s h o rt

c o m in g is on e of which a ll ar e willi n g t o m ak e

c o n f e s s io n ; an d th a t t he difficultie s i n t he w a y of

d e live ran ce ar e s uch as t o m ake a r e turn to a tru e

an d full pra y e r li f e a lm o s t i m p o s s ibl e
-
. Bl e ss e d be
“
Go d The thi n g s that ar e im po s s ibl e with m en

ar e
”
p o ss ibl e with Go d I Go d i s a bl e t o m ake all
gr a c e ab o un d t o wa rd yo u , tha t ye , a lwa y s h a vin g
all s uffici e n cy in all thin g s ,
m ay a b o un d to a ll go o d
’
wo rk . Do le t us b e li e v e th a t G o d s call to

m uch pra y e r n ee d n ot be a bur d e n an d caus e of

c o n tin ual se lf co n d e m n ati o n

-
. He m e an s it t o be a
j o
y . He ca n m a ke it an in s pir a ti o n , g ivin g us

s tr e n gth fo r all o ur w o rk , an d brin gi n g d o wn Hi s

po w e r to w o rk thr o ugh us in o ur fe ll o w m e n . Le t

us n o t fe ar to adm i t t o t he full t he si n tha t s h a m e s

us , an d th e n to fa c e it i n t he n am e o f o ur Mighty
R e de e m e r . The li g ht tha t shows as ou r si n an d
 THE LAC K OF PR AYER

con de m n s us f or i t, w i ll s ho w us t he w a y ou t of i t,

i n t o the li fe f
o li be r ty t ha t i s w e ll p lea s i n g to God -
.

If we a ll o w this on e m a tt e r , u n fa i t hful n e s s in

pra y e r , to c o n vict us of t he la ck in our Chris tia n

li fe which li e s at t he ro ot of i t , Go d will use t he

dis co v e ry to bri n g us n ot on ly t he p o we r to pr a y
tha t we lo n g fo r , but t he j oy o f a n ew an d h e a l t hy
life , of which pray e r i s t he s p o n tan e o u s e xpr e ss i on .

An d wha t is n ow t he w a y by which o ur s e n se o f

t he la ck of pr a y e r ca n be m a d e t he m e a n s Of bl e s s
i n g , t he en tra n ce on a pa th in which t he e vil m ay

be c o n qu e r e d ? Ho w ca n o ur i n t e rco urs e with t he

F a t h e r, i n co n tin ua l pr a y e r an d i n t e rc e ss i o n b e co m e ,

wha t it o ught t o be , if we an d t he w o rld a r o u n d us

are t o be bl e ss e d ? As it a pp e a r s t o m e , w e m us t
’
b e gin by g o i n g back to Go d s W o rd , to s tudy wha t
the p la ce i s Go d m ea n s p r a yer t o ha ve i n t he lif e
of Hi s child an d Hi s Church . A fr e s h s ight of

wha t p r a y e r is accor di n g t o the w i ll o f Go d , of wh a t

o ur pr a y e r s ca n be , thr oug h the g r a ce f
o God, will
fr e e us fr o m tho s e f e e bl e d e fe ctiv e vi e w s ,
in r e gard
t o t he a b s o lut e n e c es s i t y of co n t in u a l pra y e r which ,

li e at t he r oo t O f o ur fa ilur e . As w e g e t an in s ight
in to t he r e a s o n abl e n e s s an d rightn e s s of this divin e
appo in tm e n t , an d co m e un de r t he ful l co n victi o n of
18 THE MI N ISTRY OF INTER C E S SION
’
ho w wo n de rfully it fit s i n with G o d s l o v e an d o ur

own happin e s s , we S al
h l be fr e e d fro m t he fa l s e
i m pr e s s i o n of i ts b e in g an a rbitr a ry d e m an d . W e

s hall with o ur wh o l e h e art an d so ul c o n s e n t to it

an d r ej o ic e in it ,
as t he on e on ly p o ss ibl e w ay fo r
t he bl e s s in g of h e ave n to co m e to e arth . A ll
th o ught of tas k an d burd e n , of se lf e ffo rt
-
an d s trai n ,

wil l p a s s awa y i n t he bl e s s e d f a i t h tha t as s im pl e

as br e a thin g i s in t he h e a lthy n atural li f e will ,

pra yin g be i n t he Chris tian lif e that i s le d an d

fill e d by t he Spirit of Go d .

As we o ccupy o ur s e lv e s with an d acc e pt this

’
t e achin g of God s W o rd on pra y e r , we s h a ll be l e d
to see ho w our fail u r e i n t he pra y e r li f e
-
was o win g
to fa ilur e in t he Spir it -
lif e . P ra y e r i s on e of t he

m ost h e a v e n ly an d s pir itual of t he fu n cti o n s of t he

Spir it li f e -
Ho w c o uld w e try o r e xp e ct t o fulfil it
.

a s t o pl e a se Go d e xc e pt a s o ur s o ul i s i n
‘

so ,

p e rf e ct h e alth an d o ur lif e truly p os s e ss e d a n d

,

’
m o ve d by G o d s Spirit ? The in s ight i n t o t he plac e

Go d m e an s pray e r t o tak e a n d which it o n ly ca n ,

tak e i n a full Chri s tian lif e will s h o w u s that

, ,

w e hav e n o t b e e n livin g t he tru e t he a b u n da n t ,

li f e an d that a n y th o ught o f p r ayin g m o r e a n d

,

e ffe ctually will be va i n e xc e pt a s w e ar e br o ught ,

 THE LA C K OF P R AYER 19

in to a clos e r r e la t i o n to o ur Bl e ss e d Lo rd J e s us .

Chri s t i s o ur li f e Chri s t live t h

,
in us, in s uch r e ality
that Hi s life of pr a ye r on ea rth ,
an d Of in t e rc e s s i o n
in h e av e n , is br e a t h e d i n to us in jus t s uch m ea s ur e

as o ur s urr e n d e r an d o ur fa i t h a ll o w an d acce pt it .

q
J e s u s Chr i s t i s t he He a l e r o f a ll di s e as e s , t he C on
’

ue r or o f a ll e n e m e s , i t he De live r e r fr o m a ll si n ; if
o ur fa ilur e t e ach e s us to tur n a fr e s h to Hi m ,

an d fin d i n Hi m t he gra c e He giv e s to pr a y as we

o ught this hum ilia t i o n

,
m ay b e co m e our gr e a t e s t
ble s s in g . Le t u s a ll un it e in pra yin g Go d tha t He
w o uld vi s it o ur so uls an d fit us fo r tha t w o rk o f
in t e rc e s s i on which,
is at this m om en t t he gr e at e s t
n ee d of t he Church an d t he w o rld . It is on ly by i n
t e r c e ss i o n th a t th a t p o w e r ca n be br o ught d o wn fro m
He av e n which wil l e n a bl e t he Chur ch to c o n qu e r
t he w o rld Le t us s tir up
. t he s lum b e rin g gift tha t
is lyin g u n us e d , an d see k to ga th e r an d tra in an d
’
ban d to ge th e r as m an y as we ca n , t o be G od s
r e m e m bra n c e r s ,
an d to giv e Hi m n o r e s t t ill He
m a k es Hi s Church a j o y i n t he ea rth . N o thin g
but in t e n s e b e li e vin g pra y e r ca n m e e t t he in te n se
Spir it of w o rldlin e ss , of which c om pla in t is e v e ry
whe r e m a de .
 A P L EA F O R M O R E P R A Y ER

C HA P TER II

E
l be Mi n i strati ou of the Spi r i t s un i smger
If b i g vi l k w h w t giv g d gift t y
ye , e n e ,
n o o o e oo s o o ur

chil dr ; h w m uch m r h ll y u r H v ly F t h r giv t h

en o o e s a o ea en a e e e

H ly Spi ri t t t h m t h t k Hi m ? — LUK E xi 1 3
o o e a as . .

B R I ST ha d As k
“
ju s t sa id (v .
, an d it s h a ll be
’
giv e n Go d s givi n g is i n s e p a ra bly c o n n e c t e d
with o ur as k i n g . He a ppli e s thi s es p e ci a lly t o t he

Ho ly Sp i rit . As s ur e ly as a fa t h e r on ea r t h giv e s
br e a d t o hi s child , soHo ly Spiri t t o
Go d giv e s t he

th e m th a t a sk Hi m The wh o l e m i n is t ra ti o n o f t he
.

Spirit i s rul e d by t he o n e gr e a t la w : G o d m u s t
give w e m u s t a sk
,
W h e n t he Ho ly Sp i rit w a s
.

p o ur e d o u t a t P e n t e co s t wi t h a fl o w that n e v e r c e a s e s ,

it w as i n a n s w e r t o pra y e r The i n fl o w in to t he .

b e li e v e r s he a r t a n d Hi s o utfl o w i n t he riv e rs o f
’
,
~

livi n g wate r e v e r s t ill d e p e n d up o n t he la w : As k

,
“
,

a n d it s h a ll be giv e n I n c o n n e c t io n with o ur c o n
.

20
22 THE MINISTR Y OF INTER CESSION
’
i n t e n s e c o n ti n u e d pr a y e r th a t pr e pa r e d
, t he di s cipl e s
h e a rts tha t
, o pe n e d t he wi n d o ws of h ea ve n , t hat

br o ught d o wn t he pr o m i s e d gift . As littl e as

t he po w e r of t he Spirit c o uld be giv e n wi t h o ut

Chr is t s ittin g on t he t hr o n e , co u ld i t des cen d w i thou t

the di scip les on the footstool of the thr on e . F o r a ll t he

a ge s t he la w i s l a id d o w n h e r e ,
at t he bir th of t he

Church th a t wha te v e r e l se
,
m a y be fo un d on ea rth ,

t he p o we r Of t he Spirit m us t be pra y e d d o wn fr o m
h e av e n . The m e a s ur e of b e li e vi n g c o n tin u e d pra y e r
,

’
will be t he m e a s ur e of t he Spirit s w o rki n g in

t he fC hur c h . Dir e ct , d e fi n ite d e te rm in e d pr a y e r

, is

wh a t we n ee d .

Se e ho w thi s is c o n fir m e d in ch a pt e r iv . Pe t e r
an d Jo hn ha d b e e n br o ught b e fo r e t he C o u n cil an d

thr e at e n e d wi t h pun i s h m e n t . W h e n th e y r e turn e d

to th e ir br e thr e n , an d r e po rt e d wh a t ha d b e e n s aid
a ll t o Go d
“
to th e m li f t e d up th e ir v o ic e with on e

acco rd ,
an d pra y e d fo r b o ld n e s s to s pe a k t he wo rd .

An d wh e n th e y ha d pra y e d , t he pla c e w a s Sh a k e n ,

an d th e y w e r e a ll fill e d with t he Ho ly Gh os t ,
an d
th e y s pa k e t he w o rd of Go d with b o ldn e s s . An d
t he m ul t itud e of t he m that b e li e ve d w e r e on e hear t
an d on e so ul . An d with gr e a t po w e r ga ve t he

apo s tl es wit n e s s of t he r e s ur r e ctio n of t he Lo rd

THE MINISTR ATION or THE S P IRIT AN D PR AYER 23

J e s us ; an d gr ea t gr ace w as upo n th e m all It is

as if t he t y
s or of Pe n te c o s t is re p e at e d a se co n d
ti m e o v e r with t he pra y e r
, , t he Shaki n g o f t he ho us e ,

’
t he fi lli n g with t he Spirit , t he s p e a kin g G o d s w o rd
w ith b o ld n e s s an d po we r , t he gr e at gr ac e upo n
a ll, t he m a n ife s tati o n of un ity a n d l o v e — to i m prin t
it in e fface ably on t he h e a rt of t he Chur ch : it is
pra ye r th a t li e s at t he r oo t of t he s piritua l lif e an d
’
po we r of t he Church . The m ea s ur e Of G o d s g ivi n g
t he Spi r it i s o ur as kin g . He giv e s as a fath e r to

hi m w ho as k s as a child .

Go on to t he s ixth ch a pte r . Th e r e w e fin d th a t ,

wh e n m ur m ur i n g s ar os e as t o t he n e gl e ct of t he

Gr e cia n J e ws in t he di s tributi o n of a lm s , t he

apo s tl e s pro po s e d t he appo in t m e n t of de a co n s to

se r ve t he tabl e s .
”
W e th e y s aid will giv e o ur
, ,

se lv es to pr a ye r an d t he m i n is try of t he w o rd .

It is o fte n sa id ,
an d rightly sa id th a t th e r e
, is
n o thin g in h o n e s t bus i n e s s wh e n it , is k e pt i n i ts
pla ce as e n tir e ly s ubo rdin a t e t o t he kin gd o m which ,

m us t e ve r be firs t tha t ,
n ee d pr e ve n t fe llo ws hip
with Go d . Le as t o f all o ught a w o rk l i k e m i n is te r

i n g t o t he p o o r hin d e r t he s pir itual lif e . An d ye t

t he a po s t l e s fe lt it wo uld hi n d e r th e m in th e ir givin g
th e m s e lv e s t o t he m i n i s try of pra y e r an d t he wo r d .
 24 THE MINISTRY OF INTER CESSION

W ha t do e s t hi s t e a ch ? That t he m ai n t e n an c e of

t he s pirit of pra y e r , s uch as is c o n s is t e n t with t he

cl a i m s of m uch w o rk ,
is n ot en o ugh fo r th o se w ho

ar e t he l e a de rs of t he Church . To k e e p up t he com

m u n i cati o n with t he Ki n g on t he thr o n e an d t he

h ea v e n l y w o rld cl e a r an d fr e s h ; t o draw do wn t he

po we r an d bl e s s i n g of th a t w o rld ,
n ot on ly fo r t he

ma i n t e n a n c e o f o ur o w n s piritu a l life but ,

fo r t ho s e
a o r un d us ; c o n tin ually to r e c e iv e i n s tructio n an d
em po we rm e n t fo r t he gr e a t w o rk t o be don e — t he

a p o s tl e s ,
as t he m i n i s t e r s of t he w o rd f e lt , t he n ee d
of b e i n g fr e e fr o m th e r duti e s t hat th e y m ight
‘

o ,

giv e th e m s e lv e s t o m uch pray e r . Ja m e s writ e s :

P ur e r e ligi o n an d un de fil e d b e fo r e Go d an d t he
Fa th e r i s t hi s To , vi s it t he fa th e rl e s s an d wid o w s
in th e ir a fflicti o n . I f e ve r an y w o rk w e r e a sa cr e d
On e , it w as that of cari n g fo r th e s e Gr e cian wid o w s .

An d ye t , e ve n s uch duti e s m ight i n t e rf e r e w ith t he

S e p cia l callin g t o g ive th e m s e lv e s to pr a ye r an d t he

m in is try of t he wo rd . AS on e arth ,
so in t he

ki n gd o m of h e a v e n th e r e
,
is po we r i n t he divi s i o n
of l a b o ur an d whil e s om e , lik e t he d e a co n s had ,

S e p cia lly to ca r e fo r se rvin g t he tabl e s a n d m in is t e r

’

i n g t he ai ms of t he Church h e r e on e arth ,
ot h e rs
ha d t o be t fr e e fo r tha t t e adfa s t c o n ti n uan c e i n
'

se s
THE MIN I STR A T IO N or THE S PIRIT AN D P R AY ER 2 5

pra ye r which w o uld u n in t e rrupt e dly se cur e t he

do w n fl o w of t he p o we r s of t he h e av e n ly wo rld . The
m in is t e r of Chris t is se t a pa rt to giv e him s e lf as

m uch to pray e r as t o t he m in i s t ry of t he w o rd .

In fa ithful o b e di e n ce to thi s la w .
i s t he se cr e t of

’
the Church s p o we r an d su cc e s s . As b e fo r e , so

afte r P en te cos t, t he a p o s tl e s we r e m en giv e n up to

pr a ye r .

In C h a pt e r viii . we hav e t he i n tim a t e co n n e c

ti o n b e tw e e n t he Pe n t e c o s ta l gif t an d pra y e r fr o m,

an o th e r p o in t of vi e w . A t Sa m a ri a , P hilip ha d

pr e a ch e d with g r e at bl e s s in g ,
an d m a n y ha d be
li e v e d . But t he Ho ly Gh o s t w as, as e
y ,t fa ll e n on

n on e of th e m . The a p o s tl e s sen t d o wn Pe te r an d
Jo h n to pr a y fo r th e m tha t th e y
,
m ight r e c e iv e t he

Ho ly Gh o s t . The po w e r fo r s uch pr a y e r w as a

high e r gift th an pr e a chi n g— t he w o rk of t he m e n

w ho ha d bee n in cl o s e s t c o n tact with t he Lo rd

in gl o ry , t he w o rk that was e ssen tia l t o t he p e r

fe c t i o n of t he lif e th a t pr e a chin g an d b a pti s m ,

fa i t h an d c o n v e rs i o n ha d on ly b e gu n . Sur e ly of

a ll t he gift s of t he e arly Church fo r which we

S o h uld l o n g th e r e is n on e m o re n ee d e d th a n t he

gift of pray e r— pr a y e r th a t bri n gs d o wn t he Ho ly

Gh o s t on b e li e v e rs . Thi s po we r is give n to t he
26 THE MINISTRY OF INTER C ES S ION

m en w ho s ay W e will give o urs e lve s to

pr a y e r .

In t he o utpo uri n g of t he Ho ly Spirit , in t he

ho us e of C o r n e lius at C ee sa r e a , we hav e an o th e r
t e s ti m o n y t o t he w o n dr o u s i n t e rd e p e n d e n c e of t he

a ctio n of pray e r an d t he Spirit , an d an o th e r pr o o f of

wha t will co m e to a m a n w ho ha s giv e n hi m se lf to

pr a y e r . Pe te r w e n t up at m idd a y t o pra y on t he

h o us e to p . An d wh at happe n e d ? He sa w h e av e n
o pe n e d , an d th e r e ca m e t he vi s io n th a t r e v e al e d to

hi m t he cl e a n s i n g of t he G e n til e s ; with that ca m e

t he m e s s a ge of t he thr e e m en fr o m C o r n e liu s a ,
m an

w ho pra y e d alway ,
an d ha d h e ard fr o m an an ge l ,

Thy pray e r s ar e c o m e up b e fo r e Go d an d th e n
t he v o ic e of t he Spirit w a s h e a rd s ayin g , GO with
th e m . It i s Pe t e r pra yin g , to who m t he will of

Go d i s r e v e al e d , to wh o m guidan c e is giv e n as to

go in g to C aesar e a ,
an d w ho i s bro ught in t o c o n t a ct
wi t h a pra yi n g an d pr e par e d c o m pa n y of he a re rs .

N o w o n d e r that in an s we r to all thi s p r ay e r a

bl e ss i n g c o m e s b e y o n d all e xp e ctatio n , an d t he Ho ly
Gh o s t is po ur e d out upo n t he G e n til e s . A m uch
’
pra yi n g m in i s t e r will r e c e iv e an en tra n c e i n to Go d s
will he w o uld o th e rwis e k n o w n o thin g of ; will be
br o ught to prayi n g p e o pl e wh e r e he do e s n ot e xpe ct
THE MI N I STR ATI O N OF THE S PI R I T AN D PR AYER 27

th e m ; wil l r e ce iv e bl e ss i n g ab o v e a ll he ask s or

thin k s . The t e a chi n g an d t he po w e r of t he Ho ly

Gh o s t ar e ali k e u n a lte r ably li n k e d to pra y e r .

O ur n e xt r e fe r e n c e will Sh o w us fa ith i n t he po we r
’
th a t t he Church s pra y e r ha s wi t h i ts gl o rifi e d
Ki n g , as it is fo u n d ,
n ot on ly in t he a po s tle s but ,

in t he Chris t ia n c o m m u n ity . I II ch a pte r xi i .

we ha ve t he s o t ry of P e te r i n pri so n on t he eve Of

e x e cuti o n . The d e ath of Ja m e s ha d r us e d

a o t he

Church to a s en se o f r e a l da n g e r ,
an d t he th o ught
of l o s in g Pe te r t o o , wa k e n e d up a ll i ts en e rgie s . It
b e t o o k its e lf to pr a y e r . P r a y e r w a s m ad e of t he

Church with o ut c e a s in g to God fo r hi m . Th a t

pra y e r a va il e d m uch ; P e t e r w a s d e liv e r e d . W he n

he ca m e t o t he h o us e of Ma ry ,
he fo u n d “
m an y
ga t h e r e d t o g e th e r pr ayi n g . St o n e walls an d

d o ubl e cha i n s ,
so ldi e r s an d k e e p e rs ,
an d t he ir o n
ga t e ,
all ga v e w ay b e fo r e t he po w e r fr o m h ea v e n
th a t pra y e r br o ught d o wn to hi s r e s cu e . The

wh o l e po w e r of t he R o m an Em pir e , as r e pr e s e n t e d
by He r o d , was i m po t e n t in pr e s e n c e of t he po we r
t he Church of t he Ho ly Spirit wi e ld e d in pr a y e r .

Th e y s oo t d in s uch cl o s e an d livi n g c o m m u n ica t i o n

with th e ir Lo rd in h e av e n ; t hey kn e w so w e ll t h a t
t he wo rd s , all po w e r is give n u n t o Me , an d Lo I
28 THE MI NI S TRY OF INTER CESS ION

am with yo u a lwa y w e r e a bs o l u t e ly tr u e ; th e y ha d
,

s uch fa ith i n Hi s pr o m i s e t o h e a r th e m wh a t e ve r

the y as k e d— th a t th e y pr a y e d i n t he a ss uran c e that

t he po we rs of h e av e n co uld wo rk on ea rth , an d
wo u ld wo rk at th e i r r e qu e s t an d on th e ir b e h a l f .

The Pen t e c o s ta l Church b e li e v e d in pr a y e r , an d

pra cti s e d it .

Ju s t on e m o re illu s tratio n of t he plac e an d t he

bl e s s in g of pr a y e r am o n g m en fill e d with t he Ho ly
Spirit . In ch a pt e r xiii . we ha v e t he n am e s of fiv e

m en at An ti o ch w ho ha d giv e n th e m s e lv e s s p e cia lly

t o m in is te ri n g t o t he Lo rd wi t h p r a y e r an d fa s ti n g .

Th e ir givi n g th e m s e lve s to pra y e r w as n ot in va i n :

as th e y m in is te re d t o t he Lo rd , t he Ho ly Spirit m e t
’
th e m ,
an d ga v e th e m n ew i n s ight i n to G o d s pla n s .

He call e d th e m t o be fe ll o w w o rk e r s with Him s e lf ;

-

th e r e Wa s a wo rk to which He ha d call e d B a r n a b a s
an d Saul ; th e i r p a rt a n d privil e g e wo uld be to
s e p a r a t e th e s e m e n wi t h r e n e w e d fa s ti n g a n d pr a y e r ,

an d t o le t th e m o
g , Ho ly Gh o s t
sen t f o rth of t he .

G o d i n h e a v e n w o uld n o t s e n d f o rth Hi s ch o s e n Se r
v a n t s with o ut t he c O O p e r a ti on o f Hi s Church ; m e n o n
-

e arth w e r e to h a v e a r e a l part n e r s hip i n t he wo rk of

Go d . I t w a s pra y e r that fitt e d an d pr e pa r e d th e m

fo r this ; it was to pra yi n g m e n t he Ho ly Gh o s t gave
30 THE M INI S TRY or INTER CE SS ION

Chu r ch o f o ur da y s ? Le t us l e a r n what o ugh t to

be c o un t e d axi o m s in o ur Church w o rk
He av e n is s till as full of t r
s o es of s piritu a l
bl e s s i n g as it w as th e n . Go d s till d e light s to

giv e Ho ly Spirit t o th e m th a t a sk Hi m
t he .

O ur life a n d w o rk a r e s till a s d e p e n d e n t o n t he
dir e ct i m p a rt a tio n o f Divin e po w e r a s th e y w e r e
i n P e n t e c o s tal ti m e s P r a y e r i s s till t he a p
.

p o i n t e d m e a n s fo r dr a wi n g d o wn th e s e h e av e n ly
bl e ssi n gs i n po w e r o n o ur s e lv e s a n d th o s e a r o u n d
Go d s til l s e e k s fo r m e n a n d w o m e n w ho
will with all th e ir o th e r wo rk O f m i n i s te rin g
, ,

s p e ci a lly giv e th e m s e lv e s t o p e r s e v e ri n g pra y e r .

An d w e — yo u m y r e a d e r a n d I — m a y h a v e t he
, ,

privil e g e of o ffe rin g o urs e lv e s to Go d t o l a b o ur in

pra y e r ,
an d bri n g d o w n th e se bl e s s i n gs to thi s ea rth .

Sh a ll w e n ot b e s e e ch Go d t o m ak e a ll thi s t r uth
so livi n g in us th a t we m ay n ot r e s t till it ha s

m as te r e d us , a n d o ur wh o l e h e art be so fille d with

it th a t
, t he practice of i n t e rc e s s io n h ll
S a be c o un t e d
by u s o ur high e s t privil e ge , an d w e fin d i n it t he

s ur e an d on ly m e a s ur e fo r bl e ss i n g on o urs e lve s , on

t he Church , an d on t he w o rld ?
 A PLEA F O R MOR E PRAYE R

C HA P TER III

g mot el of i n ter cess i on

An d he s ai du
hich f y h l l h v f i d n to t h em, W o ou s a a e a r en ,

an d h ll g su t hi m t mi d i ght d h ll y u t hi m
a o n o a n ,
an s a sa n o ,

F ri d l d m t h r l v ; f
en ,
en fri d f m i i c m u t
e ee oa es or a en o n e s o e n o

m e fr m j ur y d I h v t hi g t t b f r hi m ; d
o a o n e , an a e n o n o se e o e an

b f m w i t hi
e ro h ll w r d y Tr ubl m t
n s Ic a t an s e an sa ,
o e e n o : an n o

i
r se d g iv t h
an ? I y u t y Th ugh h wi l l
e t ri
ee sa n o ou , o e n o se

an d giv hi m b c u h i
e hi f ri d y t b c u f hi
, e a se e s s en ,
e ,
e a se o s

i m p rt u i ty
o h will ri
n d g iv hi m
, m e y h a se an e as an as e

n ee d t h — LUK E xi 5—8
e . . .

I h v t w t chm up t hy w l l 0 J ru l m whi ch
a e se a en on a s, e sa e ,

s h l l v r h ld t h i r p c d y
a n e e igh t y t h t
o th e ea e a n or n : e a ar e e

L rd r m m br c r k p t il c
o
'
s e e d giv Hi m
an e s, ee n o s en e, an e n o
”
re s t — ISA. . l xn . 6, 7 .

E ha ve seen in o ur pr e vi o u s chapt e r wh a t
po w e r pra y e r ha s . It i s t he on e po w e r
on e arth th a t c o m m an d s t he po w e r of h e ave n .

The s o t ry of t he ea rly da ys of t he Church is

Hi s Church
’
Go d s gr e at o bj e ct l e s s o n
-
, to t e a ch
31
32 THE MINISTRY OF I N TER C ESSIO N

w ha t pra y e r ca n do, ho w it l
a on e, but it m ost

s ur e ly , ca n dra w d o wn t he tr ea s ure s an d po w e rs
of h e a ve n i n t o t he lif e of e ar t h .

J us t r e m e m b e r t he le sson s we l ea r n t of ho w

pr a y e r is at On c e i n dis p e n s a bl e an d i r r e s is tible .

Di d we n ot se e ho w un kn o wn an d un to ld p o we r
an d bl es s in g is t r d
s o e u
p fo r us in h e ave n —ho w
t ha t po w e r will m ak e us a bl e s s in g t o m en ,
an d
fit us t o do an y w o rk or fa c e an y d a n ge r ? ho w

it is to be so ught in pra y e r co n t in u a lly an d

p e r s is t e n tly ? ho w th e y w ho h a ve t he h e a v e n ly
p o we r c an pray it d o wn upo n ot h e rs ? ho w i n a ll

t he i n t e r co ur s e of m in is t e r s an d pe o pl e ,
in a ll t he
’
m i n i s tr a t i o n s of Chri s t s Church ,
it is t he on e

se cr e t of s ucc e s s ? ho w it ca n d e fy a ll t he po we r
of t he wo rld , an d fit me n to c o n qu e r t ha t w o rld
fo r Chri s t ? It i s t he po w e r of t he h e a v e n ly life ,

’
t he po we r of Go d s o wn Spirit , t he po we r of

O m n ip o t e n ce , t ha t wa i t s fo r pray e r to brin g it
d o wn .

In all thi s pra y e r th e r e w as littl e th o ught of

p e r s o n al n ee d or h a ppin e s s . I t w a s t he d e s ir e to

wit n e s s fo r Chris t an d b rin g Hi m an d Hi s s alva ti o n

’
to o th e r s it , was t he th o ught of G o d s kin gdo m
an d g lo r v t ha t po ss e ss e d th e s e dis cipl e s . If we
 A MODE L OF INTER C ESS ION 33

wo uld be d e li v e r e d fr o m t he Si n of r e s tr a in in g
pr a y e r , we m us t en a l rge o ur h e a rt s fo r t he w o rk
of in te rc e s s i o n . The a tt e m pt to pr a y c o n s t a n tly
fo r o ur s e lves m us t be a fa ilur e ; it is in i nt e rc e ss i on
fo r ot he rs t ha t o ur fa ith an d l o ve an d p e rs e
v e r a n ce will be a r o us e d , an d th a t p o w e r of t he

Spiri t be f o un d which ca n fit us fo r sa vi n g m en .

W e ar e as ki n g ho w w e m a y b e co m e m o re fa i t hf u l
an d s ucce s s ful in pr a ye r ; le t us see ho w t he

Ma s te r t ea ch e s us, in t he pa r a bl e of t he F ri e n d
at Midn ight th a t i n t e rc e s s io n
,
fo r t he n ee dy ca lls
f o rth t he high e s t e x e rci s e of o ur po w e r of

b e li e vin g an d pr e va ilin g pr a y e r . I n t e rce s s io n is

t he m o s t p e rf e c t f o rm of pr a y e r : i t i s t he pra y e r
Chri s t e v e r li ve t h to pr a y o n Hi s thr o n e Le t .

us le a r n wha t t he l
e em e n ts of tru e in te r
ce s s i o n ar e .

1 . N o tic e the u r g en t n eed : h e re i n t e rc e ss i o n

ha s i t s o rigi n . The fri e n d ca m e at m idn i ght

eu u n tim e ly h o ur . He w as hun gry ,

an d c o uld
n ot buy br e ad . If we .
ar e to l e a rn to pra y
a right we m us t o pe n ey e an d h e art to t he n ee d
a o r un d u s.

W e h e a r co n t i n ually of t he t h o usa n d m il li o n s

of h e ath e n an d Mo ha mm e da n s l ivin g in m idn igh t

34 TIIE MINISTRY OF INTER C ESSION

dark n e s s p e ri s hi n g
,
fo r lack of t he br e ad of life .

W e he a r of fiv e hu n dr e d m illi o n s of n om n a i l
Chri s ti a n s , t he gr e a t m aj o rity of th e m al m o s t
as ig n o ra n t an d i n di ffe r e n t as t he h e a th e n . W e

see m il lio n s i n t he Chri s tia n Church ,

n ot ign o r a n t
or in diffe r e n t ,
an d ye t k n o win g lit t l e of a walk in

t he li ght Of Go d or i n t he powe r of a life fe d by

br e ad fr o m h e a v e n . W e hav e e ach of us o ur o wn

circl e s — Co n gr e ga ti o n s , s ch o o l s fri e n d s
, ,
m is s i o n s

in which t he gr e a t c o m pl a in t i s t ha t t he light an d
li f e of Go d ar e too littl e k n o w n . Sur e ly , if we

b e li e v e wha t we pr o f e s s th a t, Go d al o n e is abl e to

h e lp that,
Go d c e rtai n ly will h e lp in an s we r to

pra y e r ,
— all thi s n ee d o ught to m ak e in te rc e s s o r s
of u S, p e o pl e w ho giv e th e ir liv e s to pra y e r fo r

th o s e ar o u n d th e m .

Le t us tak e tim e to c o n s id e r an d r e a li s e t he

n ee d . Ea ch Chri st l e ss so ul g o i n g d o w n i n t o ou er t
da rk n e ss p e ri s hin g ,
of hu n ge r with br e ad
, en o ugh
an d to s pa r e ! Thirty m il li o n s a y e a r dyi n g wi t h o ut
t he k n o wl e dge of Chris t ! O ur own n e ighb o ur s an d
fri e n ds , so uls i n tru s t e d to u s, dyi n g wi t h o ut h o p e !

Chris tian s a r o u n d us livin g a s ickly f e e bl e frui t le ss

, ,

life ! Su re ly th e r e is n ee d fo r p r a ye r . N o thi n g ,

no thi ng b ut pr a y e r t o G o d fo r h e lp will,
av
 A MODE L OF INTER C ESSIO N 35

2 . N o t e the w i lli n g lo ve — The fri e n d t o o k hi s

we a ry hun gry fri e n d i n to

,
hi s ho use ,
an d in to hi s

h e art too . He did n ot e xcu s e hi m se lf by s ayin g

he had n o br e ad : he gav e hi m s e lf at m id n ight t o

se e k i t fo r hi m . He s acrific e d hi s n
’
igh t s r es t ,
hi s

co m fo rt , t o fin d t he n ee d e d br e a d . Lo ve se e k e th
n ot i ts own . It i s t he v e ry n a tur e of lo ve to give
up an d fo rge t it s e lf fo r t he sa ke of o th e rs . It
t ak e s th e ir n ee ds an d m ak e s th e m i ts own , it fi n d s
i tsr e a l j oy in li vm g an d dyin g fo r o th e rs as

Chris t did .

It i s t he l o ve of a m o th e r t o he r pro digal son

tha t m a k es he r pra y fo r hi m . Tru e l o ve to s o uls

will b e c o m e in us t he s pirit of in t e rc e ss i o n . It is

p o s s ibl e t o do a gr e at d e al of faithful , e ar n e s t wo rk
fo r o ur fe llo w m e n with o ut true l o v e to th e m .

J us t as a lawy e r or a phys icia n , fr o m a lo v e of

hi s pr o fe ss i o n an d a high s en se of faithf u ln e ss to

duty , m ay in t e r e s t hi m s e lf m os t th o r o ughl y in
clie n ts or pa ti e n t s with o ut an y s pe cia l l o v e to e ach ,

so se rvan t s of Chris t m ay give th e m s e lve s to th e ir

wor k wi t h d e vo tio n an d e ve n s e lf sa c r i
~
fici n g en

t hus i as m with o ut t he Chris t lik e l o v e to so uls b e i n g

s tr o n g . It is this la ck of l o v e th a t cau s e s so

m uch s h o rtco m in g in p r ay e r . It is as l o ve o f o ur
36 THE MINISTRY OF INTER C ESSION

pr o fe ss i on an d w o rk d e light
,
in th o r o ugh n e ss an d

di lige n c e , i k
s n a way in t he t e n d e r c o m pa s s i o n of

Chri s t that l o v e will c o m p e l

,
. us to pra y e r , be
cau se we ca n n o t r es t in o ur w o rk if s o ul s are n ot

s ave d . Tru e lo ve m us t pr a y .

3 N
. t
o e the se n s e f o i mp o te n ce —W e O ft e n
s p e ak of t he po we r of l o ve . In on e se n se this is

true ; an d ye t t he truth has i ts lim itati o n s which ,

m us t n ot be fo rgo tt e n . The s tr o n g e s t l o v e m a y be

utt e rly i m p o t e n t . A m o th e r m ight be willi n g to

give he r life fo r he r dyi n g child , an d ye t n ot be

abl e to sa ve it . The fri e n d at m id n ight w a s m o s t

willi n g to giv e hi s fri e n d br e ad but ,

he ha d n on e.

I t wa s this se n se of im p o t e n c e ,
of hi s i n ability to

h e lp that
, sen t hi m My fri e n d i s c o m e
a -
b e ggin g :
t o m e a n d I ha ve n o thi n g t o s e t b e fo r e hi m
, It .

’
i s t hi s s e n s e o f i m po t e n c e with Go d s s e rva n t s tha t

i s t he v e ry s tr e n gth o f t he lif e o f i n t e rc e s s io n .

I hav e n o thin g t o s e t b e fo r e th e m a s thi s

c o n s cio us n e s s tak e s po s s e ss i o n o f t he m i n is t e r o r
m i ss i o n ary t he t e a ch e r o r w o rk e r i n t e rc e s s i o n will
, ,

b e co m e th e ir o n ly hO p e a n d r e fuge I m ay have .

k n o wl e dge a n d truth a l o vin g h e art a n d t he , ,

r e a din e ss t o give m y s e l f fo r th o s e u n d e r m y charge ;

-

b ut t he br e ad o f h e a ve n I ca n n o t give th e m W i t h .
38 THE MINIS T RY OF INTER C ESS I O N

It is this s im pl e c o n fid e n t fa i t h that
, Go d will
g iv e that
,
we n ee d : wh e r e it r e ally e xi s t s , t he r e

will s ur e ly be n o m i st ake ab o ut o ur n ot pra yi n g .

’
An d i n G o d s w o rd we h a ve e v e rythin g tha t c an

s tir an d s tr e n gth e n s uch fa ith in u s. Ju s t as

t he h e ave n o ur n atura l e ye can se e is on e gr e at

o c ean of s un s hi n e with ,
i ts light an d h e at givin g
,

b e a uty an d frui t ful n e s s to e arth , Scrip t ur e s ho ws

’
us G o d s tru e h e av e n fill e d with , a ll s piritua l bl e ss
in gs — , di vi n e light an d lo ve an d li f e ,
h e ave n ly j o y
an d pe a ce an d p o we r ,
a ll Shi n in g d o w n upo n u s .

I t r e ve al s to us Go d waiti n g d e lighti n g , to b es to w
th e s e bl e s s i n g s in a n s w er to p r a yer . By a th o us an d
pro m is e s an d t es ti m o n i e s it calls an d urge s us to

b e li e v e that pra y e r will be h e a rd that what

,
we

can n o t p os s ibly do o ur s e lv e s fo r th os e wh o m
we wa n t to h e lp ,
ca n be g ot by p r a yer . Su r e ly
th e r e c an be n o qu e s ti o n as to o ur b e lie vi n g that
p r a y e r will be h eard th a t thr o ugh pr a y e r
, t he

po o r e s t an d f e e bl e s t ca n dis pe n s e bl e s s in gs to

t he n ee dy , an d ea ch of us , th o ugh po o r , m a y ye t

be m a kin g m a n y rich .

5 . N t
o e the i mp or tu n i ty tha t p r e va i ls — The
fa i t h of t he frie n d m et a s udd e n an d u n e xp e ct e d
ch e ck : t he r ich fri e n d r e fu s e s to h e ar— “
I can n o t
 A MODE L OF INTER C ES S ION 39

ri s e an d Ho w little t he l o vin g h e art

giv e th e e .

had co u n te d o n this dis a ppo in tm e n t ; i t ca n n o t

’

c o n s e n t t o a cc e p t it The s upplica n t pr e s s e s hi s
.

thr e e fo ld pl e a : h e r e i s m y n e e dy fri e n d yo u hav e ,

abu n dan c e I am y o ur f r i e n d ; a n d r e fu s e s to a cc e pt
,

a d e n i a l The l o v e that O p e n e d hi s h o u s e a t m i d
.

n ight a n d th e n l e ft it t o s e e k h e lp m u s t w i n
, , .

Thi s i s t he c e n tr a l l e s s o n o f t he p a r a bl e In o u r .

in t e rce s s i o n w e m a y fin d that th e r e i s di fficulty

a n d d e la y with t he an s w e r I t m ay be a s if Go d .

s a ys , I ca n n o t g ive th e e I t i s n o t e a s y a ga i n s t
.
,

a ll a pp e a ran c e s t o h o ld fa s t o ur c o n fid e n c e that He
,

w ill h e ar ,
an d to p e rs e ve r e in full a ss ur a n c e th a t w e
s h a ll h a v e wh a t we a sk . An d ye t thi s is wh a t
Go d lo o k s fo r fr o m us . He so highly priz e s o ur

c o n fide n c e Hi m it i s s o e ss e n tia lly t he high es t

in ,

h o n o ur t he cr e a tur e c a n r e n d e r t he Cr e a t o r th a t ,

He will do an ythi n g t o tra in u s i n t he e x e rci s e

of thi s tru s t i n Hi m Bl e s s e d t he m an w ho .

’
i s n o t s t a gge r e d by G o d s d e la y o r s il e n c e o r , ,

a pp a r e n t r e fu s a l but i s s tro n g i n fa ith givi n g

, ,

gl o ry t o Go d Such fa ith p e r s e v e r e s i m po r t u
.
,

n a t e ly if n e e d be a n d can n o t fa il t o in h e rit t he
, ,

b l e s s in g .

6 N o t e , la s t the cer ta i n ty of a r i ch r ew a r d
.
, .
40 THE MINI S TRY OF INTER C E SS ION

I s ay u n to yo u, b ec a u s e of hi s im p o r tu n ity , he will
giv e hi m as m an y as he n e e d e th
” . Oh that we
.

m ight l e arn to b e li e v e in t he c e rta in ty of an

of
“
abu n dan t an s we r . A pr o ph e t sa id O ld : Le t
n ot y o ur han d s be weak ; you r w or k s ha ll be
r e w a r de d. W o uld that a ll w ho f e e l it di fficult t o
pr a y m uch , w o uld fix th e ir e
y e on t he r e com p e n Se
of t he re w a rd ,
an d in fa ith l e a rn to c o u n t upo n
t he Divin e a s s u an r c e th a t th e ir pray e r ca n n o t be
va i n . If we w il l but b e li e ve in Go d an d Hi s
fa ithful n e s s i n t e rc e s s io n
, will b e co m e to us t he

v e ry fir s t thi n g we tak e r e fug e in wh e n we se e k

bl e s s i n g fo r o th e r s , an d t he v e ry las t thi n g fo r
which we can n o t fin d tim e . An d it will b e co m e
a thi n g of j o y a n d h o p e b e cau s e a ll t he ti m e w e
, ,

pr a y ,
we k n o w t h a t w e a r e s o wi n g s e e d that will
brin g f o rth fruit an hu n dr e dfo ld . Di s app o in t m e n t
i s i m p o s s ibl e :
“
I sa y u n to yo u, He will ri s e an d
giv e hi m as m an y as he n ee d e th .

Le t a ll l o v e rs o f s ou s , an
l d a ll wo rk e rs in t he

se rvic e of t he go s p e l t a k e c o ura g e
, . Tim e s pe n t
in pra ye r will yi e ld m o re th a n tha t giv e n to wo rk .

P ra ye r l
a on e give s w o rk i ts w o rth an d i ts s ucc e s s .

P ra y e r o pe n s t he w a y fo r Go d Hi m se lf t o do Hi s
w o rk in us an d thr o ugh u s. Le t o ur chi e f wo rk ,
 A MODEL OF IN TER CE SS ION 41

’
as Go d s m es s e n g e r s , be i n te rc e ss i o n : in it we

se cur e t he pr e s e n c e an d po w e r of Go d to go
with us .

W hich of yo u s h a ll h a v e a fri e n d at m id n ight ,

an d s hall sa y t o hi m , F ri e n d l e n d , me thr e e l o a v e s
This fri e n d is n on e o th e r but ou r Go d . Do le t us

l e a rn th a t in t he d a rk n e s s of m id n i ght , at t he

m ost un lik e ly tim e ,

an d i n t he gr e at e s t n ee d wh e n
,

we h a ve to sa y o f th os e we l o v e an d ca r e fo r , “
I
ha v e n o thin g to se t b e fo r e th e m ,
we hav e a r ich
F ri e n d in he a ve n , t he Eve rlas tin g Go d an d F ath e r ,

w ho on ly wai t s t o be as ke d ar ight . Le t us con

f e s s b e fo r e Hi m our la ck of pray e r . Le t us a d m it
tha t t he l a ck of fa ith ,
of which it i s t he pr o o f ,
is
t he s y m pt o m of lif e th a t i s n o t s piritu a l th a t
a ,

i s ye t a ll to o m uch u n d e r t he po w e r o f s e lf a n d

t he flesh an d t he wo rld . Le t us in t he fa ith of

t he Lo rd J e s u s ,
w ho s pa k e thi s pa r a bl e ,
an d Hi m
se lf wa it s to m ak e e v e ry tr a it of it tru e in us ,

give o ur s e lve s t o be i n t e rc e ss o r s . Le t e v e ry s ight

of so ul s n ee di n g h e lp ,
le t e v e ry s tirrin g of t he

Spirit of c o m pa ss io n , le t e v e ry s e n se o f o ur own

im po te n c e to bl e s s ,
le t e v e ry di fficulty i n t he w a y
of o ur ge ttin g an an s w e r jus t co m bin e
, to ur ge
us to do th i s on e thi n g : with im p o rtu n ity to
42 THE MINISTRY OF I N TER CESSI O N

cry to t he Go d w ho al o n e ca n h e lp , w ho , in
an s we r to o ur pra y e r will h e lp
, . An d l e t us , if
we in d e e d f e e l t ha t w e hav e fa il e d ,
do o ur utm o s t
to tra i n a y o u n g ge n e ra ti o n Of Chri s tian s , w ho

pr o fit b y o ur m i s tak e an d av o id it . Mo s e s co uld
n ot en te r t he la n d of Ca n aan bu t th e r e
, w as on e
’
thin g he c o uld do : he co uld at G o d s biddi n g
charge J o s hua an d en co ura ge hi m , a n d s tr e n gth e n
hi m (De ut m I f it i s
. . to o la t e fo r us to

m ak e g o o d o u r fa ilur e le t u s , at l e as t en co ura ge
th o se w ho co m e a fte r us to en te r in to t he go o d
l an d , t he bl e ss e d lif e of u n c e a s in g pra ye r .

The Mo d e l I n t e rc e s s o r i s t he Mo d e l Ch r i s tian
W o rk e r F ir s t t o g e t fr o m Go d a n d th e n t o give
.
,

t o m e n wh a t w e o ur s e lv e s s e cur e fr o m da y t o day ,

i s t he s e cr e t O f s ucc e s s ful w o rk B e twe e n o ur .

I m p o t e n ce an d G o d s O m n ip o t e n ce i n t e rc e s s i o n i s
’

t he bl e s se d li n k .
 A P L EA F O R M O R E P R A Y ER

C HA P T ER IV

w raus t of thi s I mpouun i tg

I sa y u
h ugh h wi ll t ri
n t o yo u , T d g iv h i m o e n o se an e ,

b u eca h i hi s fri
se ed yt bc s f hi i m p t i t y h en ,
e e a us e o s o r un e

wi ll ri d gi v hi m
a se a n m y h d th — LUK E xi 8
e as an as e n ee e . . .

A dH p k n p r bl u t t h m t t h d t h y ugh t
e s a e a a a e n o e ,
o e en , e o

al w y t pr y
a sd o t t f i t a H wh t t h u righ t
an n o o a n . e ar a e n e o us

ju dg i t h A d h ll t G d v g Hi w l c t which
e sa . n s a n o o a en e s o n e e ,

cr y to Hi m da y an d n i g ht , an d He i s Io n g -
su
’
fi e r i n g w i t h t he m
I t ll y
e ou t h at He will v g t ha en e em s pe e dily
”—LU HE xviii 1 —8
. . .

U R Lo rd J e s us th o ught it of s uch i m p o rta n c e

tha t we S o h ul d k n o w t he n ee d of p e r s e ve r
an ce an d im p o r t un ity i n pr a y e r th a t He s pa k e
, two

parabl es to t e ach us thi s . Thi s i s pro o f s uffi ci e n t

th a t in thi s as pe ct of pray e r we h a ve at on ce i ts

gr e ates t di ffi cul ty He w o ul d
an d i ts high e s t p o w e r .

ha v e u s k n o w th a t i n pra ye r a ll wil l n o t be e as y
a n d s m o o th ; w e m u s t e xpe ct difficulti e s which ,

43
44 THE MINISTRY OE IN TER CE SS ION

ca n on ly be c o n qu e r e d by p e r s i s t e n t d e t e rm i n e d ,

p e r s e v e ra n c e .

I n t he p a ra bl e s o ur Lo rd r e pr e s e n ts t he difficulty
as e xi s ti n g on t he s ide of t he pe rs o n s to wh o m
t he p e titi o n was addr e s s e d , an d t he i m p o rtun ity
as n ee de d to o v e rc o m e th e ir r e luctan c e to h e ar .

In our in t e rco urs e with Go d t he di ffi culty is n ot

on Hi s s id e but ,
on o ur s . In co n n e cti o n wi th t he

fir s t p a ra bl e He t e ll s us th a t o ur F a th e r i s m ore

willi n g to give g o o d thi n gs to th os e w ho a sk Hi m

t h an an y ea rthly fa th e r to giv e hi s child br e a d . In

t he c
s e on d He,
a ss ur e s us th a t Go d l o n gs to a ve n ge
Hi s l ct
e e s p e e dily . The n ee d of urge n t pra ye r
ca n n o t be b e cau s e Go d m u s t be m ad e willi n g

or dis p o s e d to bl e s s : t he n ee d li e s a lto g e th e r in
o ur s e lv e s . But b e cau s e it w as n ot p o ss ibl e t o fin d

an y ea rthly illu s tr a ti o n of a l o vi n g fa th e r or a
willi n g fri e n d fr o m wh o m t he n ee d e d l e s s on of

i m p o rtun ity c o uld be ta u ght He tak e s

, t he un

willin g fri e n d an d t he u n ju s t judge to en c o ura ge

in us t he fa ith th a t p e r s e v e ra n c e
, ca n o ve rc o m e
e v e ry o b s ta cl e .

’
The difficulty is n ot in G o d s lo ve or po w e r but ,

in o ur s e lv e s an d o ur own in ca pacity to r e c e iv e t he

bl e s s i n g An d ye t , b e cau s e th e r e i s t his difficulty

“

.
46 THE M INI S TRY or IN TER CESS IO N
ca use of o ur r e m is s n e s s in pr a y e r is th a t th e r e
a pp e a rs t o be so m e thi n g arbitra ry , or at l e as t so m e

thi n g in co m pr e h e n s ibl e ,
in t he call to su ch

co n tin u e d pr a y e r . If we c o ul d be br o ught to se e

th a t this a ppa r e n t di fli c ul ty i s a Divin e n e ces s ity ,

an d in t he ve r y n a tur e of thi n gs t he so urc e of

u n s p e aka bl e bl e s s in g , we s h o uld be m o re r e ady

with gl a d n e ss of h e a rt to give o urs e lve s to c o n t in u e
in pray e r . Le t us see if we ca n n o t u n d e r s ta n d
ho w t he difficulty th a t t he c a ll to i m p o r t u n ity
thr o ws in o ur way is o n e o f o ur gr e at e s t p r ivil e ge s .

I do n ot kn o w wh e th e r yo u hav e e ve r n o tic e d
wh a t a part diffi cul ti e s play in o ur n a tural li f e .

’
Th e y call out m an s po we r s as n o thin g e ls e ca n .

Th e y s tr e n gth e n an d en n o bl e char act e r . W e ar e

to ld that on e r e as o n of t he s up e ri o rity of t he

N o rth e r n n ati o n s lik e Ho l lan d

,
an d Sc o tl a n d , i n

s tr e n gth of will an d pu rpo s e ,

o ve r th o s e of t he

s un n y So uth , as I ta ly an d Sp a i n , i s th a t t he

clim at e of t he la tte r ha s be en to o b e au t iful , an d

t he li f e it en co ur a g e s t oo ea s y an d r e laxin g — t he

di ffi cul t i e s t he fo rm e r had t o c o n te n d with h a v e

b e e n th e ir gr e a te s t b o o n ; ho w a ll n atur e ha s bee n
so arr an ge d by Go d that in so win g an d re apin g ,

as in se e ki n g c o a l or go ld , no thin g is fo un d with o ut
 B ECAU SE or HIS IM P ORTU NITY 47

l a b o ur an d e ffo rt . W ha t is e ducati o n bu t a da ily

d e ve l o pin g an d dis cipli n i n g of t he m in d by n ew

difficul ti e s pr e s e n te d to t he pupil to o v e rco m e ?

The m o m e n t a l e s so n ha s b e co m e e as y , t he pupil
is m o ve d on to on e th a t is high e r an d m o re
difficult . W ith t he rac e an d t he in dividu a l it , is
in . t he m e e ti n g an d t he m a s t e ri n g of diffic ul ti e s
that o ur high e s t a ttain m e n ts ar e fo u n d .

It is e ve n so in our i n t e rco ur s e with Go d . Ju s t

i m agin e wh a t t he r e s ult w o uld be if t he child of

Go d ha d on ly to kn e e l d o wn an d ask , an d get, an d

g o a wa y . W hat u n s p e a k a bl e l o s s t o t he s piri t u a l
life w o uld en s ue . It i s i n t he difficulty an d d e la y
that ca lls fo r p e rs e ve rin g pr a y e r th a t , t he tru e
bl e s s in g an d bl e s s e d n e s s of t he h e av e n ly life will
be fo un d . W e th e r e l e a r n ho w littl e we d e light in
f e ll o ws hip with Go d, an d ho w li t tl e we hav e of

livi n g fa ith in Hi m . W e dis c o v e r ho w e arthly

an d u n s piritua l o ur h e a rt s till i s , ho w little we

o f G o d s Ho ly Spirit
’
ha v e . W e th e r e ar e br o ught
to kn o w o ur o wn w e ak n e s s an d un w o rthi n e s s , an d
’
to yi e ld to God s Spirit t o pr a y in u s, to tak e our

pla ce in Chri s t J e s us , an d a bid e in Hi m as o ur

onl y pl e a with t he F a th e r . Th e r e o ur own will

an d s tr e n gth an d go o dn e s s ar e crucifi e d . Th e r e w e
48 THE MINISTRY OF INTER C ESSION

ri s e in Chris t to n e wn e ss of l i fe with
, o ur wh o l e
will d e p e n d e n t on Go d an d se t upo n Hi s gl o ry .

Do l e t us b e gin to pra is e Go d for t he n ee d an d t he

diffi culty of im p o rtu n a t e pray e r , as on e of Hi s

ch o ic e s t m e an s of gr ac e .

Ju s t thi n k wh a t o ur Lo rd J e s us o we d t o t he

di fficulti e s Hi s pa t h I n G e th s e m an e it w a s a s
in .

if t he F a th e r w o uld n o t h e a r : He pra y e d ye t
m o r e e arn e s tly un til
“
He w a s h e a rd
,
I n t he .

w ay He O p e n e d up fo r u s He l e ar n e d O b e di e n c e ,

by t he thi n gs He s u ff e r e d a n d s o w as m ad e p e rf e c t ;
,

Hi s wi ll w a s g ive n up t o Go d ; Hi s fa i t h i n G o d
was p r o ve d an d s tr e n gth e n e d ; t he prin ce of thi s
w o rld ,
with all hi s t e m ptati o n , w as o v e rco m e .

This i s t he n e w an d l iv in g w ay He c o n s e crat e d fo r

us ; it is in pe rs e ve rin g pray e r we walk with an d

ar e m ad e p a rta k e r s of Hi s v e ry Spiri t . P ray e r i s

on e fo r m of crucifixi o n ,
of o ur f e ll o ws hip with
’
Chris t s Cr o s s , of o ur givi n g up o ur fl es h to t he

de a t h . 0 Chris ti a n s ! s h a ll we n ot be as h a m e d
o f o ur r e lucta n ce to sa crific e t he fles h an d o ur o wn

wi l l , an d t he w o rld , as it is se e n in o ur r e lucta n c e
to pra y m uch ? Sh a ll w e n ot l e a rn t he le sson
which n atur e an d Chris t alik e t e ach ? The di ffi

c ul t y of i m po r t un a te pra y e r is o ur high e s t privi

 B E CA U SE OF HIS I MP ORT U NI TY 49

l o g s ; t he di fli c ul t i e s t o be o ve rco m e in it brin g us

our rich es t bl e s s in gs .

In i m po rtun i t y th e r e ar e var i o us l
e em en ts . Of

th es e t he chi e f ar e pe rs e ve r a n c e , d e t e rm in a ti o n .

i n te n s ity . I t b e gin s with t he r e fusa l t o at o n c e

acc e pt a d e n ia l I t gr o ws t o t he d e te r m in a tio n
.

to p e r s e ve r e , to s pare n o tim e or tr o ubl e till ,

an

a n s we r c o m es . I t r is e s t o t he in t e n s ity in which
t he wh o l e be in g is give n t o Go d i n s upplicati o n ,

’
an d t he bo ld n es s c o m e s to la y h o ld of Go d s

s tr e n gth . At on e ti m e it is qui e t an d r e s tful ; at

a n o t h e r pass io n a t e an d b o ld . N ow it ta k e s ti m e
an d is pati e n t ; th e n a gain it cla im s at on c e wh a t it
d e s ires . In wha t e ve r di fl e r e n t s hap e it alwa ys m e a n s
f
,

an d k n o ws — Go d h e ar s pra y e r : I m u s t be h e ard .

R em e m ber t he w o n d e rful in s ta n c e s we h a ve
of it in t he O ld Te s ta m e n t s ain t s . Thi n k of

A bra ha m , as he pl e ad s fo r So d o m . Tim e af t e r
ti m e he ren e ws hi s p r a y e r u n til t he si x th tim e he
has t o sa y,
“
Le t n ot my He d o es
Lo rd be an gry .

’
n o t c e as e u n til he has l e ar n t t o k n o w G o d s c o n

d es ce n s i o n i n e ach ti m e c on s e n tin g t o hi s pe titio n ,

u n til he has l e arn t ho w far he ca n g o has e n t e r e d ,

’ ’
i n t o G o d s m i n d an d n o w r e s t s i n Go d s will An d
, .

fo r hi s s ak e Lo t w as s ave d Go d r em e m b e r e d “
.
50 THE MINISTRY OF I N TER C ESSI O N
A braha m , an d d e live r e d Lo t o ut o f t he m id s t of t he

o v e rthr o w . An d s hall n ot we, w ho have a

re de m pti o n an d p r e m i s e s fo r t he h e a t h e n which
A bra ham n e ve r k n e w, b e gin to pl e ad m o re with
Go d on th e ir b e half .

Thin k of Jac o b wh e n , he fe ar e d to m ee t Es au .

The an ge l of t he Lo rd m e t hi m in t he d a rk ,
an d
wr e s t l e d with hi m . An d wh e n t he an ge l sa w th a t
“
he pr e vaile d n o t, he s aid , Le t m e go . An d
J a co b s aid , I will n ot le t th e e g o. An d he
bl e s s e d hi m th e r e . An d that b o ld n e ss th a t sa id ,

I will n o t, an d fo rc e d fro m t he r e lucta n t an ge l

’
t he bl e s s in g , was so pl e a s i n g in Go d s s ight th a t a ,

n ew n am e w as th e r e giv e n t o hi m : I s ra e l ,
he

w ho s t riv e th wi t h Go d, fo r th o u has t s triv e n with

Go d an d with m en , an d ha s t pr e vail e d . An d
’
thr o ugh all t he age s G o d s childr e n hav e u n d e rs t o od ,

’
wh a t Chri s t s t wo p a r a bl e s t e a ch that , Go d h o ld s
Hi m s e lf ba ck , an d se e ks to g e t away fr o m us , un til
what is of flesh an d se lf an d l th
s o in us is o v e rco m e .

an d we so pr e vail with Hi m that He ca n an d m us t

’
bl e s s us . Oh ! why is it that so m an y of God s
childr e n h a ve no d e s ir e fo r this h o n o ur — b e i n g
prin c e s of Go d, s trive rs with Go d ,
an d pr e va ilin g ?
“
W hat o ur L o rd taught us , W h a t thin gs so e ve r ye
 B E CAU SE OF HIS I MP ORTU NITY 51

d e s ir e ,
be li e ve t ha t ye ha ve r ecei ve d, is n o thi n g but
Hi s putti n g of
’
J a c o b s w o rd s ,
I will n ot l e t Th e e

g o e xc e pt th o u bl e ss me . Thi s i s t he im po rtun i t y

He t e ach e s ,
an d w e m us t l e ar n : to cl a i m an d tak e
t he bl e s s i n g .

Thin k Mo s e s wh e n I s ra e l ha d m a d e t he
of

go ld e n calf Mo s e s r e tur n e d t o t he Lo rd a n d
.

s a id , O h this p e o pl e h a ve s in n e d a gr e a t s i n
, Ye t .

n o w if Th o u wilt fo rgiv e th e ir s i n
, a n d if n o t bl o t ,

m e I pray Th e e o u t o f Thy b o o k which Th o u h a s t

, ,

writt e n That w a s i m p o rtun i t y

. t ha t wo uld ,

ra th e r di e th a n n o t h a v e hi s p e o pl e give n hi m .

Th e n wh e n Go d ha d h e a rd hi m a n d s aid He
, ,

w o uld s e n d Hi s a n ge l with t he p e o pl e Mo s e s ca m e ,

a ga i n a n d w o uld n o t be c o n t e n t u n t il i n a n s w e r t o
, ,

hi s pr a y e r th a t Go d Him s e lf s h o ul d g o with t h e m

( x xxiii 1 2 1 7 . H e h
,
a d s a id,
I will do t his ,
“

thin g al s o th a t t h o u h a s t Sp o k e n Aft e r t ha t .
,

w h e n i n a n s w e r t o hi s pr a y e r Sh o w m e Thy “
,

gl o ry God m a d e Hi s go o d n e s s pa ss b e fo r e hi m he
, ,

a t o n c e a ga in b e ga n pl e a din g Le t m y Lo rd I pra y , ,

Th e e g o a m o n g us
,
An d he w a s t h e r e with t he
.

Lo rd f o r t y d a y s a n d fo rty n ight s (Ex xxxiv . .

O f th e s e d a y s he sa y s I f e ll d o wn b e fo r e t he Lo rd
, ,

as a t t he fi r s t f o r t y d a y s a n d f o r t y m ht s
, g I did ,
52 THE MINIS T R Y or INT ER C ESSIO N

n e i t he r ea t br e ad , n or dri n k wa t e r ,
b e ca us e
of a ll yo u r sin which ye i
s n ne d . As an i n te r

c e s s o r Mo s e s u s e d i m p o rtu n i t y wi t h G o d, an d
pr e va il e d . He pr o ve s th a t t he m an w ho truly
live s n e ar to Go d ,
an d wi t h wh o m Go d s p e a ks
fa c e to fa c e b e c o m es pa rta k e r
,
of th a t sa m e po we r of

Hi m
’
i n te rc e s s io n which th e r e is in w ho i s at God s
righ t h a n d an d e v e r liv e s to pr a y .

Thi n k of Elij a h i n hi s pra y e r fir s t fo r fir e , ,

an d
th e n fo r ra i n . I n t he fo r m e r yo u hav e t he i m po r
t u n i t y t ha t cla i m s an d r e c e iv e s an i m m e di a t e a n s we r .

In t he la t t e r b o wi n g hi m s e lf d o wn
,
t o t he ea rth , hi s

fa c e b e tw e e n hi s kn ee s ,
hi s an s we r t o t he se rva n t
w ho ha d go n e to l o o k t o ward t he se a , an d co m e
“
wi t h t he m e s s ag e , Th e r e i s n o thi n g , w as GO
aga in se ve n ti m e s . He r e w a s t he i m p o rtu n i t y of

p e r s e v e ra n c e . He ha d t o ld A hab th e r e wo ul d be
r a in ; he k n e w it w as c o m in g ; an d ye t he pray e d
till t he se v e n ti m e s w e r e f u lfill e d . An d i t i s of

this Elij a h an d this pray e r we ar e taught ,

“
P ra y

fo r on e an o th e r . Elij a h was a m an of li k e pa s s i o n s
wi t h o urs e lve s . The e ff e ctua l f e rv e n t pray e r of a
right e o u s m an ava il e th m uch . W ill th e r e n ot be

som e w ho f e e l c o n s t ra in e d to cry o ut,

“
W he re is

t he Lo rd Go d of
”
Elij a h ? — this Go d w ho dr a w s
54 THE MINISTRY OF INTER C ESSIO N

vict o ry . An d S a h ll we w ho ar e Chris ti an s n ot

be a bl e to fac e t he di fficulti e s th a t we m ee t in
pr a y e r ? I t is as we
“
l a b o ur an d s triv e in
pra y e r th a t t he re n e we d wi ll a sse rts i ts r o y a l right
to claim in t he n am e of Chris t what it will ,
an d
wi e lds i t s Go d -
giv e n po w e r to i n flu e n c e t he de s

t in i e s of m en . Shall m en of t he wo rld sa crific e

ease an d pl e a s ur e in th e ir pur s ui t s ,
an d h ll
S a we

be s uch c o wa rd s an d s lugga rd s as n ot to fight o ur

w a y t hr o ugh t o t he pla c e wh e r e w e ca n fin d lib e r t y

fo r t he cap t ive an d sa lva tio n fo r t he p e ri s hi n g ?
Le t e ach se rva n t of Chris t l e a r n to kn o w hi s

calli n g . Hi s Ki n g e ve r live s to pr a y . The Spiri t

of t he Ki n g e v e r liv e s in us to pr a y . It is fr o m
h e a ve n t he bl e s s in g s , which t he w o r ld n ee ds ,

m u s t be cal l e d d o w n in p e r s e v e ri n g im p o r t u n a t e
, ,

b e li e vi n g pray e r . It i s fr o m h e av e n ,
in an s w e r
to pr a y e r ,
t he Ho ly Spirit will tak e c o m pl e t e
po ss es s io n of us to do Hi s w o rk t hr o ugh us . Le t

us a ckn o wl e dg e ho w va in o ur m uch wo rk ha s be en
o win g to o ur li t t l e pra y e r . Le t us ch a n ge o ur

m e th o d , an d le t h e n c e f o rth m o r e pr a y e r ,
m uch pra y e r ,

u n c e a s in g pr a y e r , be t he pr o o f th a t we loo k fo r all

to Go d, an d tha t we b e li e v e th a t He h e a r e th us .
 A P L E A FO R M O R E P R A Y E R

C HA P T ER V

di n i t tfe that can i srag

If ye a bi de in Me ,
an d My w o r ds a bi de in yo u, a sk

wh t v r y will
a soe d it
e h ll b de u t y ,
an s a e on e n o ou .

J O HN xv 7 . .

Th upplic t i
e f si g ht m v il t h m uch i i t
a on o a r e o us an a a e n s

w rki g —JAME v 1 6
o n . S . .

B l v d if
“
e o h rt c d m
e , t w h v b ld
our ea on e n us n o ,
e a e o n e ss

t w rd G d ;
o a d wh t v r w k w r c iv f Hi m
o an a soe e e as , e e e e o .

b c
e w k p Hi c m m dm t
a us e e d d
ee th t hi g s o an en s, an o e n s

th t a pl i g i Hi igh t — 1 J H i i i 2 1 2 2
ar e e as n n s s . O N .
, .

ER E on ea rth t he i n flu e n c e of on e w ho

as ks a fa v o ur fo r o th e r s d e p e n ds en tir e ly
on hi s ch a ra ct e r ,
an d t he r e l a t io n s hip be b e a rs
to hi m wi t h wh o m he is in t e rc e di n g . It is

wh a t he i s t h a t giv e s w e ight to wh a t he as ks .

It is n o ot h e rwi s e with Go d . O ur po w e r in

pra y e r d e p e n d s upo n our life W he re our lif e

05
56 THE MINI S TRY or INTER CE S SION

is right we h ll k n o w
S a ho w to pr a y so as to

pl e a s e Go d, an d pr a y e r will se cur e t he an s we r .

The t e xt s qu o t e d a bove all p o in t in t hi s dirc e

If y e a bi de in Me ,
our Lo rd sa ys , ye

s h a ll a sk , an d it s hall be d on e un t o y ou. It
is t he pr a y e r of a r i g hteous m an ,
a cc o rdin g to

Jam e s th a t ava il e th
, m uch . W e r e c e iv e wh a t
s o e ve r w e a sk J o h n , sa ys ,
beca use w e O be y an d

pl e as e Go d . All l a c k of po we r to pray a ri ght

an d p e r s e v e ri n gly ,
a ll l a ck of po we r in pra y e r
with Go d ,
p o in t s to som e lack in t he Chri s tian
lif e . It is as we l e a rn to liv e t he lif e th a t
pl e a s e s Go d, t hat G od will g iv e what we a sk .

Le t us l e a r n fr o m o ur Lo rd J e s u s ,
in t he p a ra bl e
of t he vin e , wh a t t he h e althy vigo r o u s li fe
,
is

th a t m ay a sk an d r e c e iv e wh a t it will . He ar
Hi s vo ic e , If ye a bid e in Me ,
an d My w o rd s
bid e i n yo u , ye s h a ll a sk wh a t will d it
a ye , an

s h a ll be d o n e un t o yo u . An d a ga i n at t he cl o s e
of t he p a r a bl e :
“
Ye did n ot ch o o s e Me , but I
ch o s e you , an d app o i n t e d yo u , th a t yo u S ouh ld go
an d b e a r fruit ,
an d th a t y o ur fr u it Sh o uld a bid e
that w ha t s oe ver ye s ha ll as k t he F at her in My
n am e , He m a y g i ve i t you .

An d what i s n ow , acc o rdin g to t he par abl e ,

 THE LI F E THA T CAN P R AY 57

t he life tha t on e m ust l ea d to b e a r fruit , an d

th e n a sk an d r e c e iv e wh a t we will ? W hat is it
we are t o be or do , th a t will en abl e us to pr a y
as we S h o uld ,
an d to r e c e ive what we as k ? The
an s we r is in on e wo rd : it i s t he b r a n ch life that
give s po w e r fo r pr a y e r . W e ar e br an ch e s of

Chris t ,
t he Livi n g Vin e . W e m us t S i m ply liv e
lik e bra n ch e s , an d a bid e in Chris t th e n , we s ha l l
”

a sk what we will a n d i t s ha ll be dOn e u n t o u s

, .

W e a ll k n o w wh a t a b r an ch i s a n d wh a t , i ts

e ss e n tia l ch a r a ct e ri s tic . It is s i m ply a gr o wth

of t he vi n e , pr o duc e d by it an d app o in te d to b e ar
frui t . I t ha s on ly on e r e aso n of e xi s t e n c e ; it
is th e r e at t he bidd i n g of t he i
v n e, tha t thr o u gh
it t he vi n e m a y he a r an d rip e n i ts pr e ci o u s fruit .

J us t as t he vi n e on ly an d so el l y an d wh o lly
liv e s to pr o duc e t he sap th a t m ak e s t he gra p e ,

so t he b ra n ch ha s n o o th e r ai m an d o bj e ct but
this al o n e , to r e c e iv e th a t s ap a n d b ea r t he gr a p e .

Its on ly w o rk i s to se rv e t he vin e th a t t hr o u gh
,

it t he vi n e m a y do i t s w o rk .

An d t he b e li e v e r , t he br a n ch of Ch ri s t t he

He av e n ly Vi n e i s it t o ,
be u n de r s t o o d t h a t he i s as

lit e rally a s e xclu s iv e ly

, , to liv e on ly tha t Chris t
m ay b e ar fr ui t thr o u gh hi m ? Is it m e a n t that
58 THE MINISTRY OF IN TER C ES S IO N

a tru e Chri s ti a n as a br a n ch is t o be ju s t as

a b s o rb e d in an d d e vo t e d to t he w o rk Of b e a ri n g
fruit to t he gl o ry of Go d as Chri s t t he Vi n e
'

w as on ea rth , an d is n ow in hea ve n ? Thi s , an d

n o thi n g l e s s , is in d e e d w hat i s m e an t . It i s to

s uch th a t t he u n li m it e d pr a y e r pr o m is e s of t he

p a ra bl e ar e giv e n . I t i s t he br a n ch lif e -

,
e xi s ti n g
so e l ly fo r t he Vin e th a t will hav e
, t he p o we r to

pr a y a right . W ith our lif e a bidi n g in Hi m , an d

Hi s w o rd s a bidi n g k e pt a n d o b e y e d i n o u r h e a rt
, ,

an d life t r a n s m ut e d i n t o o ur v e ry b e i n g th e r e
, ,

will be t he gr a c e t o pray aright a n d t he fai t h ,

to r e c e iv e t he what s o e v e r we will .

Do le t us c o n n e ct t he t wo thi n gs ,
an d t ak e
them bo th i n t h e ir Sim pl e lit e ral truth
, ,
an d th e ir
i n fi n it e , divi n e gran d e ur . The pr o m i s e s of our
’
Lo rd s fa r e w e ll dis c o ur s e with th e ir wo n d e rful , si x

f o ld r e p e titi o n of t he u n li m it e d ,
an ythi n g ,
w hat

so ever (J o h n xiv . xv 7 1 6 ; xvi 2 3

1 3, 1 4 ; .
,
.
,

q
a pp e ar to us a l t o g e th e r t o o l a rg e t o be t a k e n

lit e r a lly , an d th e y ar e u a lifi e d d o wn to m eet

o ur hu m a n id e a s of wh a t a pp e a r s s e em ly . It is
b e cau s e we se p a r a t e th e m fr o m th a t lif e of

’
a b s o lut e an d u n li m i t e d d e v o tio n to Chri s t s ser

’
v i ce to which th e y w e r e g iv e n . G o d s c o v e n an t
 THE L I F E TH A T C AN PRA Y 59

M e an . He th a t is willin g
to be wh o lly bran ch ,
an d n o thin g but bran ch ,

w ho is r e a dy to pla c e hi m s e lf ab s o lut e ly at t he

di s p o s a l o f J e s u s t he Vi n e of Go d t o , b e a r Hi s
fruit t hr o u gh hi m , an d to liv e e v e ry m o m e n t

on ly fo r Hi m ,
will r e c e iv e a Divi n e lib e r t y to
’
cl a i m Chri s t s w ha ts oever in a ll i ts ful n e s s ,
an d

a Divin e wi s d o m an d hu m ility to use it a r i ght .

He will liv e an d pra y ,

an d cl a i m t he F a th e r s ’

’
pr o m is e s ,
e ve n as Chri s t did ,
on ly fo r G o d s gl o ry
in t he s a va l ti o n of m en . He will u se hi s b o ld
n e ss in pr a y e r on ly with a vi e w to po we r in

i n t e rc e s s i o n , an d g e tti n g m en bl e s s e d . The un

li m it e d d e vo ti o n of t he br a n ch life to fruit b e arin g

-
,

an d t he u n li m it e d a cc e s s t o t he tr e a s ur e s of t he

Vi n e life ,
ar e i n s e pa r a bl e . It i s t he life a bidi n g
wh o lly in Chri s t t h a t ca n pr a y t he e ffe ctu a l pra y e r
i n t he n am e o f Chri s t .

Ju s t thin k fo r a m om en t of t he m e n of pra y e r
in Scriptur e , an d se e in th e m wh a t t he life w as

th a t c o uld pra y in s uch p o we r . W e s po ke of

A br a h a m as i n t e rc e s s o r . W h a t ga v e Hi m s uch
b o ld n e s s ? He k n e w th a t G o d ha d ch o s e n an d
call e d hi m aw a y fr o m hi s hom e an d p e o pl e to wa lk
b e fo r e Hi m , th a t a ll n ati o n s m ight be bl e ss e d in
60 THE MI NI STRY OF INTER C E S SION

hi m . He k n e w that he ha d o b e ye d , an d fo r sak e n
a ll fo r G o d . I m plicit O b e di e n c e ,
t o t he v e ry sa crifice
of hi s s on ,
w as t he law Of hi s life . He did wha t
Go d as ke d : he da r e d tru s t G o d t o do wh a t he

as ke d . W e s po k e of Mo s e s as i n t e rc e s so r . He
“
too ha d fo r s a k e n a ll for Go d, c o u n ti n g t he

r e pro a ch of Chri s t gr e at e r rich e s th an a ll t he

t r e a s u re s Of He live d a t G o d s dis po s a l :
Egypt .
’

a s a s e rv a n t he w as faithful i n a l l Hi s ho u s e .

Ho w o f t e n it i s writ t e n o f hi m A cc o rdi n g t o a ll
“
,

th a t t he Lo rd c o m m a n d e d Mo s e s s o did be ” N O .
,

w o n d e r th a t he w a s v e ry b o ld : hi s h e a rt w a s right
with Go d : he kn e w Go d w o uld h e ar hi m . N 0 less
t ru e i s t hi s of Elij a h , t he m a n w ho t d
s oo up to

pl e a d fo r t he Lo rd Go d of I s ra e l . The m a n w ho

is r e a dy to ri s k a ll fo r Go d ca n c o u n t upo n Go d t o
do a ll fo r hi m .

It is as m en live that th e y p r ay . It i s t he

lif e th a t p r a y s . It i s t he life t hat with wh o l e ,

h e a rt e d d e v o ti o n giv e s ,
u p a ll fo r G o d an d t o Go d,
th a t c an clai m a ll fr o m Go d . O ur Go d l o n gs
e xc e e din gly to pr o v e Hi m s e lf t he F ai t hful Go d an d
Mighty He l p e r of Hi s p e o pl e . He on ly wa it s fo r

h e art s wh o lly turn e d fr o m t he w o rld to Hi m s e lf ,

an d o pe n to r e c e iv e Hi s gift s . The m a n w ho lose s

62 THE MINIS TRY or INTER CESSION

me po in t th e m to on e of t he m o s t pr e ci o u s l e s s o n s
of t he p a ra bl e of t he Vi n e . It i s on e t hat i s a ll

too littl e n o tic e d . J e sus s p ak e ,

“
I am t he tru e
Vin e ,
and my F a the r i s t he Hus ba n dm a n . W e

ha ve n ot on ly Hi m s e lf ,
t he gl o rifi e d So n of Go d ,

in Hi s di vi n e ful n e ss ,
out of wh o s e ful n e s s of li fe
an d gr a c e we ca n dra w ,
-
this is v e ry w o n d e rful ,

— but t h e r e i s som e thi n g m o re bl e s s e d s ti ll . W e

ha ve t he F a th e r ,
as t he Hu s b a n d m an ,
watchi n g
o ve r our a bidi n g i n t he Vi n e , o ve r our gro w t h an d

fruitb e a ri n g . It is n ot l e ft to o ur fa i t h or our

fa ithful n e s s to m ain tai n our un io n with Chri s t :

t he Go d, w ho i s t he F a th e r of Chri s t , an d w ho

u n it e d us wi t h Hi m ,
— Go d Hi m s e lf will see to it
th a t t he br an ch is wh a t it s h o uld be , will en a bl e
us to bri n g fo rth ju s t t he fruit we we r e a ppo in t e d
to bea r . He a r wh a t Chri s t sa id of thi s ,
“
Ev e ry
bra n ch that b e a re t h fruit He cl e an s e th it th a t it , ,

m ay bea r m o re frui t . Mo r e fruit is what t he

F a th e r see ks ; m o re fruit is what t he F a th e r will

Hi m s e lf pr o vid e . It i s fo r th i s that He ,
as t he

Vi n e dr e ss e r cl e a n s e s
, t he br a n ch e s .

Jus t thi n k a m om e n t wh a t this m e an s . It is

s aid th a t of a ll frui t b e a rin g pl an t s on e arth t h e re

is n on e th a t pro duc e s frui t SO full of s pirit fr o m ,

 THE LI F E THA T C AN P R AY 63

which S piri t c an be so a bu n da n tly di s t ill e d , as t he

vi n e . An d o f a ll fruitb e a ri n g pl a n t s th e r e is n on e

th a t is so r e ady to r un in t o wild w o o d ,
an d fo r
which pru n in g an d cl e a n s in g ar e so in di s p e n s abl e .

The on e gr e a t w o rk th a t a vi n e dr e s s e r ha s t o do

for t he bra n ch e v e ry y ea r i s to pru n e it . O the r

plan t s ca n fo r a ti m e di s p e n s e with it ,
an d ye t

b e a r frui t : t he vi n e m us t h a v e it . An d so t he

on e t hi n g t he bra n ch that d e s ir e s to a bid e in

Chri s t an d brin g f o r t h m uch frui t ,

an d t o be a bl e
to a sk wha t s o e v e r it will ,
m u s t do , i s t o tru s t in an d

yi e ld i t s e lf to this Divin e cl e a n s in g . W h a t is i t tha t

t he vi n e dr e s s e r cu t s a w a y with hi s prun in g kn ife -
?

N ot hin g but t he wo o d tha t t he br a n ch ha s pr o duc e d

—tru e h o n e s t w o o d wi t h t he tru e vin e
, ,
n a tur e in i t .

This m us t be cut a wa y . An d why ? B e ca us e

it dra w s a wa y t he s tr e n gth an d li f e of t he vin e ,

an d hin d e r s t he flow of t he juic e to t he gr ape .

The m o r e it is cut d o wn , t he l e s s w o o d th e r e is in
t he br a n ch , t he m o re a ll t he sap ca n g o t o t he

gr a p e . The wo o d of t he br an ch m us t d e cr e a s e ,

t ha t t he fruit for t he vi n e m ay in cr e a s e ; in

o b e di e n ce t o t he la w o f a ll n a tur e th a t d e ath
,
is
t he w a y t o l if e , th a t gai n co m e s thr o ugh s acrifice ,

t he rich an d luxuria n t g r o w t h of w oo d m us t be c u t
64 THE MINISTR Y or I N TER C ESS IO N

o ff a n d cas t a wa y , t h a t t he life m o re a bun da n t m ay

be se e n i n t he clus t e r .

Ev e n so , child of Go d , br a n ch of t he He ave n ly
Vi n e th e r e
,
is in th e e th a t which a pp e a r s p e rfe c t ly
i n n o ce n t an d l e gi t im a t e , an d which ye t so draws
o ut thy i n te r e s t an d thy s tr e n gth that ,
i t m u s t be

prun e d an d cl e a n s e d a wa y . W e saw what p o we r

in pra ye r m en lik e A bra ha m an d Mo s e s an d Elij a h
ha d, an d we k n o w wh a t fruit th e y b o r e . B ut we

al s o k n o w wh a t it c o s t th e m ; ho w G o d ha d t o

se pa r a t e t he m fr o m th e ir s urr o u n din gs , an d e ve r
a gai n to dr a w th e m fr o m an y tru s t in th e m s e lve s ,

to see k th e ir lif e in Hi m al o n e I t i s o n ly as o ur .

own will , an d s tr e n gth a n d e fl o r t a n d pl e a s ur e e v e n ,

wh e r e th e s e a pp e ar p e rf e ctly n atur a l an d s n i l e ss , ar e

cut d o wn , so th a t t he wh o l e en e rgie s of o ur b e in g
ar e fr e e an d o pe n to r e ce iv e t he sa p of t he

He av e n ly Vi n e , t he Ho ly Spirit , that we s hall b e ar

m uch frui t . I t i s i n t he s urr e n d e r of wha t na tur e
h o ld s fa s t it , is in t he full an d willin g s u b m i ss i o n
’
to G o d s h o ly p r u n in g k n ife tha t -
, we s h a ll c o m e to

wh a t Chri s t ch o s e an d a pp o i n t e d us fo r — t o b e ar
’
fruit th a t wh a t s o e v e r
, we a sk t he F a th e r in Chris t s
n am e He , m ay giv e to us.

W ha t t he pru n in g k n ife -
i s, Ch ri s t t e ll s us i n t he
 THE LI F E TH AT CAN PR AY 65

n e x t v e r se . Ye a r e c lea n thr oug h the w or d which

I h a ve s po k e n to yo u . As He s ay s l a t e r ,

“
Sa n ctify t h e m t hr o ugh Thy tru t h ; Thy w o rd is

truth The w o rd of Go d i s S a h rp e r t ha n an
.
y
two -
ed e g d s wo rd pi e rci n g
, e ve n t o t he divi din g of

so ul an d S pirit . W hat h ea rt -
sea rchin g w o rds
Chris t ha d s po k e n to Hi s dis cipl es on lo ve an d
h u m ili t y ,
on be in g t he le a s t , an d, lik e Him s e lf , t he

se rva n t of all , on d e n yi n g se lf ,
an d taki n g t he

cr oss , an d l o s in g t he life . Thr o ugh Hi s w o rd

t he F a t he r had cl e a n s e d th e m , cut away a ll

c o n fide n ce in th e m s e lv e s or t he w o rld , an d pr e par e d

th e m fo r t he i n fl o wi n g an d fillin g of t he Spir it of

t he He av e n ly Vin e . It is n ot w e w ho ca n cl ea n s e
o ur s e lve s : God i s t he Vi n e dr e s s e r : w e m ay con

fide n t ly i n t r us t o Hi s c a r e
urs e lve s to .

B e l o ve d br e t hr e n m i n is t e r s m is s i o n a ri es
, , ,

t e ach e r s w o rk e rs
, b e li e v e r s o ld a n d y o un g — a r e
, ,

q
yo u m o urn i n g yo ur l a ck o f p r a y e r a n d as a c o n s e , ,

u e n c e y o ur la ck o f p o w e r i n p r a y e r
, O h ! co m e a n d
li s t e n t o y o ur b e l o v e d Lo rd a s He t e ll s yo u o n ly be ,

a bra n ch u n i t e d t o id e n t ifi e d wi t h t he He a v e n ly
, , ,

Vi n e a n d yo u r pra y e rs will be e ffe ctua l a n d m uch

,

a va ili n g Ar e yo u m o ur n in g t h a t j us t t his i s y o ur
.

t r o ubl e — yo u do n o t ca n n o t liv e this bra n ch lif e , ,

-
,
66 THE MINISTRY OF I N T ER C ESSIO N

a bidin g in Hi m ? Oh ! com e an d lis t e n a gai n .

Mor e fr ui t
’
is n ot on ly y o ur d e s ir e but t he
,
F a th e r s
to o . He i s t he Hus b a n dm a n w ho cl e a n se t h t he

frui tful br a n ch th a t it ,
m a y he a r m o re frui t . Ca s t
y o ur s e lf up o n Go d, t o do i n yo u what i s i m po s s ibl e
to m a n . C o u n t up o n a Divin e cl e a n s in g ,
to cut
do wn an d tak e a wa y a ll th a t se lf -
con fide n c e an d
sel f -
e ffo rt th a t
,
has be e n t he caus e of y o u r fa ilur e .

The G o d w ho gav e yo u Hi s b e l o v e d So n to be

y o ur Vi n e ,
w ho m a e d yo u Hi s bra n ch will He ,
n ot

do Hi s wo rk of cl e a n s in g t o m a k e yo u frui t ful in

e v e ry go o d w o rk ,
in t he w o rk of pra y e r an d in t e r
c e s s io n too ?

He r e is t he life tha t ca n pray . A bra n ch

en tir e ly giv e n up t o t he Vi n e an d i ts a im s wi t h,
a ll

r e s po n s ibi li t y fo r i t s cl e a n s in g ca s t on t he Vin e
dr e s s e r ; a br a n ch a bidi n g in Ch r is t , t ru s ti n g an d
yi e ldin g t o G o d fo r Hi s cl e a n s in g , ca n b ea r m uch

fruit . I n t he po w e r of s uch a lif e we s h a ll lo v e

pr a y e r , we h ll k n o w
S a ho w to pra y , we s h a ll
pr a y ,
an d r e c e iv e wh a t s o e ve r we as k .
 A P L E A FO R M O R E P R A Y E R

C HA P TER VI

R es trai n i n g i fir ag t t : i s i t Si n 7

h u r tr i t pr y r b f r G d —J xv 4
T o es a n es a e e o e o . OB . .

W h t pr fi t a h uld w h v if w pr y u t Hi m ?
o s o e a e, e a n o

J OBxxi 1 5
. . .

G d f rbid t h t I h uld i
o o g i t t h L rd i c i g t
a s o s n a a ns e o n e as n o

pr y f y — 1 SAM
a or 23
ou . . xu . .

N i t h r will I b wi th y
e e ym r xc p t y d t y th
e o u an o e, e e e es r o e

accu r d fr m m g y —J O H
se o 12 a on ou. S . V II. .

N Y d e e p quick e n i n g of t he S piritu a l life of t he

Church wi ll a lways be acc o m pa n i e d by a

de e pe r sen se of si n . This will n ot b e gin with

th e o lo gy ; that ca n on ly giv e e xpr e s s io n to wh a t
Go d w o rk s in t he life of Hi s p e o pl e . N or do e s it
m e an th a t th a t d e e p e r sen se of si n will on ly be

se en in s tro n ge r e xpr e s s i o n s Of se lf r e pr o a ch
-
or

pe n it e n c e : t hat is s om e t i m e s f o un d to c o n s i s t with
a h a rb o ur in g of si n ,
an d u n b e li e f as to d elive ra n c e .

6
68 THE MINISTRY or INTER C ESSION

But t he tru e s e n s e o f t he h a te ful n e s s o f s i n ,

t he ha t r e d
of it will
,
be pr o v e d by t he in te n s it y Of d e s ir e fo r
d e liv e r a n c e ,
an d t he s tr u ggl e to kn ow t o t he v e ry
u t m o s t wh a t Go d ca n do i n s avin g fr o m i t— a h o ly
j ea l o us y ,
in n o thin g to sin aga in s t Go d .

If we ar e to d e al e ffe ctu a lly with t he l a ck of

pra y e r we m us t lo o k at it fr o m thi s po in t of vi e w
an d as k , R es tra in i n g pra y e r , is i t si n ? An d if it

be , ho w i s it t o be d e a lt wi t h , t o be di s co v e r e d ,
an d
co n fe s s e d ,
an d ca s t out by m an ,
an d cl e a n s e d a wa y
by Go d ? J e s us is a Savi o ur fr o m si n . It is on ly
as we kn o w si n trul y that we ca n truly k n o w t he

po w e r that sa v e s fr o m si n . The li f e that ca n pra y

e ffe ctu a lly i s t he li f e of t he cl e a n s e d bra n ch — t he

life th a t k n o ws d e liv e r a n c e fr o m t he po w e r of sel f.

To see that o ur pr a y e r Si n s -
ar e in d e e d s in s , i s t he
fi rs t s t e p to a t r u e a n d Divi n e d e live r an ce fr o m th e m .

In t he t ry
s o of A cha n we hav e on e of t he

s tr o n ge s t pr o o fs i n Scriptur e that it is si n th a t r o bs
’
Go d s pe o pl e of Hi s bl e s s in g ,
an d tha t Go d wi ll n ot

to l e ra te it ; an d at t he s a m e ti m e t he cl e a r e s t
in dicati o n of t he prin cipl e s u n d e r which Go d d e a ls
with i t, an d r e m o ve s it . Le t us see i n t he light of

t he s o t ry if we ca n l e arn ho w t o l o o k at t he si n of

pray e rl e s s n e s s , an d at t he . Sn i ful n e s s t ha t li e s at
70 THE MI NISTRY or IN TER CESSIO N

2 . Defea t an d fa i lu r e a r e a lw a ys o w i n g to the loss

f
o
’
God s p r ese n ce — It
w a s thu s a t Ai Go d ha d .

br o ught Hi s p e o pl e in to Can aa n with t he pr o m is e

to giv e th e m t he la n d . W he n t he d e fe a t at Ai

t o o k pla c e J o s hua f elt at on c e tha t t he cau se m us t

be in t he withdrawa l of
’
G o d s po w e r . He ha d

n ot fo ught fo r th em . Hi s pr e s e n ce had b e e n wi t h
h e ld .

I n t he Chri s tian lif e an d t he wo rk of t he Church ,

’
d e fe a t is e v e r a Sign of t he lo ss of G o d s pr e s e n c e .

If we a pply thi s to o ur failur e i n t he pray e r life -

,

an d as a r e s ult o f th a t to o ur fa ilur e in w o rk fo r Go d,

we are le d t o se e th a t a ll is s im ply o wi n g to o ur

n ot s ta n din g in cl e a r an d ful l f e ll o ws hip with Go d .

Hi s Hi s i m m e dia t e pr e s e n c e ha s n o t b e e n
n ea n e ss, r ,

t he chi e f thi n g s o ught a ft e r a n d tru s t e d i n He .

c o uld n o t w o rk i n u s a s He w o uld Lo s s o f bl e s s .

’
i n g a n d p o w e r i s e v e r cau s e d by t he l o s s o f G o d s

pr e s e n c e .

’
3 . The loss f God s
o p r esen ce i s a l wa ys owi n g to

so me hi dde n s i n — Ju s t as pa in is o rd e r e d in n a tur e
to wa rn of som e hidd e n e vil in t he s ys t e m d e fe a t
,

’
is G o d s v o ic e t e lli n g us th e r e is som e thin g wr o n g .

He ha s giv e n Him s e lf so wh o lly to Hi s p e o pl e He ,

d e light s so in b e in g with th e m ,
an d wo uld so fain
 RESTR AI N IN G P R AYER : Is I T SIN ? 71

r e ve al th e m Hi s l o v e an d po we r th a t He n e v e r
in ,

withdr a w s Hi m s e lf u n l e s s th e y c o m p e l Hi m by Si n .

Thr o ugh o ut t he Church th e r e is a c o m pla in t of

d e fe a t . The Church ha s so littl e p o we r o v e r t he

m asse s , or t he e duca t e d cl a s s e s . P o w e rful c o n ve r

i
s on s a r e c o m pa r a t ive ly ra r e . The f e w n e ss of h o ly ,

co n s e cr a t e d , Spiritua l Chris t ian s , de vo t e d to t he

r ce
s e vi of Go d an d th e ir fe ll o wm e n ,
is fe lt e ve ry
wh e r e . The po w e r oi t he Chur ch fo r t he pr e a chi n g
of t he go s p e l to t he hea the n is pa ra ly s e d by t he

c rcity
s a Of m on e y an d m en ; an d a ll o win g t o t he

la ck of t he e ff e ctua l p r a y e r which bri n gs t he Ho ly

Spirit i n p o w e r firs t ,
on m i n is t e r s an d b e li e v e r s ,

th e n on m i s s io n ari es an d t he h e ath e n . Ca n we

d e n y it th a t t he l a ck Of pra y e r is t he si n on
’
acc o u n t of which G o d s pr e s e n c e an d po w e r ar e n o t

m o r e m an if e s tly se en am on g us ?

4 . Go d Hi mse lf w i ll di s co ver the hi dde n si n — W e

m ay thi n k we k n o w wh a t t he si n is : it i s on ly Go d

w ho c an dis co ve r i ts re a l d e e p m e an i n g . W hen
He S o p ke to J o s hu a b e fo r e ,
n ami n g t he si n of

A ch a n ,
Go d fir s t sa id ,
Th e y hav e t r ans gr e s s e d My
c o v e n an t whi ch I co m m a n d e d t he m . Go d ha d

c o m m an d e d (v i . 1 9) that a ll t he b o o ty of J e rich o ,

go ld a n d s ilv e r an d a ll tha t w as i n it , w as t o be a
72 THE MINISTR Y or IN TER CE SS IO N

d e vo t e d thin g c o n s e cr a t e d u n to t he Lo rd a n d t o
, ,

c o m e in to Hi s tr e a s ury An d I s ra e l ha d br o k e n .

thi s c o n s e crati o n vow : it ha d n ot giv e n Go d Hi s

du e ; it had r o bb e d Go d .

It is thi s we n ee d: Go d m u s t di s c o v e r to us ho w
t he la ck of pra ye r i s t he in dicatio n of un fa ithfuln e ss
to o ur c o n s e cratio n vow , tha t Go d S h o ul d h a v e a ll

our h e a rt an d life . W e m us t see that this r e s train

in g pra y e r wi t h
,
t he e xcu s e s we m ak e fo r it , is
gr e at e r Si n than we h a v e th o ugh t fo r what d o e s it
m ean ? That w e h a ve li t tl e ta s t e or r e li s h fo r
f e ll o ws hi p wi t h Go d ; th a t our fa i t h r e s t s m o re on

o ur own w o rk an d e ffo rt s th a n on t he po we r of

Go d ; th a t we h a v e li t t l e sen s e of t he h e ave n ly
bl e s s i n g Go d wa it s to S o h w e r d o wn ; th a t we ar e

n ot r e a dy to s a ric fic e t he e as e an d c o n fid e n c e of t he

flesh fo r p e r s e v e ri n g wa i t in g on Go d ; th a t t he

S piri t u a lity of our life , an d our a bidi n g in Chris t ,

is

al t o g e t h e r too f e e bl e t o m ak e us pr e va il in pra y e r .

W hen t he pr e ss ur e of w o rk fo r Chris t is a ll o w e d
t o be t he e xcu s e fo r o ur n ot fi n di n g ti m e to se e k
an d se cur e Hi s own pr e s e n c e an d po we r in it ,
as

o ur chi e f n ee d , it s ur e ly pr o v e s th a t th e r e is n o

r ight s e n s e o f o ur a b s o lu t e d e p e n d e n c e up o n Go d ;
no de e p a ppr e h e n s i o n of t he Divin e an d s upe r
 R ESTR AIN IN C PR A YER : IS IT s m ? 3

n atur a l wo rk of Go d i n which we ar e on ly Hi s
in s trum e n t s , no tru e en tran c e i n t o t he h e a v e n ly ,

a l to ge th e r o th e r w o rldly cha r act e r

-
, of o ur m is s i o n

an d a im s ,
n o full s urr e n d e r to an d d e light in Chris t
J e s u s Hi m se lf .

If we we r e to yi e ld to Go d s
’
Spirit t o S o h w us

th a t a ll this is i n v e ry d e e d t he m e a n i n g of re

m i s s n e ss i n pr a y e r ,
an d of our a ll o wi n g o th e r thi n gs
to cr o wd it out, all o ur e xcu s e s wo ul d fa ll awa y ,

an d we s h o uld fa ll d o wn an d cry ,
NV e ha v e i
s n n e d!
we h a ve i
s nne d Sa m u e l on ce sa id ,
AS fo r m e ,

Go d f o rbid th a t I S o h ul d si n a ga i n s t t he Lo rd in

c e as i n g to pr a y fo r yo u . C e a s i n g fr o m pr a y e r is

Si n a ga i n s t Go d . Ma y Go d dis c o v e r thi s to us .

(N o t e A .
)
5 . W he n God di sco ver s si n , i t m us t be con fesse d
an d ca s t ou t — W hen t he d e fe a t at Ai ca m e J o s hu a
,

an Is ra e l w e r e ign o ra n t o f t he cau s e Go d d e alt

d .

w i t h I s ra e l a s a n a ti o n a s o n e b o dy an d t he s i n o f
, ,

o n e m e m b e r w a s vi s it e d o n a ll I s ra e l a s a wh o l e .

w as ign o ran t of t he si n , an d ye t s uffe r e d fo r

it . The Chur ch m ay be ign o ra n t of t he gr e a t n e ss of

this si n of r e s tr a in i n g pray e r i n dividu a l ,

m in is t e r s
or b e li e ve r s m ay n e v e r h a ve l o o k e d upo n it as

actu a l tr a n s gr e s s i o n ,
n on e the l e s s d o es it bri n g i ts
74 THE MINI S TRY or INTER C ES S ION

pu n is h m e n t . But wh e n t he si n is no m o re hidd e n ,

wh e n Ho ly Spirit b e gi n s t o c o n vin ce o f it th e n
t he ,

co m e s t he tim e o f h e art s e archin g I n o ur s t o ry -

.

t he c o m bin ati o n o f i n dividu a l a n d u n it e d r e s p o n

s i bi li t y i s v e ry s o l e m n The in dividu a l : a s w e fin d
.

i t i n t he e xpr e s s i o n , m a n fo r m a n ea ch m an f e lt
him s e lf un d e r t he e ye o f Go d, t o be d e alt with . An d
wh e n A ch a n had b e e n t a ke n ,
he ha d t o m ak e con

fe s s i o n . The un it e d : as w e se e it in a ll I s ra e l firs t
.

s uffe ri n g an d d e alt with by Go d, th e n taki n g A ch a n ,

an d hi s fam ily ,
an d t he a ccurs e d thi n g , an d d e s tr o y
in g th e m out of th e ir m id s t .

If we hav e r e a s o n to thin k thi s i s t he si n that

is in t he ca m p ,
le t us b e gin wi t h p e r s o n a l an d

u n it e d c o n f e s s io n . An d th e n le t us c o m e b e fo r e
Go d t o p u t a way an d d e s tr o y t he Si n . He r e s t an d s
at t he v e ry thr e s h o ld of I s ra e l s his t o ry
’
in Ca n aan
t he he ap of s on e st i n t he vall e y of A ch o r ,t o t e ll us

t ha t G o d can n o t b e a r si n , that Go d will n ot dwe ll

with si n ,
an d th a t if we r ea lly wa n t God s
’

pr esen ce i n
p o w e r,
s i n m us t be p u t a wa
y . Le t us l oo k t he So l e m n
fa c t i n t he fa c e . Th e r e m ay be o th e r s in s but h e r e
,

’
is c e rtai n ly on e that cau s e s t he l oss of God s pr e
c e— w e
'

sen do n ot pra y as Chri s t a n d Scriptur e t each

us . Le t us bri n g it out b e fo r e G o d, d giv e th is
an u
p
 RESTR AININ G P R AYER : Is IT SIN ? 75

si n t o t he d e a th . Le t us yi e ld o ur s e lv e s t o Go d t o

o b e y Hi s vo ic e . Le t n o f ea r of pa s t fa ilur e ,
le t n o

thr e at e n i n g a rr a y of t e m pta ti o n s , or duti e s , or

e xcu s e s ke e p
,
us b a ck . It is a s im pl e qu es ti o n of

o b e di e n c e . Ar e we go in g to giv e up o ur s e lv e s to

Go d an d Hi s Spiri t t o liv e a lif e in pra y e r we ll ,

pl e a s in g to Hi m Sure ly , if it i s Go d w ho ha s be en
w ithh o ldin g Hi s pr e s e n c e , w ho ha s b e e n di s c o v e ri n g
t he Si n , w ho is calli n g fo r i t s d e s tructio n ,
an d a

r e turn to o b e di e n ce , s ur e ly w e ca n co u n t up o n Hi s
gr a c e to a cc e pt an d s tr e n g t h e n fo r t he li f e He as ks
of u s. It is n ot a qu e s ti o n of wh a t yo u c an do ;
it i s t he qu e s tio n of wh e th e r yo u n ow, wi t h yo ur
wh o l e h e a rt tur n ,
t o g iv e Go d Hi s du e , an d give
y o ur s e lf t o le t Hi s wil l an d gra c e hav e th e ir w ay

with yo u .

’
6 . W i th si n ca st ou t God s p r ese n ce i s r es to r e d .

F ro m thi s da y on w a rd s th e r e is n ot a w o rd in

J os hua of d e f e at in b a ttle . The s o t ry s h o ws th e m

’
go in g on fr o m victo ry to victo ry . G o d s pr e s e n c e
se cur e d giv e s po w e r to o ve rc o m e e v e ry e n em y .

This truth is so Sim ple that t he v e ry e ase with

which we a cqui e s ce in it r o b s it of i ts po w e r . Le t
’
us p a us e an d t hin k wh a t it im p lie s . G o d s pr e s e n c e
r e s to r e d m ean s v ict o ry se cur e d . Th e n , we ar e
76 THE MINISTRY or INTER CESS IO N

r e s p o n s ibl e fo r d e fe a t . The n , th e r e m us t be si n

som e wh e r e caus in g it . Th e n , w e o ught at on Ce

t o fin d o ut an d put away t he sin . W e m ay con
’
fide n t ly e xp e ct G o d s pr e s e n c e t he m o m e n t t he si n

is put away . Sur e ly e ach on e is un de r t he so em n l

o bliga tio n to se arch hi s life an d se e what par t he

m ay ha ve in thi s e vil .

Go d n e ve r s pe ak s to Hi s p e o pl e of si n e xc e pt
with a vi e w to sa vi n g th e m fro m it . The sa m e li g ht

tha t s ho ws the si n w i ll s how the w a y ou t o f it . The

s am e po w e r that br e ak s d o w n an d c o n d e m n s will if ,

hum bly yi e ld e d to an d wa ite d on in c o n fe s s io n an d

fa ith giv e
, t he po we r to ri s e up an d c o n qu e r . It

i s G O D w ho i s s p e a ki n g to Hi s Chur ch an d to us

a b o u t thi s si n : HE W O N DER ED t h a t th e r e was n o

i n t e rc e ss o r . I W O N DER ED th a t th e r e w as n on e

to uph o ld . I SO U G HT fo r a m an th a t s h o uld
s ant d i n t he g a p b e fo r e Me , an d fo un d n on e . The

Go d w ho s pe a k s thu s is He w ho wi ll w o rk t he

ch a n ge fo r Hi s chil dr e n w ho see k Hi s fa c e . He
wil l m a k e t he va ll e y of A ch o r , o f tr o ubl e an d s ham e ,

o f si n co n f e s s e d an d ca s t out, a do o r of h o pe . Le t
us n ot fe a r ,
le t us n ot clin g to t he e xcu s e s an d

e xpl a n a ti o n s whi ch circu m s ta n c e s s ugge s t , but

S i m ply c o n fe s s , W e h a ve s in n e d ; we ar e s n n n i i g;
 A P L EA FO R M O R E P R A Y E R

C H A P T ER VII

W ho shall matt er ?
hr Is tb lm i Gil d ; i t h r
e e no phy i ci t h r ?
a n ea s e e n o s an e e

why t h i t then h l t h f t h d ugh t r f m y p pl

s n o e ea o e a e o eo e

r c v r d ? —JER vi i i 2 2
e o e e . . .

R t r y b ck lidi g ch i ldr
e u n , e d I wi ll h l y ur b ck
a s n e n , an ea o a

Slidi g B h ld w c m u t Th
n s. e o f Th u a t t h L r d
,
e o e n o ee or o r e o

our G d — JE iii 2 2
o . R . . .

H l m 0 L rd
ea d I h ll b h l d —JE
e,
” o 14,
an s a e ea e . R . xn . .

0 w t ch d m th t I m 1 wh
re eh l l d liv r m t f t h
an a a o s a e e e ou o e

b dy f t hi d t h ? I t h k G d t hr ugh J s Chr i t
o o s ea an o o e us s o ur

L rd Th l w f t h Spi ri t f li f i Ch ri t J u m d m
o . e a o e o e n s es s a e e

fr fr m t h l w f i
ee o d d t h —R O M
e a 2 4 vi i i 2
o s n an ea . . V II .
, . .

U R IN G on e of o ur c o n v e n ti o n s a ge n tl e m a n
call e d upo n m e to a sk a dvice an d h e lp . He
w as ev id e n t ly an ea n es r t an d w e ll i n s truct e d
Chris tia n He ha d fo r s o m e y e a r s b e e n i n m o s t
m an .

difficult s urr o un din gs tryin g to wit n e s s fo r Chris t , .

The r es ult w a s a s e n s e o f fa ilur e a n d u n h a ppin e s s .

78
 W HO SH A LL DELIvER ? 79

Hi s co m pla in t w as that he ha d n o r e lis h fo r t he

W o rd a n d tha t th o ugh he pray e d it w a s as if

, ,
hi s
hear t w as n ot in it . If he s pok e to o th e rs , or

ga v e a tra ct it ,
was un d e r a s e n se o f duty : t he lo v e
an d t he j oy we re n ot pr e s e n t . He l o n ge d t o be
’
fille d wi t h G o d s Spirit , but t he m o r e he so ught i t,

t he fa r t h e r o ff it a pp ea r e d t o be . W hat w a s he

to thi n k of hi s s tat e , an d was th e r e an y way out

of it ?
My a n s we r w a s th a t t he wh o l e m a tt e r a pp e ar e d
,

t o m e v e ry Sim pl e ; he w a s livi n g u n d e r t he la w

a n d n o t u n d e r gra c e As l o n g a s he did s o th e r e .
,

c o uld be n o ch an ge He li s t e n e d at t e n tive ly .
,

but c o u ld n ot e x a c t ly se e wha t I m e an t .

I r e m in d e d hi m of t he di ffe r e n c e , t he utt e r co n

t r a r i e t y, b e tw ee n la w an d gra ce . Law d e m an d s ;
gra c e b e s to w s Law c o m m an ds .
,
bu t giv es n o s tr e n gth
to o b e y ; gra ce pr o m is e s , an d pe rfo rm s d o e s , a ll we

n ee d t o do . Law burd e n s ,
an d cas t s d o w n an d
co n de m n s ; grac e co m fo rts ,
an d m ake s s tr o n g an d
gla d . La w a ppe als to se lf ,
t o do i t s ut m os t ; grace
po in t s to Chris t t o do a l l. La w call s to e ffo rt
an d s tr a i n ,
an d urge s us t o wa rd s a go a l we n e ve r
’
c an r ea ch ; gr a c e w o rk s in us a ll G o d s bl e s s e d
will . I po in t e d out to hi m ho w hi s firs t s te p
80 THE MINISTRY OF INTER C ESSIO N

s h o uld be , in s t ea d of st rivi n g a ga i n s t a ll t his

fa il ure fully
,
to a cce pt of i t, an d t he l e s so n of hi s

o wn im po t e n ce ,
as Go d ha d be en see kin g to t e a ch it

hi m , an d ,
with thi s c o n f e s s io n ,
to s n i k d o wn b e f o r e
Go d i n utt e r h e lpl e ssn e ss . Th e r e w o uld be t he
plac e wh e r e he wo uld l e a rn that un le ss grace g a v e ,

hi m d e liv e ra n c e an d s tr e n g t h ,
he n e ve r c o uld do

b e t t e r than he ha d do n e ,
an d th a t grac e w o uld
i n d e e d wo rk a ll fo r hi m . He m ust co m e ou t fr o m
un d e r la w an d se lf an d e ffo rt , an d tak e hi s pl a c e
u n d e r gr a ce ,
a ll o wi n g Go d t o do a ll.

In lat e r c o n v e r s atio n s he t o ld m e t he dia gn os is

of t he dis e ase ha d He adm itt e d
be e n c o rr e ct .

grac e m us t do a ll An d ye t s o d e e p w a s t he
.
,

th o ught that w e m u s t do s o m e thi n g tha t w e ,

m u s t at l e a s t brin g o u r fa ithf ul n e s s t o s e cur e t he

w o rk o f grac e he f e ar e d that hi s lif e w o ul d n o t be

,

v e ry di ffe r e n t ; he w o uld n ot be e qu a l t o t he s tra in

of n ew di fficul t i e s in t o which he w a s n ow go in g .

Th e r e w as , am id a ll t he in te n s e e ar n e s tn e s s ,
an

un d e r t o n e of d e s pair ; he co uld n ot liv e as he

kn e w he o ught to . I hav e alr e ady sa id ,

in t he

O p e n i n g ch a pt e r th a t
, ,
in so m e of o ur m e e tin gs I
ha d n o tic e d this t o n e of h o pe l e ss n e s s . An d n o

m i n i s t e r w ho ha s c o m e in t o cl o se c o n tact with so uls

 W HO SHALL DELI v ER ? 81

se e ki n g to liv e wh o lly fo r G od, t o wa lk w o r t hy

of t he Lo rd u n t o a ll w e ll pl ea s in g , but k n o w s
t ha t t his r e n de rs t ru e pr o gr e ss im po s s ibl e . To

s pe a k s p e cia lly of t he lack Of pr a y e r , an d t he d e s ir e

of li v in g a ful l e r pray e r lif e -
,
ho w m a n y ar e t he

difficulti e s t o be m e t ! W e h a ve so o ft e n r e s o lve d
to pra y m ore an d be t t e r , an d h a v e fa il e d . W e

hav e n ot t he s tr e n gth of will som e ha v e wi t h , on e

r e so lve t o t u rn ro un d an d ch a n g e o ur h a bits . The

"
pr e s s of duty is as gr e a t as e ve r i t w as ; it is

so di ffi cul t to fin d ti m e fo r m o re pra y e r ; r eal

en o j ym e n t in pr a y e r which w o ul d
, en a bl e us to

p e r se v e r e , is what we do n ot fe e l ; we do n ot

po s s e ss t he po w e r to s upplicat e an d to pl e ad , as we

s h o ul d ; o ur pr a y e rs in s t ea d, ofb e in g a j o y a n d a
s tr e n gth ,
ar e a so ur c e of co n tin ua l s e lf c o n de m n a -

t ion an d d o ub t . W e ha ve at t i m es m o urn e d an d
co n fess e d an d r e so lve d ; but , to te ll t he hon es t
truth , w e do n ot e xp e ct , fo r w e do n ot se e t he w a y

to, an
y gr e at chan g e .

It i s e vid e n t t h a t as lo n g as this s pir it pr e va il s ,

t h e re ca n be v e ry li tt l e pr o s p e ct of im pr o v e m e n t .

D is c o ura ge m e n t m u s t brin g d e f e at . On e of t he

firs t o bj e cts of a phy s ici a n is e ve r to wak e n h o pe ;

with o ut this he k n o ws hi s m e di cin es will o fte n
82 THE MINI S TRY OF IN T ER CESSION
’
pr o fit littl e . N o t e a chin g fr o m G o d s W o rd as to

t he duty , t he urge n t n ee d , t he bl e s s e d privil e ge of

m o re pray e r , o f e ff e ctu a l pr a y e r wi ll a va il whi l e

, , t he

se cr e t whi s p e r is h e ard : Th e r e i s n o h o pe . O ur
fir s t car e m us t be t o fin d out t he hidd e n cau s e
of t he fail ur e an d d e s pair , an d th e n to S o h w ho w

di v i n e ly s ur e d e live r a n c e is . W e m us t , u n l e ss we

ar e to r e s t c o n t e n t with o ur s tat e li s t e n
, to an d
j o in in t he qu e s ti o n , Is th e r e n o ba lm in Gil e ad ;
is th e r e n o phy s ician th e re ? why th e n is n ot

t he h e a lth of t he da ught e r of my p e o pl e re

t r d?
s o e W e m us t li s t e n ,
an d r e c e iv e in t o o ur

h e art , t he Divin e pr o m i s e with t he r e s p o n s e it m et

with : R e turn , ye back s lidin g childr e n ,

an d I wil l
h e a l y o ur b a ck s lidi n gs . B e h o ld , we c o m e un t o
Th e e , fo r Th o u ar t t he Lo rd o ur Go d . W e m us t

c o m e with t he p e r s o n a l pray e r , an d t he fa ith th a t

th e r e will be a p e r s o n al an s we r . Shall w e n ot

e ve n n ow b e gi n to cla im it in r e gard t o t he l a ck o f
pra ye r ,
an d b e li e v e that Go d will h e lp us : He a l
m e, O Lo rd ,
an d I s h a ll be h ea le d .

I t i s a lwa ys of c o n s e qu e n c e to dis tin gui s h b e tw e e n

t he s y m pt o m s of a di se as e an d t he dis ea s e its e lf .

F ee bl e n e s s an d fa ilur e in pray e r is a Sign of f e e bl e

n e ss i n t he S pir itual lif e . If a patie n t w e r e to a sk
 W HO SHA LL DE LI V ER ? 83

a phy s ician to g iv e hi m som e thi n g to s tim ula te hi s

f e e bl e puls e ,
he wo uld be to ld th a t this wo uld do
hi m lit t l e go o d . The puls e is t he in d e x of t he

s tate of t he h e art an d t he wh o l e s ys te m : t he

phys icia n st riv e s to h a v e h ea lth r e s t o r e d . W hat

e v e ry o n e w ho w o uld fa in pra y m o re fa i t hfully
an d e ffe ctu a lly m ust l e ar n is this th a t , hi s wh o l e
s piritu a l lif e is in a s ickly s ta te ,
an d n e e ds r es tor a

tion . It is as he c o m es to lo o k , n ot on ly at hi s
S o h rtc o m in g s in pr a y e r but ,
at t he lack in t he li fe
of fa ith ,
of which thi s i s t he s y m pt o m that , he w ill

b e c o m e fully aliv e to t he se ri o u s n a tur e of t he

dis ea s e . He will th e n se e t he n ee d of a r a dical

ch a n ge in hi s wh o l e life an d wa lk , i f hi s pra y e r
lif e which
,
is s i m ply t he pul s e of t he s piritua l
s ys t e m ,
i s to i n dicat e h ea lth an d . vig o ur . Go d ha s

so cr e a te d us t h a t t he e x e rcis e of e v e ry h e al t hy
fu n cti o n ca u s e s j o y P ray e r i s . m ean t t o be as

S i m pl e a n d n a tural a s br e a thin g or w o rkin g to a

h e a lthy m an . The r e luc t a n ce we fe e l ,

an d t he
’
fa ilur e we co n fe s s ,
ar e Go d s o wn v o ic e ca llin g us

to a ck n o wl e dge o ur di se as e ,
an d to co m e to Hi m
fo r t he h e a lin g He has pr o m is e d .

An d what is n ow t he di s ea s e of which t he la ck
of pr a ye r i s t he s
y pt om
m W e can n o t find a b e tt e r
84 THE MIN I S TRY or IN TER CESSIO N

an s we r th an is po in t e d out i n t he wo rd s ,
“
Ye ar e

n ot un d e r t he l a w , but u n d e r gr a c e .

He r e we h ave s ugg e s t e d t he p o ss ibility of tw o

type s of Chris tia n life . Th e r e m a y be a lif e pa rtly

un de r t he la w an d p a rtly u n d e r gra c e ; or , a lif e
en tir e ly u n d e r gr a c e ,
in t he full lib e rty fr o m sel f
e ffo rt , an d t he full e xp e ri e n c e of t he Divi n e s tr e n gth
which it c an give . A tru e b e li e v e r m ay s till be
livi n g partly u n d e r t he la w , i n t he p o we r of se lf
e ffo rt , s trivi n g t o do wh a t he can n o t a cc o m pli s h .

The c o n ti n u e d failur e i n hi s Chri s tian life to which

he c o n fe s s e s is o wi n g t o t hi s on e thi n g : he t ru s t s

in hi m s e lf ,
an d tri e s to do hi s best . He d o e s ,

i n d e e d p r ay ,
an d loo k t o G o d fo r h e lp ,
bu t s till it

i s he i n hi s s tr e n gth h e lpe d by,

G o d w ho ,
13 t o do

t he w o rk . In t he Epi s tl e s to t he R o m an s, an d
C o ri n thi a n s ,
an d G a l a tia n s , we kn ow ho w P a ul t e ll s

th e m th a t th e y h a v e n ot r e c e iv e d t he S piri t of

b o n da g e a ga i n , th a t th e y ar e fr e e fr o m t he la w ,

th a t th e y ar e n o m o re se rvan t s but son s ; th a t th e y

m us t b e wa r e of n o thi n g so m uch as t o be en ta n gl e d
a ga i n with t he yo ke of b o n dage . Eve rywh e r e
it is t he c o n tras t b e tw e e n t he la w an d gr a c e ,

b e tw e e n t he fl e s h which,
is un de r t he la w , an d t he
Spirit w ho i s t he
, gift of
g r a ce ,
an d thr o u gh wh o m
86 THE MINI S TR Y or INTER C ESSIO N

W e kn o w ho w o fte n a man m a y be s u ffe rin g

fr o m a di se a s e with o ut k n o wi n g it . W hat he

co u n t s a S light a il m e n t turn s out t o be a d a n ge r

ous c o m pl a in t . Do n ot le t us be t o o s ur e t ha t

we ar e n ot, to a la r ge e xten t , s till livin g un de r

t he la w , whil e c o n s id e ri n g o ur s e lve s t o be liv in g
wh o lly u n d e r gr a c e . Ve ry fr e qu e n tly t he r e as o n
of thi s m is t a k e i s t he lim ite d m e an i n g attach e d
Jus t Go d Him s e lf ,
“
t o t he wo rd gra c e . as we lim it
by o ur little or u n b e li e vin g th o ught s of Hi m , so

we li m it Hi s gr a c e at t he v e ry m om e n t th a t we ar e

“
d e lightin g in te r m s lik e t he rich e s of grac e ,
grac e
e xc e e din g a bun dan t . Has n ot t he v e ry t e r m ,
gr a c e
’
ab o un din g ,
fr o m Bun ya n s b o o k d o wn ward b e e n ,

co n fi n e d to t he on e gr e at bl e s s e d truth of fr e e
ju s tific a ti o n with e ve r r e n e we d pa rd o n an d e e na t r l
gl o ry fo r t he vil e s t of i
S n n e s, r whil e t he o th e r
e qu a lly bl e s s e d truth of gr a ce ab o u n di n g in sa n ct i
fic a t i o n i s n ot ful ly k n o wn . P a ul write s : “
Much
m o re S a h ll th e y which r e c e iv e t he abun d an c e of grace
re ig n in lif e thr o ugh J e s u s Ch r i s t . That r e ign
ing in lif e ,
as c o n qu e r o r o v e r si n ,
is e ve n h e r e on

ea rth . W h e re si n ab o u n d e d in t he h e art an d
“
life , gr a c e did ab o u n d m o re e xc e e d i n gly , tha t
g ra c e mi ght re ign t hr o ugh right e o u s n e s s in t he
 W HO SH AL L DE LIV ER ? 87

wh o le lif e an d be in g of t he b e li e ve r . It is of thi s
“
r e ign of gra c e in t he so ul t h a t P aul as ks , Sh a ll

w e Si n b e cau s e we ar e
”
u n de r gr a c e ? a n d a n s we r s ,

God fo rbid . Gr a c e is n ot on ly pa rdon o f, but

po w e r o v e r ,
si n ; gr a ce t a k e s t he pl a c e si n ha d i n

t he lif e , an d un d e rta k es , as s i n ha d r e ign e d withi n in

’
t he po w e r of d ea th , to r e ign i n t he po we r of Chris t s
li f e . It is of this gr a ce th a t Chri s t p ke
S o ,
“
My
gra c e is s u ffici e n t fo r t h e e ,
an d Pa ul an s we r e d ,

“
I will gl o ry in my w e a k n e ss ; fo r , wh e n I am

w e ak th e n ,
am I s tr o n g . It is of this gra ce ,

which wh e n ,
we ar e willi n g to c o n fe ss o ur s e lve s
utt e rly i m po t e n t an d h e lpl e ss c o m e s
, in to wo rk
a ll
“
in us , th a t Pa ul e sel wh e r e t ea ch e s , Go d i s
a bl e to m ak e a ll g r ac e ab o un d un t o o u, tha t
y ye ,
a ll
a lw a
ys h a vin g su
fi ci en c y in a ll t hi n g s, m ay

ab o un d un t o a ll o o d w or ks
”
g .

I t ha s o f t e n h a pp e n e d th a t a see k e r af te r Go d
an d s alvatio n has rea d hi s Bibl e l o n g ,
an d ye t
n e ve r see n t he truth of a fr e e an d full an d im m e
di a e t jus tifica ti o n by fa ith . W he n on ce hi s e ye s we re
o pe n e d , an d he a cc e pt e d i t , he w as am a ez d t o fin d

it e v e rywh e r e . Ev e n so m an y b e li e v e r s , w ho h o ld
the d o ctrin e s of fr e e gra c e as a ppli e d to pa rdo n ,

have n e ve r se e n i ts w o n dr o us m e an i n g as it
88 THE MINISTRY OF INTER C ESSIO N

un de r take s to wo rk o ur wh o l e l i fe in u s , an d a ct ua ll
y

g i ve us s tr en g th e ve r y m om e n t fo r wh a t e v e r t he

Fa th e r w o uld h a ve us be an d do . W he n Go d s ’

ligh t s hi n e s in t o o ur h e a rt with this bl e ss e d tru t h ,

we k n o w wh a t Pa ul m e a n s , N ot I , bu t t he gra c e
of Go d Th e r e a ga i n o ha v e t he t w o fo ld Chris
.
y u

ti a n life . The on e, in w hich tha t “

N ot I —I a m
n ot hi n g I ,
c an do n ot hi n g— ha s n ot
ye t b e co m e a

r e a li t y . The o th e r wh e n
, t he w o n dr o us e xch a n ge
ha s been m a de , an d gr a ce ha s t ak e n t he pla c e of

ou r e ffo rt ,
an d we s ay a n d kn o w “
I live ye t n o ,

l o n ge r I but Chri s t liv e th

,
in me . I t m a y th e n
“
b e co m e a li f e l o n g e xp e ri e n c e : The gra c e of o ur

Lo rd w as e xc e e din g a bun da n t wi t h fa ith

, an d lo ve
which is in Chris t J e s us .

B e l o v e d child of Go d ! wh a t thin k yo u , is it n ot

p os s ibl e t ha t thi s ha s be en t he wa n t in yo ur lif e ,

t he c a us e of y o ur f a ilur e in pray e r ? Yo u k n e w
n ot ho w gr a c e w o uld en a bl e yo u t o pra y if , on ce
t he wh o l e lif e w e r e un d e r i ts po w e r . Yo u so ught
by e ar n e s t e ffo rt to c o n qu e r yo ur r e luctan c e or

d e adn e ss in pr a y e r but fail e d

,
. Yo u s tr o v e by e v e ry
m o tiv e of s ha m e or l o ve yo u c o uld thi n k Of to s ti r
y o urs e lf t o i t, but it w o ul d n ot h e lp . Is it n ot

w o r th w hil e a s kin g t he Lo rd wh e th e r t he m es s a g e
90 T IIE MI N I S T RY or I N T ER C ESSION

de a th . The gra c e of Go d ca n brin g us in to , an d

ke e p us i n , t he lib e rty of t he Spirit . W e ca n be
m ad e fr e e fr o m t he sa d life u n d e r t he p o we r that
le d us captive , so that we did n ot wh a t we w o uld .

The Spir it of l i fe in Chri s t ca n fr e e us fr o m o ur

c o n tin ua l fa ilur e in pr a y e r ,
an d en ab l e us in this ,

t oo to walk w o rthy of t he Lo rd u n t o a ll w e ll

O h ! be n ot ho pe le ss , be n ot d e s p o n d e n t ; th e r e
is a b a lm in Gil e a d ; th e r e is a P hys ici a n th e r e ;
th e r e is h e a li n g for o ur s ick n e s s . W ha t i s i m p os

s ibl e wi t h m an is p o ss ibl e with Go d . W ha t yo u

see n o p os s ibili ty of d o i n g gr a c e will
,
do . C o n fe s s
t he dis e a s e ; tru s t t he P hy s icia n ; cla i m t he h e a lin g ;
pr a y t he pr a y e r of fa ith ,
He a l m e, an d I s hall be
h e al e d ” Yo u . too ca n b e co m e a m an of pra y e r an d
,

l
pr a y t he e ffe ctu a l pr a y e r that a vail e th m uch .

1I ugh t t y f t h c g m t f ll t h t t h g tl
o o sa ,
or e en o ur a e en o a ,
a e en e

m f wh m I p k
an o to C v ti s f rt igh t l t r w d
o e, a 8. on en on a o n a e , sa an

cl i m d t h r t f f it h i tru t i g G d f ll d l t t r fr m
a e e es o a n s n o or a ,
an a e e o

E gl d t ll t h t h h f u d t h t Hi gr c i s u ffici t
n an e s a e as o n a s a e s en .
 A P L E A FO R M O R E P R A Y E R

C HA P TER V III

M i lt Ethan be mai n W hol e ?

“
J u es s sa ith u n to hi m , W ilt t he n be m a d wh l
e o e ? Th e
im p o te n t man Ih v m
an swe e r d hi m
t p t m i t , Si r , a e n o an o u e n o

th p l
e J u i t h u t hi m R i
oo . es d w lk
s sa I m m di t ly
n o ,
se an a . e a e

th m e w m d wh l
an as d w lk d — J O HN V 6—
a e 9 o e , an a e . . .

P t r id I t h
e e m sa f J u Chri t f N
, n t h ri
e na up e o es s s o a z ar e , se

an d w lk aTh f i t h which i by Hi m h t h giv e t hi m

a s a en s an

t hi p rf c t
s u d
e i
e t h pr
so c f y ll —A iii
n n ess n e es e n e o ou a . cTs .

6, 1 6 .

P t r id
e e sa , E n e as , J u C hri t m k t h t h
es s s a e ee wh l o e : a ri s e .

An d he r
a ose i mm e di t ly — A C
a e ix 34
. TS . .

EEB LEN ESS i n pra y e r i s t he m a rk of di s ea s e .

I m po t e n c e to w a lk i s, i n t he Chri s tia n ,
as in

t he n a tur al lif e ,
a t e rribl e pr o o f o f som e e vil i n t he

s y s t e m th a t n ee ds a phy s icia n . The la ck of po we r

to walk j o yf ully in t he n ew an d livin g way that
l e ads to t he F ath e r a rul t he thr o n e of grace is
g1
92 THE MINI S TRY OF IN TER C ESSION

s p e cially grie vo us . Chris t i s t he gr e a t P hy s ici a n ,

w ho co m e s to e v e ry B e th e s d a w he re i m p o te n t f o l k
ar e ga th e r e d ,
an d p ks
S ea out Hi s l o vin g , se archi n g
qu e s tio n ,
W ilt t h o u be m a d e wh o le F or all w ho a r e
st i ll c li n gin g to th e ir h o p e i n t he po o l , or ar e l o o kin g
fo r s om e m an to put th e m in , w ho ar e h o pin g ,
in
co urs e o f t i m e , som e ho w to be h e lp e d by j u s t c o n ti n u
i n g i n t he use of t he o rdi n ary m e an s Of gra c e Hi s,

qu e s t i o n p o i n t s to a He o fl e r s th e m
be tt e r w ay .
°

h e a li n g i n a w a y o f p o we r t h e y have n e ve r u n d e r s t oo d .

An d t o a ll w ho a r e willi n g t o co n fe s s n o t o n ly th e i r ,

o wn i m p o t e n c e but th e ir fa ilur e t o fin d
, an y m an t o
h e lp th e m Hi s qu e s tio n bri n gs t he s ur e
, an d c e rtai n
ho pe of a n e ar d e liv e r a n c e . W e have se en t ha t o ur

w e akn e ss in pr ay e r is pa r t of a lif e sm itt e n wi t h

s piri t ual i m p o t e n c e . Le t us li s t e n to o ur Lo rd as

He o ffe r s t o r e s t o r e o u r s piritua l s tr e n gth t o fit u s fo r ,

wa lki n g lik e h e a lthy s tr o n g m e n i n a ll t he wa y s o f

,

t he Lo rd ,
an d so be fit righ t ly t o fill o ur pl a c e in

t he gr e a t w o rk of i n t e rce s s i o n . As we see wh a t t he

wh o l e n e s s is He o ffe rs ,
ho w He giv e s it , an d wh a t

q
He as k s of u s, we s hall be pr e par e d fo r g ivi n g a

willi n g a n s we r to Hi s u e s ti o n .
94 THE MINISTRY OF INTER C ESSIO N

re n e w t h e ir r
st en gth ; t he y s h a ll r un an d n ot be
w e a ry , t he y h ll wa lk
S a an d n ot fa i n t . Ev e n as

G o d t he Cr e a t o r fa i n t e th n ot n or is w e a ry , s ha ll
t h e y w ho wa lk wi t h Hi m waitin g , on Hi m ,
n e ve r be
e xh a u s t e d or fe e bl e . It is a lif e c o n c e r n i n g which
it co uld be sa id of t he la s t of t he O ld Te s ta m e n t
sa n i ts ,
Z a ch a ria s an d Elis ab e th , Th e y we r e b o t h
right e o u s b e fo r e Go d ,
wa lki n g in a ll t he co m m an d
m en ts an d o rdi n a n c e s of t he Lo rd bla m e l e s s . This

i s t he w a lk J e s u s ca m e t o m ake po ss ibl e an d tru e

to Hi s p e o pl e in gr e a t e r p o w e r than e ve r b e fo r e .

He a r wh a t t he N ew Te s ta m e n t s p ea k s of it

Th a t lik e as Chri s t w as r a is e d fr o m t he d e a d by
t he glo ry of t he F a th e r , so w e a sol S o h uld w a lk in

n e wn e s s of lif e It i s t he R is e n O n e w ho sa ys to

us, R is e an d walk : He giv e s t he po w e r of t he

r e s urr e ctio n lif e . It i s a wa lk in Chris t .

“
AS ye
h a v e r e c e iv e d Chri s t J e s u s t he Lo rd , so wa lk ye

a sol in Hi m . It is a walk lik e Chris t . He th a t

sa ith he abid e th in Hi m o ught so to wa lk e v e n as

He wa lk e d ” It . is a walk by t he Spir it an d af t e r
t he Spiri t . W a l k by t he Spiri t , an d ye s ha ll n ot

fulfil t he lus t s of t he fl e sh . W ho wa lk n ot a fte r

t he fl e s h but
,
a ft e r t he Spirit . It is a walk
w o rthy of Go d an d w e ll pl e a s in g to Hi m .
 W IL T THO U BE M A DE W HO LE ? 95

wo uld wa lk wo rthy of t he Lo rd u n t o all w e ll

ye ,

pl e as i n g b e in g fruitful
,
in e v e ry g oo d w o rk . I
b e s e e ch th a t as e r e c e iv e d of u s, ho w ye
yo u,
y
s h o uld wa lk an d pl e as e G o d, even as ye do w a lk ,
th a t ye w o uld a b o un d m o re an d m o re . It is a

wa lk h e a v e n ly l o v e
in . W a lk in l o ve ,
e ven as

Chri s t l o v e d yo u ” It . is a wa lk in t he light as
,

He i s i n t he ligh t . It is a wa lk of fa ith , a ll i ts

p o w e r c o m in g Si m ply fr o m Go d an d Chri s t an d

t he Ho ly Spir it , t o t he so ul t ur n e d a wa y fr o m t he

w o rld . W e wa lk by fa ith , an d n ot by sight .

Ho w m an y b e li e v e rs th e r e ar e w ho r e ga rd s uch
a w alk as an im p o s s ibl e thin g— so i m p o s s ibl e th a t
t h e y do n ot f e e l it a si n th a t th e y wa lk o th e r
wi s e an d SO th e y do n ot lo n g fo r thi s wa lk in

n e w n e ss of lif e . Th e y ha ve b e co m e so a ccu s t o m e d to
’
t he li fe of im p o t e n c e t h a t ,
t he life an d wa lk in Go d s
s tr e n gth ha s li t t l e at tra cti o n . B ut som e th e r e ar e

wi t h wh o m it is n ot t hu s . Th e y do w o n d e r if t h e s e
w o rd s r e al ly m e a n wh a t th e y s ay , an d if t he w o n d e rf ul
life e ach on e of t he m s p e ak s Of is s i m ply an un

a tta in abl e id e a l , or m ea n t t o be r e a li s e d in fle sh an d

bl o o d . The m o r e th e y s tudy th e m , t he m o r e t h e y

fe e l t h a t th e y ar e s p o k e n a s fo r d a ily lif e An d ye t . .

th e y a pp e a r t o o high O h t ha t t h e y w o uld b e li e v e
.
96 THE MINISTRY or IN TER C ESSION

th a t Go d sen t Hi s Al m ighty

Spirit i n d e e d t o
,
bri n g us an d

wa lk fr o m h e a v e n b e y o n d a ll

to thi n k or ho p e fo r .

Ho w J ESU S MA K ES U s W HO LE .

W h e n a phys ici a n h e a l s a pa ti e n t , he a ct s on

hi m fr o m with o ut ,
an d do e s s om e thi n g which is ,
if
p o s s ibl e , e ve r a fte r to r e n de r hi m in d e p e n d e n t of

hi s aid . He r e s t o r e s hi m to p e rfe ct h e a lth , an d

leave s hi m . W ith t he w o rk of o ur Lo rd J e s u s it
is i n b o th r e s p e ct s t he v e ry O pp o s i t e . J e s u s w o rk s
n ot fr o m with o ut but fr o m ,
w ithi n , by en t e rin g
Him s e lf i n t he p o w e r o f Hi s Spiri t i n to o u r v e ry
life An d i n s t e a d o i a s i n t he b o dily h e a li n g b e i n g
. , ,

r e n d e r e d if p o s s ibl e i n d e p e n d e n t
, , of a phy s ici an fo r
’
t he futur e Chri s t s ,
on e purp o s e in h e a li n g is ,
as

we sa id , t he e x a ct o pp o s i t e . Hi s on e c o n di t i o n of

s ucc e s s ,
i s to bri n g us in to s uch dep e n de n ce u
p o n

Hi m se lf as tha t we sha ll n ot be a ble on e si n

g le

m o m e n t t o do wi thou t Hi m . Chris t J e s u s Hi m s e lf
is our lif e ,
in a s e n se tha t m an y Chri s tia n s h a ve
n o c o n c e pti o n of . The pr e va il i n g fe e bl e an d s ickly
lif e is en tir e ly o wi n g to t he l a ck of t he a pp r e
98 THE MINISTR Y OF INTER C E SS ION

is n ot that He d o e s t he large r part an d w e t he

l e s s e r but th a t
,
Go d do e s a ll an d w e do a ll— Go d
a ll in u s, we a ll thr o ugh Go d . This d e pe n d e n c e
upo n Go d se cur e s o ur tru e i n d e p e n d e n c e
our w ill s e e k s n o thi n g but t he Divi n e will ,
we r e ach
a Divi n e n o bility , t he tru e i n d e p e n d e n ce of a ll th a t
is cr e at e d . He th a t ha s n o t se e n thi s m us t r e m ai n
a s ickly Chr i s tia n l e tti n g s e lf do pa rt
, an d Ch r i s t part .

He th a t acc e pt s t he life of un c e a s i n g d e p e n d e n c e
on Chris t ,
as life an d health an d s tr e n gth ,
i s m ad e

wh o l e . As Go d , Chris t ca n en te r an d b e co m e t he

lif e of Hi s cr e a tur e . AS t he Gl o rifi e d One w ho

r e c e iv e d t he Ho ly Spirit fr o m t he F a th e r to b e s to w ,

He can re n e w t he h ea rt of t he i ful cr e a tur e

s n

an d m ak e it Hi s h o m e ,
an d by Hi s pr e s e n c e m a in

ta in it in full h e alth an d s tr e n gth .

0 ye a ll w ho wo uld fa i n wa lk an d pl e a s e Go d,
an d in y o ur pr a y e r life -
n ot h a v e y o ur h e art c o n d e m n
’

yo u, li s t e n to Chri s t s w o rd s W ilt th o u be m a d e

wh o l e ? He ca n give so ul h e alth
-
. He ca n giv e a

lif e th a t can pra y ,

an d k n o w tha t it is w e ll pl e a s i n g
-

t o t he F a th e r . If y ou wo ul d hav e this co m e , an d
he a r ho w yo u can re c e iv e it .
 W I LT THO U BE M ADE W HO LE ? 99

W HA T C HRI S T A SK S OF U s .

q
The s o t ry in vit e s us to n o tice thr e e thi n gs v e ry
’
s p e ci a lly . Chris t s u e s ti on fir s t a pp e a ls to t he

will ,
an d as ks fo r t he e xpr e ss i o n of i ts con s e n t .

He th e n lis t e n s to m an s c o n fe s s io n o f
’
hi s utt e r
h e lpl e s sn e s s Th e n c o m e s t he r ea dy
. o b e di e n c e
’
to Chri s t s c o m m a n d that ri s e s up , an d walk s .

1 . W ilt t h o u be m a d e wh o l e A b o ut t he an s we r
of t he i m po t e n t m an t he re c o uld be d o ubt
‘

n o .

W ho w o uld n ot be wil li n g to ha ve hi s Sick n e s s

re m o v e d ? But ,
a as,l in t he Spiritua l life wh a t
n ee d to pr e s s the qu e s ti o n . So m e will n ot a dm i t
th a t th e y ar e s o S ick An d
. som e will n ot b e li e v e th a t
Chri s t ca n m ake a m an wh o l e . An d s o m e will b e li e v e
it for o th e rs but th e y
, ar e s ur e it is n ot fo r th e m .

A t t he roo t o f a ll li e s t he fe a r of t he se lf d e n i al a n d
-

t he s acrific e which will be n ee de d . Th e y ar e n o t

wi lli n g to f o r sa k e en tir e ly t he wa lk a f te r t he c o urs e

of this w o rld , t o g ive up a ll se lf will
-
, an d se lf
con fide n c e , an d se lf pl e a s i n g
-
. The wa lk in Ch r is t
an d lik e Chri s t i s too s traight an d hard : th e y do
n ot will it , t h e y do n ot will to be m a de w h o le .

My br o th e r if t h o u a r t willi n g s p e a k it
, , o ut : Lo rd I

at an y pric e I w i ll ,
9’
F r o m Chri s t s sid e ’
t he act is
8
1 00 THE MINISTRY or INTER C ES S ION

on e of t he will I will , be th o u cl e a n . F r o m yo u r
s id e e qually : Be it u n t o th e e as th o u wilt . If
you wo uld be d e liv e r e d fr o m y o ur i m p o t e n ce — o h ,

fe a r n ot to s a y, I w ill I will
,

Th e n co m e s t he c
se on d p
ste Chri s t wa n t s
. us

to lo o k up t o hi m a s o ur o n ly He lp e r I h a ve . n o

m an to put me in, m u s t be our cry . He r e on

ea rth th e r e is n o h e lp fo r me . W e ak n e s s m ay

gr o w i n t o s tr e n gth i n t he o rdi n a ry u se o f m e an s, if
a ll t he o rga n s an d fun cti o n s ar e in a so un d t t
s a e .

Sick n e s s n ee d s s p e cia l m ea s ur e s . Yo ur so ul is Sick ;

y o ur i m p o t e n c e to w a lk j o yfully t he Chri s tia n wa lk
’
in Go d s w ay i s a Sign of di s e a s e fe a r n ot to c o n fe s s
it , an d to a d m it that th e r e is n o ho pe fo r r e s tor a

’
ti o n u n l e ss by an act of Chri s t s m e rcy h e a li n g ou
y .

Giv e up t he id e a of gr o w i n g out of y o ur s ickly i n t o

a h e althy s tat e ,
of gr o wi n g out fr o m u n d e r t he la w

in t o a life u n d e r gr a c e . A fe w da ys ag o I h eard a

s tud e n t pl e a d t he cau s e of t he Vo lu n te e r P l e dg e .

The pl e dge c a ll s yo u, he sa id , to a d e ci s i o n .

Do n ot thi n k of gr o win g i n to a m is s i o n ary : u n l e s s

Go d fo rbid s yo u, t ake t he t p;
s e t he d e cis i o n will
brin g j o y a n d s t r e n gth will s e t yo u fr e e t o gr o w up
,

i n all n e e d e d fo r a m i s s i o n a ry a n d will be a h e lp t o ,

o th er s . It is e ve n so i n t he Ch r is tia n lif e . De l a y
1 02 THE MINI S TRY or INTER CESSION

str e n g t he n e th m e , we c an n o t O b e y . But if we will

li s t e n t o t he w o rd th a t t e ll s us of t he wa lk th a t is
n ot on ly p o ss ible but ,
ha s b e e n pr o v e d an d s e en in
’
Go d s i t s fr o m
sa n o f o ld, if we will fix o ur e ye o n

t he m ighty , livi n g l o vi n g Chri s t

, ,
w ho s p ea ks in

po we r ,
R is e an d wa lk ,
we s a h ll t a k e c o ur a ge an d

o be y . W e S a h ll ri s e an d b e gi n to wa lk in Hi m
an d Hi s s tr e n gt h . In fa ith ,
a pa r t fr o m an d ab o ve
a ll fe e li n g , we s ha ll a cc e pt an d tru s t an un s e e n
Chri s t as o u r s tr e n gth , an d go on i n t he s tr e n gth of

t he Lo rd Go d . W e Shall k n o w Chri s t as t he

s tr e n gth o f o ur life . W e s h a ll k n o w , an d t e ll , an d

pr o v e that J e s u s Chri s t h a th m a de us wh o l e .

Ca n it i n d e e d be Ye s it , c an . He has d o n e it
fo r m a n y He will do it fo r yo u . B e wa r e of fo rm
ing wr o n g c o n c e pti o n s of what m us t take pla c e .

W he n t he i m po te n t m an w a s m ad e wh o l e he ha d

s till a ll to l e a rn as t o t he u se of hi s n ew - o f un d
st enr gth . If he wa n t e d to dig , or build , or l e ar n a

t r a d e , he ha d t o b e gin at t he b e gin n in g . DO n ot

e xp e ct at on ce t o be a pr o fici e n t in pr a y e r or an y
p a rt of t he Chri s ti a n lif e . N 0 ; but e xp e ct an d be

c o n fid e n t of thi s on e thi n g th a t as ou h a v e tru s t e d

, , y
y o urs e lf to Chris t to be yo ur h e a lth an d s tr e n g t h ,

He will l e a d an d te ach y ou B e gi n to pr a y in a
 W ILT THO U BE MA DE W HO LE ? 1 03

qui e t s e n se o f y o ur ign o r a n ce an d we akn e ss but , in

a j o yful a ss ur a n ce t ha t He will w o rk i n yo u wha t

yo u n e e d . R is e an d w a lk ea ch da y i n a h o ly con

fide n c e th a t He is with yo u an d i n yo u . Jus t a cc e pt

J e s us Chris t t he Livin g On e ,
an d t r us t Hi m t o do

Hi s w o rk .

W il l yo u do i t Ha v e yo u d o n e i t ? Ev e n n o w
J e s u s s p e a ks R i s e a n d wa lk
, A m e n Lo rd ! a t
.
,

Thy w o rd I c o m e I ris e t o wa lk w i t h Th e e a n d
.
,

i n Th e e a n d lik e Th e e
, .
 A P L E A F O R M O R E P R A Y ER

C HA P TER IX

Hbc Secret of Effect ual 19m g “

h t t hi g
W a n s so e v r y d ir wh y pr y b li v t h t y
e e es e, en e a e e e a e
”
,

h v r c iv d t h
a e e e e em ,
an dy h ll h v t h m — MA K xi 2 4
e s a a e e . R . .

ER E we have a s um m ary of t he t e a chin g of

o ur Lo rd J e s us on pra y e r . N ot hin g will SO

m uch h e lp to co n vi n c e us of t he Si n o f o ur r e m i ss
n e ss in pra y e r , to di s co ve r i ts ca us e s , an d to giv e us

c o ur a g e to e xp e ct en tir e d e liv e ra n ce , as t he car e ful

s tudy an d th e n t he b e lie vin g acc e ptan c e of th a t
t e achi n g . The m o re h e a r t ily we en t e r i n to t he

m in d of o ur bl e s s e d Lo rd ,
an d se t o ur s e lve s s i m ply
j us t t o t hi n k a b o ut pra y e r as He th o ught , t he m o r e

s ur e ly will Hi s w o rd s he as li v i n g see ds . Th e y will

gr o w an d pr o duc e in us th e ir frui t ,
—a life an d
pra c t ice e xa c t ly c o rr e s po n di n g t o t he D ivin e tru t h
1 04
1 06 THE MINI S TRY or INTER CE S SIO N

c o n fid e n ce th a t He w il l te ach us ho w t o pr a y fo r

this bl e s s i n g .

l . W h a t thin gs soe ve r ye desi r e — De s ir e i s t he

.

se cr e t p o w e r t h a t m o v e s t he wh o l e wo rld of livin g
m en , an d di r e ct s t he c o ur s e of ea ch . An d so d e s ir e
i s t he so ul of pr a y e r , an d t he ca u se of in s uffici e n t
or u n s ucce s s ful pr a y e r is v e ry m uch t o be fo un d in

t he l a ck or f e e bl e n e s s of d e s ir e . So m e m a y d o ub t
thi s : th e y are s ur e th a t th e y hav e v e ry e arn e s tly
d e s ir e d wh a t th e y a sk . But if th e y c o n s id e r
wh e th e r t h e ir d e s ir e ha s in d e e d b e e n as wh o l e
h e ar t e d as Go d w o ul d have it , as t he h e a v e n ly
wo r t h of th e s e bl e s s in gs d e m a n d s th e y , m ay co m e
to see th a t it was i n d e e d t he la ck of d e s ir e th a t was

t he cau s e of fa ilur e . “Th a t i s tru e of Go d i s t ru e

of ea ch of Hi s bl e s s i n gs , an d i s t he m o r e true t he

m o re s piritua l t he bl e s s i n g : Ye S a h ll see k Me ,

an d Sh a ll fin d, wh e n Me with a l l
ye s h a ll sea rch fo r
y o ur h e a rt (J e r xxix O f Jud a h i n t he d a y s
. .

o f As a i t i s wri t t e n Th e y s o ught Hi m with the i r

,
“

w hole des i r e ( 2 Chr o n xv A Chris t i a n m ay . .

o f t e n h a v e v e ry r
e a n es t d e s ir e s fo r s piri t ua l bl e ss
in gs . B ut a onl g s id e of th e s e th e r e are o th e r d e s ir e s
in hi s d a ily lif e o ccupyin g a l a rge plac e in hi s
i n t e r e s ts an d a ffe c t i o n s . The s piri t u a l d e s ir es ar e
 THE SECR ET o r ER P ECTU AL P RA YER 1 07

n ot a ll a -
b s o rbin g . He w o n d e r s th a t hi s p r a ye r is

n ot h e ard . It is s i m ply tha t God wan t s t he who l e

h e art . The Lo rd t hy Go d i s on e Lor d, t h e r e fo r e

th o u s ha l t l o v e t he Lo rd thy Go d wi t h a ll thy

hea r t . The la w is u n ch a n ge abl e : Go d o ffe r s

Him se lf giv e s Him s e lf
,
a wa y , t o t he wh o l e h e a r t e d -

w ho give th e m se lve s wh o lly a wa y to Hi m . He

’
a lwa y s giv e s us a cco rdi n g to o ur h ea rt s d e s ir e .

But n ot as we thi n k i t, but as He se es it . I f t he re

be o th e r d e s ir e s whi ch ar e m o re at h o m e wi t h us ,

whi ch have o ur h e a rt m o re th a n Him s e l f an d Hi s

pr e se n c e He ,
a llo ws thes e t o be fulfi ll e d , an d t he
d e s ir es th a t en ga ge us a t t he h o ur of pr a ye r c an n o t
be gran t e d .

W e d e s ir e t he g if t of in t e rc e s s i o n ,
gra c e an d
po w e r to pr a y a rig h t . O ur h e ar t s m u s t be dra wn
a wa y fr o m o th e r d e s ir e s : we m ust giv e o ur s e lve s
wh o lly t o t hi s on e . W e m us t be willin g to liv e
wh o lly in i n t e rc e ss i o n fo r t he kin gdo m . By fixin g
o ur e ye on t he bl e s s e d n e s s an d t he n ee d of this
gra c e by thin kin g
,
of t he c e rtai n ty tha t God w ill
give it us , by gi v i n g o ur s e lv es up to it ,
for t he

s ak e of t he p e r is hin g w o rld ,
d e si re m ay be
s tr e n gt h e n e d ,
an d t he firs t s e t p tak e n t o wa rd s t he

o s se s s o n i of t he c o ve t e d bl e ss in g Le t us see k
p .
1 08 THE MI NIS T R Y or INTER C ESSI O N

t he gr a c e of pra y e r , as we see k t he Go d wi t h
wh o m it wil l lin k u s, wi t h o ur wh o l e d e s i r e
we m ay d e p e n d up o n t he pr o m i s e “
He will fulfi l
t he d e s ir e Of th e m th a t f e ar Hi m . Le t us n ot f e ar
t o sa y t o Hi m I d e s ir e i t wi t h m y wh o l e h e art
, .

2 . W h a t thi n g s s o e ve r ye d e s ir e wh e n ye p r a y .

The d e s ir e of t he h e a rt m u s t b e co m e t he e xpr e s s i o n
of t he li p s . O ur Lo rd J e s us m o r e t ha n on ce as k e d
t h o s e w ho crie d to Hi m fo r m e rcy , “
W h a t wil t
th o u ? He wa n te d th e m to say wh a t th e y w o ul d .

To S eap k it o ut r o us e d th e ir wh o l e b e in g in t o
a ct io n ,
br o ught th e m i n t o co n t ac t wi t h Hi m ,
an d
wa k e n e d th e ir e xpe cta t i o n . To pr a y is to en ter
i n to Go d s
’
pr e s e n c e , to cla i m an d se cur e Hi s
a tt e n tio n , to have di s tin ct d e a lin g with Hi m in

r e ga rd to som e r e qu es t , to c o m m it our n ee d to Hi s
fa i t hful n e ss an d to l e av e it th e r e : it is i n so d o in g
t ha t we b e co m e fully co n s ci o us of wha t we ar e

se e kin g .

Th e r e ar e som e w ho O ft e n carry s tro n g d e s ir e s

in th e ir h e art with o ut brin g i n g th e m
, t o Go d i n t he

cl e a r e xpr e s s i o n of d e fi n it e an d re p e a t e d pr a y e r .

Th e r e ar e ot he rs w ho g o to t he W o rd an d i ts
pro m is e s to st enr gth e n th e i r fa i t h but ,
do n ot give
s uffici e n t pla c e to th a t p o in te d as ki n g of Go d which
1 10 THE MINISTRY or INTER C ES S IO N

p o s se s s io n o f us, an d h e art an d life an d pra ye r ar e

t o be f u ll of faith th e r e,
m u s t be a wi t hdr a w a l fr o m ,

a de n ia l o f, t he vis ibl e . The s pirit th a t see ks to

en o j y as m uch as p o ss ibl e of what is in n o ce n t or

l e giti m a t e th a t giv e s
,
t he fir s t pla c e t o t he call s an d
duti e s of d a ily life ,
is i n co n s i s t e n t with a st o n r g
fa i t h an d cl o s e i n t e rc o ur s e with piritu a l wo rld
t he S .

W e loo k n ot at t he thin gs th a t a r e s e e n —t he
n e ga tive s id e n ee ds t o be em ph a s is e d if t he p os itiv e ,

but at t he thi n gs which ar e n o t s e e n , i s to b e co m e

n atural to us . In pra yi n g faith d e p e n ds upo n
, o ur

li v in g i n t he i n vi s ibl e w o rld .

Thi s fa ith ha s s p e ci a lly to do wi t h Go d .

The gr e a t r e a s o n of o ur l a ck of fa ith is o ur la ck
of k n o wl e dge of Go d an d i n t e rc o ur s e wi t h Hi m .

Ha v e fa ith in Go d , Je s us s aid wh e n He s po k e
of r e m o v in g m o un t a i n s . It is as a so ul
k n o ws G o d, i s o ccupi e d with Hi s p o w e r , lo ve ,

an d fa i t hful n e s s ,
c o m e s awa y out of se lf an d

t he w o rld , an d all o w s t he light of Go d t o s hi n e

on it tha t un b e l i e f will b e c o m e i m p o s s ibl e
,
. Al l
t he m y s t e ri e s an d di fli c u l t i e s c o n n e ct e d wi t h
an s we r s to pr a y e r will h o w e ve r littl e
, we m ay

be a ble to so lv e th e m in te lle ctu a lly , be s wa ll o wed

up in t he a d o rin g a ss ur a n c e : “
This G o d i s o ur
 THE SEC R ET o r ER R ECTU AL P RA YER 111

Go d .He will bless u s . He do e s i n d e e d a n s w e r

pr a y e r An d t he gr a c e
. t o pr a y I a m as ki n g for

He will d e light t o giv e ( N o te C ) . .

“
4 W h a t t hi n g s s o e v e r ye d e sir e
.
, wh e n ye

pr a y b e li e v e th a t e ha ve r ece i ved, n ew as o u
, y y
pra y — F ai th ha s to accep t t he a n s w er ,
as g i ve n by

God i n hea ve n , befor e i t i s fou n d or felt u

p on ea r th.

This po in t cau s e s di fli c u l t y, an d ye t it is of t he

v e ry e ss e n ce of b e li e vi n g pra y e r ,
i ts re a l se cr e t .

Tr y an d t a k e it in . Spiritual thi n gs ca n on ly
be S piritua lly a ppr e h e n d e d or appr o priat e d . The
’
Spiritu a l h e av e n ly bl e s s in g of Go d s an s we r to

y o ur pra y e r m us t be s piritu a lly r e c o gn i s e d an d

acc e pt e d b e fo r e y ou fe e l an ythi n g of it . It is
fa i t h d o e s thi s . A so ul tha t n ot on ly see ks an

an s we r , but see k s fir s t t he Go d w ho giv e s t he

an s we r r e c e iv e s
, t he p o we r to k n o w th a t it ha s

wh a t it has as ke d of Hi m . I f it kn o w s tha t it
ha s as k e d a cc o r din g to Hi s will an d pr o m is e s ,

an d th a t it has c om e to an d f o un d Hi m s e lf to
“
giv e i t, i t d o e s b e li e v e th a t it has r e ce iv e d . W e

k n o w that He h e a r e t h us .

Th e r e is n ot hi n g so h ea rt -
sea rchi n g as t hi s

fa i t h ,
B e li e ve tha t ye ha ve r ece i v e d. AS we s trive
to b e li e v e , an d fin d w e can n o t it l e ads
. us to
112 THE MINISTRY OF INTER CESSION

di s c o ve r wh a t th e r e is th a t hi n d e r s . Bl e s s e d
is t he m an w ho h o ld s n o thi n g b a ck ,
an d l e ts
n o thi n g h o ld hi m b a ck ,
but wi t h
, hi s e ye an d
h e a rt on Go d l
a on e, r e fu s e s to r e s t t i ll he ha s

b e li e v e d wh a t o ur Lo rd bid s hi m , “
th a t he ha s

r e c e iv e d . He r e is t he pl a c e wh e r e Ja c o b
b e co m e s I s r a e l ,
an d t he po w e r of pr e va ili n g
pra y e r is b o rn o ut of hu m a n w e a k n e s s an d

d e s pa ir . He r e c o m e s i n t he re a l n ee d fo r p e r

se ve rin g an d e v e r i m p o rtu n a t e pr a y e r th a t will

-
,

n ot r es t , or go a wa y , or giv e up ,
till it k n o w s
it is h e a rd ,
an d b e li e v e s th a t it ha s r e c e iv e d .

Yo u pr a y fo r t he Spirit of grac e an d s upplic a

t io n As yo u a sk fo r it in s tr o n g d e s ir e ,
an d
b e li e v e i n Go d w ho h e a r s pra y e r ,
do n ot be a fr a id
to pr e s s on an d b e li e v e th a t y o ur lif e ca n i n de e d
be ch a n ge d ,
th a t t he w o rld with i ts pr e s s of

duti e s wh e th e r r e ligi o u s
,
or n ot, hin d e rin g pr a y e r ,

ca n be o v e rc o m e , an d th a t Go d giv e s yo u y o ur
’
h e a rt s d e s ir e ,
gr a c e to pra y b o t h in m e a s ur e

an d in s pirit , ju s t as t he F a th e r w o uld h a v e
Hi s child do . B e li e v e th a t yo u h a v e r e c e ive d .

5 . W ha t thi n gs so e ve r ye d e s ir e wh e n , ye pra y ,

b e li e v e th a t ye h a v e r e c e iv e d a n d ye sha ll ,
ha ve

the m .
—The r e c e ivi n g fr o m God i n fa ith , t he
1 14 TIIE MINISTRY OF INTER C ESSION

p e r s e v e rin gly an d m o re b e lie v in gly t han we ha ve

d o n e b e fo r e . If we do n ot fin d an
y s p e ci a l
en a l rg e m e n t or po w e r in pr a y e r thi s
,
m us t n ot

hin d e r or di s co ur a g e us . W e hav e a cc e p t e d , a pa rt
fr o m f e e li n g a , s piritu a l Divin e gif t by fa ith ; in
th a t fa i t h we ar e to pra y ,
n o thi n g d o ubtin g . The

Ho ly Spiri t m a y fo r a li t t l e ti m e be hidin g Him s e lf

wi t hin us ; we m ay co u n t up o n Hi m ,
e v e n th o ugh
it be with gr o an in g s which ca n n o t fin d e xpr e s si o n ,

to pray in us ; in du e tim e we S hall b e co m e

c o n s ci o u s of Hi s pr e s e n c e a n d p o w e r . AS s ur e as

’
th e r e is d e s ir e a n d pr a y e r a n d fa ith ,
an d fa ith s
acc e pta n c e of t he gift , th e r e will be , to o, t he

m a n i fe s t a ti o n an d e xp e ri e n c e of t he bl e ss i n g we

so ught .

B e l o v e d bro th e r ! do yo u truly d e s ir e t hat Go d

s h o uld en a bl e yo u s o to pra y th a t yo ur life m a y be

fr e e fr o m c o n ti n ua l se lf c o n d e m n a ti o n
-
, an d t ha t
t he p o we r of Hi s Spirit m a y c o m e d o wn in an s we r
to y o ur p e titi o n ? Co m e an d as k f God K n e e l
it o .

do w n an d pra y fo r it in a s i n gl e d e fi n ite s e n t e n c e .

W he n yo u hav e d o n e so , kn e e l s till in fa i t h ,

b e li e vi n g in Go d w ho an s we rs . B e li e v e th a t yo u
do n ow r e c e iv e wh a t yo u have pra y e d : b e li e v e that
y ou hav e re e c iv e d . If yo u fin d it di fficult t o do
 THE SE R ET O F C EFF E TU C AL P R AYER 115

t hi s, kn e e l s till ,
an d sa y that yo u do it on t he

s tr e n gth of Hi s own wo rd . I f it cos t ti m e ,

an d

s truggl e , an d d o ub t — f e a r n ot ; at Hi s f e e t l oo kin g
,

up in t o Hi s fa c e faith will c o m e , . B e li e v e tha t

yo u have r e c e iv e d Hi s biddi n g yo u da r e
at

claim t he a n s we r B e gin i n th a t fa ith e v e n th o ugh

.
,

it be fe e bl e a n e w pr a y e r life with this o n e

,
-
,

th o ught as i t s s tr e n gth : Yo u hav e a s k e d a n d

r e c e ive d gra c e i n Ch r is t t o pr e par e yo u s te p by ,

s t e p t o be fa ithf u l i n pr a y e r a n d in t e rc e ss io n
,
The .

m o r e s i m ply yo u h o ld t o this a n d e xp e ct t he ,

Ho ly Spirit t o wo rk it i n yo u t he m o r e s ur e ly a n d ,

fully wil l t he wo rd be m a d e tru e t o yo u : Ye s hall

h a v e it Go d Him se lf w ho gav e t he an s w e r wi l l
.

w o rk it i n ou
y .
 A P LEA FO R MO R E P R AY E R

C HA P TER X

612m Spi r i t of Suppli tati on

I wi l l p u p t h h u f D vi d t h Spi ri t f
o r u on e o se o a e o

an d t uppli c t i
o
‘

s
”—Z EC H xii 1 0a on . . . .

Th Spiri t l e h lp t h i firm i t y ; f w k w t h w
a so e e o ur n or e no n o o

t pr y
o a w ugh t b t th Spiri t Hi m lf m k t h i t rc i
as e o : u e se a e n e ess o n

for us wi t h g r i g which c t b u tt r d
o an nA d H th t
s an n o e e e . n e a

se a r ch t h t h h ts k w t h w h t i th m i d f t h Spi ri t
e e ea r n o e a s e n o e ,

b c u H m k t h i te rc i f th i t cc rdi g t
e a se e a e n es s o n or e sa n s a o n o

G d —R o
o . vi i i 2 6 2 7n . .
, .

W i t h ll pr y r a d uppli c t i a pr yi g t ll
e i
an s a on a n a a s eas o n s n

th Spi ri t d w t c hi g t h r u t i ll p r v ran ce
“

e an a d np e e n o n a e se e an su
”
,

p li c ti
a f ll
on t h i
or a ts — E i 18 e sa n . p u. v . .

P yi g ira n n
”
t he Ho ly Spi ri t —J UD E 20 . .

HE Ho ly Spirit ha s b e e n give n to e v e ry child

of Go d t o be hi s He dw e lls i n hi m li f e . ,

n ot as a s e p a r a t e B e i n g i n o n e p a r t o f hi s n atur e ,

bu t as hi s v e ry life He i s t he Divin e po w e r o r
.

ene rg y by which hi s life is m ai n tain e d an d

1 16
1 18 THE MINISTRY or I N TER CESSI O N

t he r ighte o u s m an e ve rythin g d e p e n d s on b e i n g full

of t he Spir it .

Th e r e ar e thr e e v e r y s im pl e l e s so n s that t he

b e li e v e r ,
w ho w o uld en o j y t he bl e s s i n g of b e in g
taught to pray by t he Spirit of pra y e r ,
m ust kn o w .

The firs t is : B e lie ve tha t the Sp i r i t dwe lls i n you

(Ep h i . De e p i n t he in m o s t r e c e s s e s o f hi s
.

b e in g hidd e n a n d un fe lt e v e ry chi l d o f Go d ha s
, ,

t he Ho ly Mighty , Spirit of Go d dw e lli n g in hi m .

He k n o ws it by fa ith , t he fa ith that ,

a cc e ptin g G o d s ’

w o rd r e alis e s that
, of which he se es as ye t n o s ign .

W e re c e iv e t he pr o m is e of t he Spiri t b y fa ith .

As l o n g as we m e a s ur e our po we r ,
fo r pra yin g
a right an d p e r s e v e rin gly by wh a t ,
we fe e l , or thin k
we ca n a cco m pli s h ,
we s h a ll be di s c o ura g e d wh e n
we hear of ho w m uch w e o ught to pra y . But
wh e n we qui e tly b e li e v e that , in t he m id s t of a ll

o ur c o n s ci o u s w e akn e s s Ho ly Spirit as
, t he a Spirit
of s uppli catio n is dw e llin g wi t hin u s f or ,
the e er y

p ur
p ose of en a bli n g us to pr a y i n su ch m a n n er an d

m e asu r e as God w o u ld ha ve us , o ur h e arts will be

fill e d with h o p e . W e s h a ll be s tr e n gth e n e d i n t he

ur a n c e which li es at t he v e ry r o o t of a h a ppy d
‘

a ss an

frui t ful Chris tia n lif e th a t , God has m a de a n a bu n da n t

pr ovi s i on f or ou r be i n g w ha t He w a n ts us to be .
 THE S PIRIT or S UPPLI CATI O N 119

W e s ha ll b e gin to lo s e our sen se of bur de n an d

f ea r an d dis c o ur a ge m e n t ab o ut o ur e v e r pra yin g

su f fici e n tly b e cau s e , we se e that t he Ho ly Spirit
Hi m s e lf will pra y ,
is prayi n g ,
in us .

The c
s e on d l e s so n is : B ew a r e a bove e ver ythi ng f
o

g r i e vi n g theHo ly Sp i r i t (Eph iv I f you do . .

,

ho w ca n He w o rk i n yo u t he qui e t tru s tful a n d , ,

bl e ss e d se n s e o f that un i o n with Chri s t whi ch m a k es

y o ur pra y e rs w e ll pl e a s in g t o t he F ath e r ? B e wa r e of

gri e vin g Hi m by si n ,
by u n b e li e f by , se lfi s h n e ss by ,

un fa ithful n e s s to Hi s vo ic e in c o n s ci e n c e . Do n ot

thi n k gri e vin g Hi m a n e c e s s ity : th a t cut s away

t he v e ry i
s n e ws of yo ur s tr e n gth . Do n ot c o n s id e r
it im po s s ibl e to o b ey t he c o m m an d , Gri e v e n ot

t he Ho ly Spirit . He Hi m s e lf i s t he v e r y po w e r
of Go d t o m a k e yo u o b e di e n t . The si n th a t c o m e s
up i n you a ga in s t y o ur w ill , t he t e n d e n cy to l th
s o , or

prid e ,
or se lf wi l l
-
, or pa s s i o n th a t ris e s i n t he fle s h ,

yo ur wi ll c an ,
i n t he po w e r of t he Spirit , at on ce
r ej e ct ,
an d Hi s bl o o d a n d
cas t upo n Chri s t an d ,

yo u r co mm un i o n with Go d i s i m m e dia t e ly r e s to r e d .

A cc e pt e a ch da y t he Ho ly Spirit a s y o ur Lea d e r
a n d Lif e a n d Str e n g t h ;
yo u c a n c o un t up o n Hi m
t o do i n y o ur h e a rt all th a t o ught t o be d o n e th e r e .

He t he U n s e e n an d U n fe lt O n e but kn o wn by
, ,
1 20 THE MI N ISTR Y or I N TER CESSI O N

faith , give s th e r e ,
un se en an d u n fe lt ,
t he lo ve
an d t he fa i t h an d t he po w e r of o b e die n c e yo u n e e d ,

b e ca u s e He r e v e a l s Chri s t u n s e e n within yo u ,
a s

a ctu a lly y o ur Lif e an d Str e n gth . G ri e v e n ot t he

Ho ly Spirit by di s tru s ti n g Hi m b e cau s e , yo u do n ot

fe e l Hi s pr e s e n c e i n yo u .

Es p e cia lly i n t he m atte r of pray e r gri e v e Hi m

n ot . Do n ot e xp e ct wh e n
, yo u tru s t Chri s t to

brin g yo u in t o a n ew , h e a l t hy pra y e r lif e th a t -

,

yo u will
p o w e r fully
it m ay n ot
be
an
abl e
d q
a ll a t on

j o y y a s yo u fa in w o ul d
c o m e at o n c e
ce to

N o;
But ju s t ho w qui e tly
.
pra y as e as

.
ily an d

b e fo r e Go d i n y o ur ign o ran c e a n d w e a k n e ss Tha t .

is t he b es t an d tru e s t pra y e r , to put yo urs e lf

b e fo r e Go d ju s t as yo u ar e , an d to co un t on t he
“
hidd e n Spirit pra yin g in yo u . W e kn ow n ot

wh a t to pray as we o ught ign o r an c e di fficulty , ,

s truggl e , m a rk s our pra y e r a ll a on l g . But , t he

Spirit h e lp e th o ur i n fir mi t i e s . Ho w ? The

Spir it Him s e lf ,
d e e p e r d o wn th a n o ur th o ughts
or fe e lin gs , m ak e th i n t e rc e ss i on fo r us with
gr o a n in g s which ca n n o t be utt e r e d . W he n yo u
ca n n o t fin d w o rd s wh e n y o ur w o rd s
,
a pp e a r c o ld

q
an d f e e bl e ju s t b e li e v e
, : The Ho ly Spirit is pra yi n g
in me . Be ui e t be fo r e Go d ,
an d g iv e Hi m tim e
122 THE MINI S TRY or I N TER CESSI O N

d e cli n in g , by n e gl e ctin g , by h e s itatin g to see k

to h a v e Hi m as fully as He is willi n g to giv e
Him s e lf t o u s If w e . hav e at a ll s een that
pr a y e r i s t he gr e at n e e d of o ur w o rk an d of

t he Church if w e h a v e
,
at a ll d e s ir e d or re

so lv e d to pra y m o re , le t us turn to t he ve ry
so urc e of all p o w e r an d bl e ss i n g— le t us b e li e v e
that t he Spir it of pra y e r , e ve n in Hi s ful n e ss ,

i s fo r us .

W e a ll ad m it t he pla c e Fa th e r a n d t he Son
t he

hav e in o ur pray e r . I t i s t o t he F at h e r w e pra y ,

an d fr o m wh o m we e xp e ct t he a n s w e r It i s i n .

t he m e rit , an d n am e ,
an d lif e of t he So n ,
a bidin
in Hi m an d He in us , that we tru s t t o be h e ard .

But h a v e we u n d e rs t oo d tha t i n t he Ho ly Trin ity

all t he Thr e e P e r s o n s h a v e an e qua l pla c e in pr a y e r ,

an d tha t t he faith i n t he Ho ly Spir it of i n t e rc e s s i o n

as prayi n g in us is as in dis p e n sabl e as t he fa ith
i n t he F a th e r an d t he So n ? Ho w cl e arly we ha ve
“
thi s i n t he w or d s ,
Thr o ugh Ch r is t we have acc e s s
by on e Spirit t o t he F a th e r . As m uch as pra y e r
m u s t be to t he F a th e r , an d thr oug h t he So n , it m us t

be by t he Spirit . An d t he Spi r it ca n pray in n o

o th e r way i n us , than as He live s in u s. It is on ly

as we g iv e o ur s e lve s to t he Spiri t livi n g an d
 THE S P IRIT or UPPLI C ATI O N
S 1 23

pr a yi n g in us , tha t t he gl o ry of t he pra ye r h e ari n g

-

Go d, an d t he e ve r bl e ss e d -
an d m os t e ffe ct u a l
m e dia ti o n of t he So n , ca n be k n o wn by us in th e ir
po w e r .
(N o t e D ) .

O ur la s t l es s o n : P ra
y i n the Sp i r i t f or a ll s a i n ts

(Ep h vi The Spirit , w ho i s “

. . c a ll e d t he Spir it

o f s upplica ti o n , is l
a so an d v e ry Sp e cia lly t he Spirit

of i n te rc e ss io n . It is sa id of Hi m , t he Spir it

Him se lf m a k e th in t e rc e s s i o n fo r us wi t h gr o a n in gs
th a t ca n n o t be utt e r e d . He m a k e th in t e rc e s s i o n
fo r t he sa n i ts I t i s t he sa m e wor d as is use d
of Ch r is t , w ho a sol m a k e th in t e rc e s s i o n fo r u s.

The th o ught is e ssen tia lly tha t of m e di ati o n — on e

pl e adi n g fo r an o t he r . W hen t he Spir it of in t e r

c e ss i on tak e s f ull po s s e ss i o n of us, a ll se lfi s hn e s s ,

as i f we wan t e d Hi m se p a ra t e fr o m Hi s in t e rc e s s i o n
fo r o th e rs ,
an d h a ve Hi m fo r o ur s e lve s l
a on e , is
b an is h e d , an d we b e gin to a va il o ur s e lv e s of o ur

w o n d e rful pr ivil e g e to pl e a d fo r m e n . W e lo n g
to liv e t he Chris t lif e -
of se lf c o n s u mi n g
-
sa crific e
for o t he r s , . as o ur h e art un c e as in gly yi e ld s it s e lf
t o Go d t o o btain Hi s bl e ss i n g fo r th os e a o r un d us .

I n te rce s s io n th e n b e co m e s , n ot an in cid e n t or an

o ccas i o n a l pa rt of o ur pr a y e rs but th e ir
, on e gr e a t
o bj e ct . Pr ay er fo r o ur se lv e s th e n tak es i ts tru e
1 24 THE MI NISTRY or I N TER CESSI O N

pla c e , s im ply as a m e an s fo r fittin g us b e tte r

fo r e x e rci s i n g o ur m in i s t r y of i n t e rc e s s io n m o re

e ff e ctu a lly .

Ma y I be a ll o w e d t o s p e a k a v e ry p e r s o n al wo rd
t o e a ch o f m y r e ad e r s ? I h a v e hum bly b e s o ught

Go d t o giv e m e wh a t I m ay g iv e th e m — Divin e
light a n d h e lp truly t o fo r s a k e t he lif e o f fa ilur e i n
pra y e r a n d t o e n t e r e v e n n o w a n d a t o n c e up o n
, , , ,

t he life o f in t e rc e s s i o n which t he Ho ly Spirit c a n

e n a bl e th e m t o l e a d I t can be d o n e by a s im pl e
.

act o f fa ith cla i m i n g t he ful n e ss o f t he Spiri t th a t

, ,

i s t he full m e a s ur e o f t he Spirit which yo u a r e

,

ca p a bl e i n G o d s s ight o f r e c e ivi n g an d He i s
’
,

th e r e fo r e willi n g t o b e s to w W il l yo u n o t e v e n .
,

n ow ,
acc e pt o f thi s by fa ith ?
Le t m e r e m i n d yo u o f wh a t tak e s pl a c e a t

c on ve r sio n Mo s t o f u s yo u pro bably t o o for a

.
, ,

ti m e s o ught p e a c e i n e ffo rt s a n d s tru ggl es t o g iv e

up s i n a n d pl e a s e Go d But yo u did n o t fin d it .

’
thu s The p e a c e o f G o d s p a rd o n cam e by fa ith
. ,

tru s tin g G o d s w o rd c o n c e r n in g Chri s t an d Hi s

’

s a lvati o n Yo u ha d h e ard o f Chri s t a s t he gift o f

.

Hi s l o ve yo u kn e w th a t He w a s fo r yo u t o o yo u
, ,

ha d f e lt t he m o vi n gs a n d dr a wi n gs o f Hi s gra c e ;
’
but n e v e r till i n fa ith i n G o d s wo rd yo u a cc e pt e d
1 26 THE MINISTRY or IN TER CESSI O N
an d cla im an d a cc e pt Hi m to wo rk in yo u wh a t
Go d wo uld have . W ill yo u n ot do it ? Ju s t
acc e pt Hi m in faith as Chris t s gift ’
, to be t he
Spirit of yo ur wh o l e lif e , of y o ur praye r lif e -
too,

an d yo u ca n c o un t up o n Hi m to tak e charge . Yo u
ca n th e n b e gin h o w e v e r f e e bl e
, yo u fe e l ,
an d un a bl e
to pray a right , to bo w b e fo r e Go d i n S enil ce ,

with t he a ss uran c e th a t He wil l t e ach yo u to

pray .

My d e ar b r o th e r a s yo u c o n s cio u s ly by fa ith
,

acc e pt e d Chri s t t o pard o n yo u ca n c o n sc i o u s ly

, ,

n ow i n t he lik e fa ith a cc e pt o f Ch ri s t w ho giv e s

t he Ho ly Spirit t o do Hi s w o rk i n yo u Chri s t .

r e d e e m e d u s th a t w e m ight r e c e iv e t he p r om is e o f
t he Spirit by fa ith K n e e l d o wn an d Si m ply
.
,

b e li e v e th a t t he Lo rd Chri s t w ho b a ptiz e th with ,

t he Ho ly Spirit d oe s n o w i n r e s po n se t o yo ur
, ,

fa ith b e gin i n yo u t he bl e s s e d lif e o f a full e x

,

p e r i e n c e of t he p o w e r o f t he i n dw e lli n g Spi r it .

De p e n d m o s t co n fid e n tly up o n Hi m a pa rt fr o m ,

a ll f e e li n g o r e xp e ri e n c e as t he Spirit o f s upplica
,

tio n a n d in t e rc e ss io n t o do Hi s wo rk R e n e w that .

act o f fa ith e ach m o rn i n g e ach tim e you pr a y ; ,

trus t Hi m aga in s t a ll a pp e a ran c e s t o wo rk i n yo u

, , ,

—be s ur e He i s w o rki n g — an d He will g ive you

 THE S P IRIT or S UPPLI CATI O N 1 27

to kn o w what t he joy of t he Ho ly Spirit i s as t he

po w e r of y o ur li f e .

I will po ur o ut t he Spirit of s upplic a ti o n .

Do yo u n ot b e gin to se e that t he m y s t e ry of pra y e r

i s t he m y s t e ry of t he Divin e in dw e lli n g . Go d i n
h e a v e n giv e s Hi s Spirit i n our h e ar t s t o be th e r e
t he Divi n e p o w e r pr a yi n g in us, an d dra win g us

upward to o ur Go d . Go d i s a Spirit , an d n o thi n g

bu t a li k e lif e an d Spirit within us ca n h o ld
c o m m un i o n with Hi m . I t w a s fo r t hi s m a n w as

cr e a t e d tha t,
Go d m ight dw e ll an d w o rk in Hi m ,
an d

be t he lif e of hi s life . It w a s t hi s Divi n e i n dwe ll

i n g t ha t si n lo s t . It wa s thi s tha t Chri s t ca m e to

ex hibit in Hi s li f e , to wi n ba ck fo r us in Hi s d e a t h ,

an d th e n t o i m p a rt t o us by c o m in g a ga in fr o m
h e av e n i n t he Spirit t o live i n Hi s di s cipl e s . It
is this , t he in dw e l lin g of Go d thr o ugh t he Spir it ,

tha t a l o n e ca n e xpla in an d en abl e us to a ppr o priat e

t he w o n d e rful pr o m i s e s giv e n to pray e r . Go d giv e s
t he Spiri t as a Spirit of Supplic a ti o n , t o o , t o m a i n

t a in Hi s Divi n e lif e within us as a li f e out of which

pr a y e r e v e r r is e s upwa rd .

W ith o ut t he Ho ly Spirit n o m an ca n ca ll J e s us
Lo rd , or cry , Abba, F ath e r ; n o m an ca n w o r s hip in
s pir it an d tr uth ,
or pra y wi t h o u t ce asin g . The
1 28 THE MINISTRY or INTER C E S SIO N

Ho ly Spir it i s give n t he b e li e v e r t o be a n d do i n
hi m a ll t h a t G o d wan t s hi m t o be o r do He i s .

giv e n hi m e s p e cia lly as t he Spirit o f pr a y e r a n d

s upplicati o n . I S it n o t cl e a r th a t e v e rythi n g i n

pra y e r d e p e n ds up o n o ur trus ti n g t he Ho ly Spiri t

t o do Hi s w o rk i n u s ; yi e ldi n g o ur s e lv e s t o Hi s

l e a di n g d e pe n din g o n ly a n d wh o lly o n Hi m ?
,

W e r e ad ,St e ph e n w as a m a n full o f fa ith a n d

t he Ho ly Spirit The t w o e v e r g o t o ge t h e r i n
.
,

e x a c t pr o p o r tio n t o e a ch o th e r As o ur fa ith s e e s
.

a n d tr u s t s t he Spirit i n u s t o pr a y a n d wait s o n ,

Hi m He W ill do Hi s w o rk ; a n d it i s t he lo n gin g
,

d e s ir e a n d t he e arn e s t s upplicati o n a n d t he d e fi n it e
, ,

fa ith t he F a th e r s e e k s Do le t u s kn o w Hi m a n d
.
,

i n t he fa ith o f Chris t w ho u n c e a s in gly giv e s Hi m ,

cul t ivat e t he ass ur e d co n fid e n c e ,

we ca n le ar n to

pra y as t he F at h e r w o uld h a ve us .
1 30 THE MI NI S TRY or IN TER CESSI O N
w i ll do i t, the F a the r w i ll g i ve i t , this on e wor d is
t he s im pl e li n k : In My N a m e. O ur as kin g an d
’
t he F a th e r s givin g ar e t o be e qu a lly i n t he N am e o f

Chri s t Ev e rythin g i n pray e r d e p e n d s up o n

. o ur

a ppr e h e n di n g this — I n My N a m e .

W e k n o w wh a t a n am e is : a w o rd by whi ch we

ca ll up to o ur m in d t he wh o l e b e in g an d n atur e
of an o bj e ct . W hen I p k
S ea of a lam b or a li o n ,

t he n am e at on ce s ugge s t s t he di ffe r e n t n atur e

p e culi a r to e ach . The N am e of G o d i s m e an t t o

e xpr e s s Hi s wh o l e Divi n e na tur e an d gl o ry . An d

so t he N am e of Chris t m e an s Hi s wh o l e n atur e ,

Hi s p e r s o n an d wo rk Hi s di s p o s iti o n
, an d Spi r i t
To a sk in t he N am e of Chri s t i s to pra y in u n io n
with Hi m W h e n fir s t a s i n n e r b e li e v e s i n Chris t
.
,

he o n ly k n o w s a n d thi n k s o f Hi s m e rit a n d i n t e r

c e ss i o n . An d t o t he v e ry en d th a t i s t he on e

f o u n da ti o n of our c o n fid e n c e . An d ye t , as t he

b e li e v e r gr o w s in gra c e an d en te rs m o re d e e ply
an d truly in t o u n i o n with Chris t— that i s, as he

a bid e s in Hi m — he l e arn s th a t t o pr a y in t he

N am e of Chri s t a sol m e a n s i n Hi s Spirit ,

an d in

t he po s s e s sion of Hi s n atur e , as t he Ho ly Spirit

im pa rt s it to us . AS w e gra s p t he m e a n i n g of t he

wo rds ,
At tha t da y ye s h a ll as k in My N am e
 IN THE N AME or C HR ST I 1 31

t he da y wh e n Ho ly Spirit Ch ris t cam e t o

in t he

live i n Hi s di s cipl es — w e Shall n o l o n g e r be s ta gge r e d

at t he
gr e a tn e s s of t he pr om is e : W ha tsoever ye
s h a ll as k i n My N am e , I will do it
” W e s ha ll .

g e t som e i n sight in to t he u n chan g e abl e n e c e s s ity

an d c e rtai n ty of t he law : what is as k e d in t he

N am e of Chri s t ,
in un i o n with Hi m , out of Hi s
’
na tur e an d Spirit, m us t be g ive n . AS Chri s t s
pr a y e r -
n atur e liv e s in us, Hi s pr a y e r po w e r b e c o m e s
-

o urs t oo . N ot that t he m e as ur e o f o ur atta in m e n t

or e xp e ri e n c e i s t he gr o un d o f o ur c o n fid e n c e but ,

t he h o n e s ty an d wh o l e h e art e dn e ss
-
o f ou r s urr e n d e r
to a ll that w e se e tha t Chris t se eks t o be i n us, wil l
be t he m e as ur e of our s piritua l fitn e s s an d p o we r
to pr a y in Hi s N am e If e abid e in
”
Me He
.
y ,

sa ys , ye s hall as k wh a t ye will . AS w e liv e in

Hi m , we get t he s pir itu a l po we r to avail o ur se lv e s of

Hi s N am e . As t he b r a n ch wh o lly give n up t o t he

lif e an d s e vi
r ce of t he Vi n e ca n c o un t upo n a ll

i ts sa p an d s tr e n gth fo r i t s fruit , so t he b e li e v e r ,

w ho in fa ith ha s a cc e pt e d t he fuln es s of t he Spiri t

to po s s e s s hi s wh o l e life , ca n in d e e d ava il him se lf
’
o f a ll t he po we r of Chr is t s N am e .

He r e on e arth Chris t as m an ca m e to re ve al
what pr a y e r is . To pray i n t he N am e of C hr i s t we
IO
1 32 THE MINIS T RY or I N TER CESSI O N

m us t pray He pr a ye d o n e a rth ; a s He
'

as

taught u s t o pra y ; i n un i o n with Hi m as He ,

n o w pray s i n h e a v e n W e m u s t i n l o v e s tudy a n d
.
,

i n faith acc e pt Hi m as o ur Exa m pl e o ur Te a ch e r

, , ,

o u r I n t e rc e s s o r .

C HR I ST O U R EXA MPLE .

Pr a ye r i n Chri s t on ea rth an d in us ca n n o t be
t wo di ff e r e n t thin gs . J us t as th e r e is b ut on e G o d,
w ho i s a Spir it , w ho h e ars pra y e r th e r e , is but on e

s pir it of acc e ptabl e pra y e r . W hen we r e ali s e wh a t

tim e Chri s t s pe n t in pra y e r , an d ho w t he gr e a t
e ve n ts of Hi s li f e w e r e a ll c o n n e ct e d wi t h s p e ci a l
pra y e r , we l e ar n t he n e c e ss ity of a b s o lut e d e pe n d
en ce o n an d u n c e as in g dir e ct co m m u n icatio n with t he
h e av e n ly w o rld ,
if w e ar e to liv e a h eav e n ly life ,
or

to e x e rcis e h e av e n ly p o w e r ar o un d us. W e see

ho w f o o li s h an d frui tl e s s t he att e m pt m u s t be t o do

w o rk fo r Go d an d h e av e n with o ut ,
i n t he fir s t pl a c e
in pr a y e r g e ttin g t he life an d t he p o w e r of h ea ve n to

po s se ss us . U n l es s thi s truth li v e s in u s, we ca n n o t
ava il o ur s e lv e s aright of t he m ighty po we r of t he

N am e o f Chris t . Hi s e xa m pl e m us t t e ach uS t he

m e a n in g of Hi s N am e .
1 34 THE MIN I STR Y or IN TER CESSI O N
in pra y e r s ur e ly in clud e s this , to fo ll o w Hi s e xam pl e
a n d t o pr a y a s He did .

O f t he n ight b e fo r e ch o os in g Hi s a p o s tl e s we

r e a d (Luk e vi .
“
He w e n t out i n t o t he m o u n

t a i n to p r a y a n d ,
con ti n ue d a ll n i g ht i n p r a ye r to
‘

Go d . The fir s t t p t o wa rd s
s e t he c o n s t i t uti o n of

t he Church ,
an d t he se pa ra ti o n of m en t o be Hi s
witn e s s e s an d s ucc e s s o r s c a l l e d Hi m
, to S e p cia l l o n g
c o n tin u e d pr a y e r . All ha d t o be do n e a cco rdin g
to t he pa tt e r n on t he m o u n t . The So n can do

n o thi n g of Him s e lf :
Fa th e r t he Sho w e t h Hi m a ll

thin gs th a t Him s e lf do e th It . w as i n t he n ight

of pra y e r it w a s s h o wn Hi m .

In t he n ight b e twe e n t he f e e din g of t he fiv e

th o u s a n d wh e n J e s u s k n e w tha t
,
t he y wa n t e d to

ta k e Hi m by f o rc e an d m ak e Hi m Ki n g , an d t he

wa lkin g on t he s ea ,
“
He withdr e w a ga in i n t o t he

m o un t ai n Hi m s e lf
,
l
a on e , to p r a y (Matt xiv 2 3 ; . .

Ma rk vi 4 6 J o h n vi w a s G o d s will He
’
. It .

w a s c o m e t o do a n d G o d s p o w e r He
’
, w as to S o h w
fo rth . He ha d it n ot as a p o ss e s s ion of Hi s o wn ;
it ha d t o be pr a y e d fo r an d r e c e iv e d fr o m ab o v e .

The fir s t an n o un c e m e n t of Hi s a ppr o a chin g d ea th ,

a ft e r He had e licit e d fr o m P e t e r t he c o n f e ss io n tha t

He w as t he Chris t ,
is in tr o duc e d by t he w o rds
 IN THE N A ME or CHR ST I 1 35

( Luk e ix .
“
An d it ca m e to p a s s th a t He w as

p y g
r a i n a lon e . The i n tr o ducti o n to t he s o t ry of

t he Tr a n s figur a t io n is (Luk e ix .
“
He w e n t up
in to t he m o u n tain to p r a y . The r e qu e s t of t he

dis cipl e s ”
Lo rd t e ach u s t o pra y (Luk e xi . fo llo ws
, ,

on ,
I t cam e to pa ss as He w as p r a yi ng i n a c e rtain
pla c e In Hi s o wn p e rs o n a l life ,
in Hi s i n t e r
c o ur s e wi t h t he Fa th e r i n a ll He i s
,
an d do e s fo r

m e n , t he Chri s t wh o s e n am e we ar e to use is a

Man of pr a ye r . It is pray e r giv e s Hi m Hi s p o w e r

of bl e s s i n g ,
an d t r an s fig u r e s Hi s v e ry b o dy with t he

gl o ry of h ea ve n . It is Hi s o wn pra y e r life -
m ak e s

Hi m t he t e a ch e r of o th e rs ho w t o pr a y . Ho w
m uch m o r e m u s t i t be pr a y e r pra y e r a l o n e
, ,
m uch

pra y e r tha t
, c an fit us to h r Hi s gl o ry
S a e of a tra n s
fig u r e d lif e ,
or m ake us t he ch a n n e l of h e a v e n ly
bl e ss in g an d t e a chi n g to ot he r s . To pr a y in t he

N am e of Chris t i s to pra y as He pra y s .

AS t he en d a ppr o a ch e s it ,
is st ill m o re pr a y e r .

W hen t he G r e e k s as ke d to see Hi m , an d He S o p ke
of Hi s a ppr o a chin g d e a th He pra y e d , . At La za ru s ’

gr a ve He pra y e d . In t he las t n ight He pr a y e d

Hi s pra y e r as o ur High -
P ri e s t , tha t we m ight

k n o w wh a t Hi s sa cri fic e wo uld wi n , an d wha t Hi s

e v e rla s tin g in t e rc e s s i o n on t he thr o n e wo uld be . In
1 36 THE MI N I STR Y or I N TER CESSI O N

G e th s e m a n e He pray e d Hi s pr a y e r as Victi m , t he

Lam b givin g it s e lf t o t he l
s au ght e r . O n t he Cr o ss
it is st ill a ll pr ay e r — t he pra y e r of c o m p a s s io n fo r

Hi s m ur d e r e r s ; t he pr a y e r of t
a on n i g s u ffe ri n g in

t he thick d a rk n e s s ; t he pr a y e r in d e a th o f c on fid

ing r es ign a ti o n of Hi s s pirit t o t he F a th e r .

( N t E)
o e .

Chris t s life ’
an d w o rk Hi s s uffe rin g
, an d d e ath
it w a s a ll pr a y e r ,
a ll d e p e n de n ce on Go d ,
tru s t i n Go d,
r e ce i v mg fr o m Go d, s urr e n d e r t o Go d . Thy r e de m p

ti on , O b e li e v e r , is a r e d e m p t i o n wr o ught o u t by pray e r
an d i n t e rc e s s io n : thy Chri s t is a pr a yin g Ch r is t
t he life He live d fo r th e e , t he lif e He liv e s in th e e ,

is a pr a yi n g lif e t h a t ,
de light s t o w a it on Go d an d
r e c e ive a ll fr o m Hi m . To pr a y in Hi s N am e i s to

pra y as He pra y e d . Chri s t is on ly ou r e x a m pl e be

cau s e He He a d o u r Sa vi o ur a n d o u r Lif e
is o ur , , .

I n vir tu e o f Hi s D e ity a n d o f Hi s Spiri t He c an

liv e i n u s : w e c a n pr a y i n Hi s N am e b e cau s e w e ,

a bid e i n Hi m a n d He i n u s .

C HR I ST O U R TEACHER .

Chri s t w as wh a t He taught . A ll Hi s t e achi n g

was ju s t t he r e v e l a tio n of ho w He liv e d a n d ,

pra i s e Go d— o f t he life He w as t o liv e in u s. Hi s

t e achin g of t he dis cipl e s w as fir s t to awa k e n d es ir e ,
1 38 THE MIN I STR Y or I N TER CESSI O N
we re to awak e t o t he glo ry of t he w o rk of i n te r

c e ss io n ,
an d to see that in it ,
an d t he d e fi n ite
pl e adin g fo r d e fi n it e gifts on d e fin ite S ph e r e s an d
pe rs on s , li e our high e s t fe ll o ws hip with o ur gl o rifi e d
Lo rd , an d o ur o n ly re al po w e r to bl e s s m en ,
it w o uld
be se en th a t th e r e ca n be n o t r u e r f e llo ws hip with
Go d tha n th e s e d e fi n it e p e titi o n s an d th e ir an s we r s ,

by which we b e co m e t he chan n e l of Hi s gra ce an d

life to m en . Th e n o ur f e llo ws hip with t he F at he r
is e v e n s uch as t he So n ha s i n Hi s i n te rc e s s io n .

How to p r a y — O ur Lo rd t a ught u s t o pray i n

’

s e cr e t i n s im plicity with t he e ye o n Go d al o n e i n
, , ,

hu m ility i n t he s pirit o f f o rgivi n g l o ve

, But t he .

chi e f truth He r e it e r a te d w a s e v e r thi s : t o pr a y

i n f a ith An d He d e fi n e d tha t faith n o t o n ly a s
’

.
,

’
a tru s t i n G o d s go o d n e ss o r p o w e r but a s t he
'

d e fi n it e a ss uran ce th a t w e have r e c e iv e d t he v e ry
thi n g w e as k An d th e n i n vi e w o f t he d e l a y
.
,

i n t he a n s w e r He in s i s t e d o n p e r s e v e ra n c e a n d
,

urg e n cy W e m u s t be f o llo w e r s o f tho s e

. w ho

thr o ugh f a ith a n d pa ti e n ce i n h e rit t he pr o m is es

t he f a ith th a t a cc e pts t he pr o m i s e a n d k n o ws
-
,

it ha s wh a t it ha s a s k e d — t he pati e n c e th a t o bta in s
‘

t he pr o m i s e a n d i n h e rit s t he bl e s s i n g W e s hall .

t he n l ear n to un d e rs ta n d wh G o d, w ho r o m i s e s t o
y p
 IN THE N AME or C HR ST I 1 39

ave n ge Hi s e l e ct s p e e dily b e a r s with th e m i n s e e m in g

,

d e l a y I t i s th a t t h e ir f a ith m ay be purifi e d fr o m a ll
.

th a t is of t he flesh ,
an d te ste d an d s tr e n gth e n e d to

b e co m e t h a t s piritua l p o we r t h a t c a n do a ll thi n gs
ca n e v e n ca s t m o un ta i n s in to t he h e art of t he s ea .

C HR I ST As CU R I N TER CEsso R .

W e h a v e ga z e d on Chr i s t in Hi s pra y e r s ; we

h a ve l is te n e d t o Hi s t e a chin g as t o ho w w e m u s t

pra y ; to k n o w f u lly wha t it i s to pra y in Hi s

N am e , w e m us t k n o w Hi m to o in Hi s h e a ve n ly
in te rc e s s i o n .

J us t thin k wha t it m e an Hi s s a vi n g
s : th a t a ll

w o rk wr o ught fr o m h ea v e n i s s t ill c a rri e d o n ju s t ,

a s o n e arth i n , u n c e a s in g c o m m u n ica t i o n with a n d ,

dir e c t i n t e rc e s s i o n t o t he F a th e r w ho w o rk e t h a ll ,

i n a ll w ho i s A ll in A ll
,
Eve ry a c t o f gra c e i n
.

Chri s t ha s b e e n pr e c e d e d by a n d o w e s i t s p o w e r,

t o in te rce s s i o n
,
G o d ha s b e e n h o n o ur e d a n d
.

a ck n o wl e dge d as i t s A u t h o r O n t he thr o n e o f G o d
.
,

Chris t s high e s t f e ll o w s hip wi th t he F a th e r a n d

’
,

Hi s pa rt n e rs hip i n Hi s rul e o f t he wo rld i s i n ,

in t e rce s s i o n Ev e ry bl e ss in g t h a t c o m e s d o w n t o
.

us fr o m ab o v e b e ar s upo n it t he s ta m p fr o m
1 40 T II E MIN I STR Y or IN TER CESSIO N

Go d : thr o ugh Chris t s i n t e rc e s s i o n ’

. Hi s In te r
c e s s io n is n o thi n g but t he fru it an d t he gl o ry of

Hi s t
a on em en t . W h e n He ga v e Him s e lf a s acri
fic e t o Go d fo r m e n , He pr o v e d t hat Hi s wh o l e
h e art ha d t he on e o bj e ct : t he gl o ry of Go d, i n t he
sa lva ti o n of Hi s i n t e rc e s s i o n t hi s gr e a t
m en . In

purpo s e i s r ea li s e d : He g lo r i fie s t he F ath e r by
a s kin g a n d r e c e i vi n g a ll o f Hi m ; He s a v e s m e n by

b e s t o wi n g wh a t He ha s o btai n e d fr o m t he F a th e r .

Chri s t s ’
in t e rc e s s i o n is t he F a th e r s gl o ry Hi s
’
, ow n

gl o ry , our gl o ry .

An d n ow , thi s Chri s t , t he I n t e rc e s s o r ,
is o ur life ;
He is o ur He a d ,
an d we ar e Hi s b o dy ; Hi s Spirit
d lif e br e ath e in AS i n h e a ve n arth
’

an us . so on e ,

’ ’
in t e rc e s s i o n is G o d s ch o s e n G o d s ,
on ly ch a n n e l of

bl e s s i n g . Le t us l e a r n fr o m Chri s t wh a t gl o ry th e r e
i s in it ; wh a t t he w a y t o e x e rcis e this w o n dr o u s
p o w e r ; wh a t t he pa rt it i s to tak e in w o rk fo r Go d .

The g lor y o f it— By

. it b e y o n d
, an ythi n g , we

gl o rify Go d . By it we gl o rify Chris t . By it we

bri n g b l e ss in g t o t he Chur ch d t he w o rld By

‘

an .

it we o bt a in o ur hi gh e s t n o bility— t he Go dlik e
p o we r of s avi n g m en .

The w a y to i t — Paul . writ e s , W a lk in l o ve , e ve n

as Chri s t l o v e d us, an d ga v e Hi m s e lf a sa crifice to
1 42 THE MIN I STR Y or I N TER CESSI O N
Th e n we s ha ll u n d e r s ta n d t he part in t e rc e ss i o n
’
i s to tak e in G o d s w o rk thr o ugh us . W e S a h ll n o

l o n g e r try to wo rk fo r Go d, d a sk Hi m to fo ll o w
'

an

it w ith Hi s bl e s s i n g . W e h ll
S a do what t he fri e n d
at mi d n ight did wh a t Chris t did
, on ea rth , an d
e ve r do e s in h e av e n — we Shall fir s t g e t fr o m Go d,
an d th e n tur n to m e n to giv e wh a t He g a v e us.

As with Chri s t , w e s h a ll m a k e o ur chi e f w o rk , we

s h a ll c o un t n o tim e or tr o ubl e too gr e a t , to r e ce ive

fr o m t he Fa th e r ; givin g to m en wi ll th e n be i n
po we r .

Se r va n t s of Chri s t ! chi ldr e n of Go d ! be of go o d

c o urag e . Le t n o f e ar of f e e bl e n e s s or p o v e rty
m ake yo u afra id— a sk in t he N am e of Ch r i s t .

Hi s N am e is Him s e lf ,
in a ll Hi s p e rf e cti o n an d
po we r . He i s t he livi n g Chri s t ,
an d wil l Him s e lf
m ak e Hi s N am e a po we r in yo u . F ea r n ot to

pl e a d t he N a m e ; Hi s pr o m i s e is a thr e e fo ld co rd
th a t ca n n o t be br o k e n : W ha tsoever ye as h — i n My
N a me— IT SH ALL B E DO N E U N To YO U .
 A P LE A F O R M O R E P R AY E R

C H A P TER XI I

flag fi s t bui l t bear Me

h r f r will t h L rd w it t h t H m y b gr ci u
T e e o e e o a , a e a e a o s

u t y
n o Blou.d l l t h y th t w i t f
e ss e Hi m H w ill b
ar e a e a a or . e e

v ry g r ci u u t t h t t h v ic f t hy c ry ; wh H h ll
e a o s n o ee a e o e o en e s a

h r i t H will w r t h — I A xxx 1 8 1 9
ea , e an s e e e. S . .
, .

Th L r d wi ll h r wh
e o I ll up
”
Hi m —P iv 3
ea en ca on . s. . .

I h v c ll d up Th f Th u w i lt h m 0 G d !
a e a e on ee, or o ear e, o

PS . xv u . 6.

I wi l l l k u oo n t o t he L rd ; I will w i t f
o a or t he Go d of my
sa lv a ti o n : m y Go d w i ll he a r m e .
— MI C . vn . 7 .

HE p o w e r of pra y e r r e s t s i n t he fa i t h t h a t Go d
h e ar s it . In m o re than on e sen se thi s is

tru e . It is thi s fa ith th a t giv e s a m an c o u r a ge

to pray . It is thi s fa ith t h a t giv e s hi m po we r to

pr e va il wi th Go d . The m o m e n t I am a ss ur e d tha t
Go d h e ars me I fe e l dra wn
too , to pr a y an d to

p e r se v e r e in pray e r I fe e l s tr o n g
. to cla im an d to
1 43
1 44 THE MI N I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N

ta k e in faith t he an s w e r Go d giv e s . One gr e a t

a
r e s on of lack of pra y e r i s t he wa n t of t he livin g ,

j o y o us as s ura n c e : My G o d w il l h e ar me . If on ce
’
Go d s se rvan t s o t a vi s i o n of t he livin g Go d
g
waitin g to gran t th e ir re qu e s t , an d to b e s to w all t he

h e ave n ly gift s of t he Spirit th e y ar e in n ee d o f, fo r

th e m s e lv e s or th o s e th e y ar e se rvin g ,
ho w e v e ry
thi n g w o ul d be set a s id e t o m ak e tim e an d ro o m
fo r this on e on ly p o w e r that can en s ur e h e ave n ly
bl e s s in g— t he pr a y e r of fa ith !

W he n a m an ca n ,
an d doe s sa y, in livin g fa i t h ,

My G o d ”
will h e ar m e ! s ur e ly
n o thi n g c a n kee p
hi m fr o m pr a y e r He k n o w s th a t wh a t he ca n n o t
.

do o r g e t d o n e o n e arth ca n a n d will be d o n e fo r
,

hi m fr o m h e av e n Le t e ach o n e o f u s ho w i n
.

s till n e ss b e fo r e G o d a n d w a it o n ,
Hi m t o r e v e a l
Hi m s e lf as t he pra y e r h e arin g Go d I n Hi s
-
.

pr e s e n c e t he w o n dr o u s th o ughts ga th e rin g r o u n d
t he c e n t r al truth will un fo ld th e m s e lve s t o us .

1 .
“
My Go d w i ll hea r m e W ha t a blesse d ee r .

ta i n ty — W e h a v e G o d s w o rd fo r it i n n um b e rl es s
’

pr o mi s e s W e hav e th o usa n d s o f witn e ss es t o t he

.

fa ct that th e y hav e f o un d it tru e W e hav e had .

e xp e r i e n ce o f it i n o ur li v e s W e hav e had t he .

So n o f Go d c o m e fr o m h e av e n with t he m e s s a ge
146 THE MI N I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
sen se o f Hi s ne ar n e s s an d re adin e s s to an s we r . So
will yo u b e gin to pra y with t he wo rds ,
“
My Go d
wil l h e a r me !

2 .
“
My God wi ll hea r m e . W ha t a w on dr o u s

g r ace — Thi n k of Go d i n Hi s i n fi n ite m aj e s ty , Hi s

alt o g e th e r in c o m pr e h e n s ibl e gl o ry Hi s , u n a pp r o a c h

a bl e h o li n e s s , s ittin g on a thr o n e of gr a c e wai t i n g

,

t o be gra cio u s i n vi t i n g
, ,
en c o ura gin g yo u t o pr a y
with Hi s pr o mi s e : Ca ll up o n Me , an d I will a n s w e r
th e e . Thi n k of y o urse lf , in y o ur n o thin gn e ss an d

h e lpl e s s n e s s as a cr e a tur e ; in y o ur wr e tch e dn e s s

an d tr an s gr e s s i o n s as a si n n e r; in yo u r f e e bl e n e s s
an d un w o rthin e s s as a sa n i t; an d pr a is e t he gl o ry
of th a t gra c e which all o ws o u to s ay b o ldly of
y
yo ur pr a y e r fo r My Go d w ill
y o ur s e lf an d o th e rs ,

he ar m e Thi n k o f ho w yo u a r e n o t l e ft t o y o ur
.

s e lf a n d wh a t yo u ca n acc o m plis h i n th i s w o n d e rful

, ,

in t e rc o ur s e with Go d Go d has un it e d yo u with.

Chri s t ; i n Hi m a n d Hi s N am e yo u hav e y o ur
c o n fid e n c e ; o n t he thr o n e He pr ay s wi t h yo u a n d
fo r yo u ; o n t he f o o t s t o o l o f t he thr o n e yo u pra y
with Hi m a n d i n Hi m Hi s w o rth a n d t he F ath e r s
.
,
’

d e light i n h e arin g Hi m a r e t he m e a s ur e o f y o ur ,

c o n fid e n ce y o ur ,
a ss ur an c e of b e in g h e a rd . Th e r e

i s m o re . Thin k of t he Ho ly Spirit, t he Spirit of

 MY C OD W I LL ,
HEAR ME 1 47
’
Go d s o wn So n , sen t in to y o ur h e art to cry ,
Abba ,
F a th e r ,
an d t o be i n yo u a Spirit of Supplicati o n ,
wh e n yo u kn o w n ot wh a t to pr a y as you o ught .

Thi n k , i n a ll yo ur i n s i g n i fica n c e an d u n w o rthi n e s s ,

of

y o ur be in g as a cc e ptabl e as Chri st Hi m s e lf . Thin k

in a ll y o ur ig n o ra n c e an d fe e bl e n e ss ,
o f t he Spir it

m akin g in t e rc e s s io n a cc o rdin g t o Go d wi thin yo u ,

an d cry out, W h a t w o n dr o u s gr a c e
.
! Thr o ugh
Chris t I h a v e a cc e s s t o t he F a th e r by , t he Spiri t .

I ca n ,
I do b e li e v e it : My Go d will he a r me .

3 .
“
My God wi ll hea r me . W ha t a deep m yste r y
— Th e r e ar e difficulti e s th a t ca n n o t bu t at ti m e s
a ri s e an d p e rpl e x e v e n t he h o n e s t h e art . Th e r e i s
’
t he qu e s ti o n as to Go d s so v e r e ign ,
a ll -
wi s e all ,
-
di s
po s i n g wil l . Ho w ca n o ur wis h e s , o ft e n so f o o li s h ,

an d o ur wi ll , o ft e n so se lfi s h , o v e rrul e or ch a n ge
th a t p e r f e ct will ? W r
e e it n ot b e tt e r to l e a ve a ll

to Hi s di s p o s a l w ho , kn o w s wha t is best , an d l o ves

to giv e us t he v e ry b e s t ? O r ho w ca n o ur pr a ye r
cha n ge what He has o rda in e d b e fo r e ? Th e n th e r e
is t he qu e s ti o n as to t he n ee d of p e r s e v e rin g
pray e r , an d lo n g wa itin g fo r t he an s w e r . If Go d
be I n fin ite Lo v e ,
an d d e li ghtin g m or e t o giv e th a n
we to r e c e iv e wh e r e
, t he n ee d fo r t he pl e a din g an d

wres tlin g , t he urge n cy , an d t he l o n g d e la y of which

1 1
 ’
THE MIN I STRY OF IN TER C ESSI O N

Scri ptur e an d e xpe ri e n ce s p e ak ? A ri s i n g out of

thi s th e r e is s till an o th e r qu e s tio n — th a t of ,
t he

m ultitud e o f a ppar e n tly va in an d un a n s w e r e d pr a y e r s .

Ho w m an y have pl e ad e d fo r l o ve d o n e s an d th e y ,

di e u n s av e d Ho w m an y cry fo r ye ars fo r s piritua l

.

ble s s in g a n d n o an s we r c o m e s To thin k o f a ll
, .

this t r i e s o u r fa ith a n d m ak e s us h e s itate a s w e

,

sa y ,
My Go d w ill h ea r m e .

B e l o v e d ! pr a y e r i n i t s p o w e r w ith Go d a n d Hi s
, ,

f a ithful n e s s to Hi s pr o m i s e t o h e a r it i s a d e e p ,

Spiritual m y s t e ry . To t he qu e s ti o n s put a bo ve
an s w e rs ca n be giv e n tha t remo ve som e o f t he di tfi

culty . B ut aft e r all

, , t he firs t an d t he la s t th a t
mu s t be s aid is thi s : AS littl e as we c an c o m pr e
he n d Go d ca n we c o m pr e h e n d thi s ,
o n e of t he m o s t

bl e ss e d Of Hi s a ttribut e s th a t He h ea r s pra y e r
, .

It is a s pir itual m y s t e ry— n o thi n g l e s s th a n t he

m y s t e ry Of t he Ho ly Tr i n ity Go d h e a r s b e cau s e
.

we pray in Hi s So n b e caus e t he Ho ly Spirit pr a ys

,

in us . If we h a v e b e li e v e d an d clai m e d t he life of

Chri s t as o ur h ea lth , an d t he ful n e ss of t he Spirit

a s o ur s tr e n gth ,
le t us n ot h e s itat e to b e li e v e i n t he
po w e r of o ur pra y e rHo ly Spirit c a ntoo . The

e n a bl e u s t o b e li e v e a n d r e j o ic e i n it e v e n wh e r e ,

e v e ry qu es ti o n i s n o t
ye t a n s we re d H e will d o .
1 50 THE MIN I STR Y or IN TER CESSI O N
o ur fe ll o w -
m en . Eve n as Ch r i s t o btain e d Hi s r ight o f
pr e va ilin g in t e rc e s s io n by Hi s givi n g Hi m s e lf a s a cri
fic e t o Go d fo r m e n , a n d thr o ugh it r e c e iv e s t he bl e s s
in gs He dis p e n s e s , so , if we hav e truly with Chris t
giv e n o urs e lve s t o Go d fo r m e n , w e s h a r e Hi s right of

in t e rc e s s io n , an d ar e abl e to O btain t he p o w e rs of

t he h e a ve n l y w o rld fo r th e m too . The po we r of lif e

an d de at h is in o ur h a n ds ( 1 J o h n v . In
an s we r to pray e r t he Spirit ca n be po ur e d out , so ul s
ca n be c o n ve rt e d b e li e v e r s
, ca n be es tablis h e d . In
pra y e r t he ki n gd o m of da rk n e s s ca n be c o n qu e r e d ,

so uls br o ught out of pr is o n in t o t he lib e rty o f Chri s t ,

an d t he gl o ry O f Go d be r e v e al e d . Thr o ugh pra y e r ,

t he s wo rd of .
the Spirit , which i s t he W o rd of Go d ,

c an be wi e ld e d i n p o we r ,
an d, i n pub lic pr e a chi n g as

in priva t e s p e aki n g , t he m o s t r e b e lli o u s m a d e to bo w

at Je s us fe e t
’
.

W ha t a r e s p o n s ibil i t y on t he Church to give

h e r s e lf to t he w o rk of in t e rc e ss i o n W ha t a

r e s p o n s ibility on e v e ry m in is t e r , m i s s i o n a ry , w o rk e r ,

se t a pa rt fo r t he sa vi n g of so ul s , to yi e ld him s e lf
wh o lly to act o ut an d pr o v e hi s faith :
“
My Go d
will ”
h e ar m e ! An d what a call on e v e ry b e li e ve r ,

in s t e ad of buryin g an d l o s in g this tal e n t , to see k to

the v e ry utm o s t to u se it in pray e r an d s upplicati o n

 MY GO D W I LL HEAR ME 151

fo r a ll s ain t s an d fo r all m en . My Go d will h e ar

me : The d e e pe r our en tr an c e in t o t he truth of

this wo n dr o u s po w e r Go d hath giv e n to m en , t he

m o re wh o l e h e a rt e d will be
-
o ur s urr e n d e r t o t he wo rk
of i n t e rc e ss io n .

5 My God w i ll he a r m e
.
“
. W ha t a blessed p r osp ec t !
—I s e e i t— all t he fa il ur e s of my pas t l if e h a v e b e e n
o win g t o t he la ck of this faith . My fa ilur e , es p e c i

a lly i n t he wo rk of in t e rc e s s io n ,
has ha d i t s de e pe s t
ro o t in this — I did n ot liv e i n t he full fa ith of t he

bl e s s e d as s ura n ce ,
My God wi ll he a r m e P r ai s e

Go d ! I b e gin to se e i t— I b e li e v e it . A ll ca n be
di ffe r e n t . O r, r a th e r I , see Hi m I b e li e v e Hi m
,
“

“
My Go d w i ll he a r m e l
”Ye s m e, e ve n me C o m m on
,

pla c e an d in sig n i fican t th o ugh I be , fillin g bu t a

v e ry littl e pla ce , so th a t I wi l l s carce be m i ss e d

wh e n I g o — e ve n I h a ve a cc e s s to thi s In fi n it e Go d,
with t he co n fid e n c e th a t He h e a r e th me . On e with
Chris t ,
le d by t he Ho ly Spiri t I da re
, to s ay :
“
I
wil l pra y fo r ot h e rs ,
fo r I am s ur e m y Go d will
li s t e n to m e :
‘
My God w i ll he a r m e . W ha t a
bl e sse d pr o s p e ct b e f o r e m e— e v e ry e arthly an d
Spiritua l an xi e ty e xch an g e d fo r t he p e ac e of Go d,
w ho ca r e s fo r a ll a n d h e ars pr a ye r . W h a t a bl e s se d
pr o s p e ct in my wo rk — t o k n o w th a t e v e n wh e n t he
152 THE MI N I STR Y OF I N TER C ESSI O N

an s we r is l o n g d e lay e d ,
an d t he re i s a call fo r m uch

pa ti e n t , pe r s e v e r in g pr a y e r , t he t r uth r e m ai n s
in fa lli bly su er My Go d w i ll he a r me
’
An d wh a t a bl e ss e d pr os p e ct fo r Chris t s Church
if we co uld but all giv e pray e r i ts pla c e giv e fa ith
,

in Go d i t s pla c e , or , rath e r , g i ve the p r a yer he a r i n g

-

God Hi s p lace Is n ot this t he on e gr e at thi n g ,

t h o s e , w ho i n som e littl e m e a s ur e b e gi n to see t he

u rg e n t n ee d of pr a ye r , o ught in t he fir s t pla c e to

pr a y fo r . W he n G o d, at t he fir s t tim e,
a fte r t im e ,

po u r e d fo rth t he Spirit Hi s prayin g p e o pl e He

on ,

lai d d o wn t he la w fo r a ll tim e : a s m uch o f pra y e r ,

s o m uch o f t he Spir it Le t e ach o n e w ho ca n sa y

.
,

My God w i ll hea r m e j o in i n t he f e rv e n t s upplica

,

ti o n that thr o ugh o ut t he Chur ch that truth m a y be

,

r e s t o r e d t o i ts tru e pla ce a n d t he bl e s s e d pr o s p e ct
,

w ill be r e ali s e d : a pr a yi n g Chur ch e n due d wi t h

t he po w e r O f t he Ho ly Gh os t .

6 .
“
My God wi ll he a r m e W ha t a n e ed of .

Di vi n e tea chi n g l— W e n e e d this b o th t o e n a bl e us ,

t o h o ld this w o r d i n li vin g faith a n d t o m a k e f u ll ,

us e o f it i n in t e rc e ss io n I t has b e e n s a id a n d it
.
,

ca n n o t be said too O ft e n o r t o o e ar n es tly th a t t he ,

on e thin g n e e dful fo r t he Chur ch o f o ur da y i s ,

t he p o w e r o f t he Ho ly Spir it I t i s jus t b e caus e .

1 54 THE MI N I STR Y or I N TER CESSI O N

a right . If W e d e s ir e it we c an Co u n t upo n Hi m
He w ho d e lights in h e ari n g pra ye r an d an s w e ring it ,

He w ho gav e Hi s So n that He m ight e ve r pr a y

fo r us an d with Hi s Ho ly Spirit t o pra y
us, an d
i n u s w e c a n be s ur e th e re i s n o t a p r ay e r that
,

He wil l h e ar m o r e c e rt a in ly than thi s : that He

So r e v e al Him s e lf a s t he pra ye r h e ari n g Go d tha t
-
,

o u r wh o l e b e i n g m a y r e s p o n d
“
My God wi ll hea r
,
 A P L E A FO R M O R E P R A Y E R

C HA P TER XII I

198ml a i t attem of law yer

Go i qui f
an d c l l d S ul f T rm
n re or on e a e a o e s
”
he p ye t h — A CTS i x 1 1
ra . . .

“
F t hi s c u
or I b t i d m rcy t h t i m fi t
a se o a n e e ,
a n e rs J u es s

Ch ri t m igh t h w f rt h l l l g ff ri g f
s s o o p tt r t a on -su e n or a a e n o th m e
”
,

which h ul d h ft r b li v
s o Hi m t li f v rl ti
er e a e e e e on o e e e as n g .

1 T M i 16
I . . .

OD t oo k Hi s Hi m o u r Exa m pl e
own So n , an d m a de
a n d o ur P a tte rn I t s o m e tim e s i s as if t he .

po w e r o f Chris t s e xampl e i s l o s t i n t he th o ught that

’

He i n wh o m i s n o Si n i s n o t m an as w e a r e O ur
, , .

Lo rd t o o k P aul a; m a n o f lik e pas s i on s w ith o urse lv es

, ,

an d m a d e hi m a pa tt e r n o f wh a t he c o uld do fo r

o n e w ho wa s t he chi e f o f s i n n e r s An d Pa ul t he .
,

m an w ho m o r e th an a n y o th e r ha s s e t hi s m ark
, ,

on t he Church ha s e ve r b e e n a pp e al e d t o a s a
,

att e r m I h i s m as te ry o f Divi n e truth a n d

p n a n n .
,

1 55
1 56 THE MI N I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
hi s t e achin g of it ; i n hi s d e vo t io n t o hi s Lo rd ,
an d
hi s se lf co n s um in g z e a l
-
in Hi s se rvic e ; i n hi s de e p
e xpe r i e n c e of t he p o we r o f t he in dwe llin g Chris t a n d
t he fe ll o w s hi p of Hi s cr o s s ; i n t he s in c e rity o f hi s
hum ility ,
an d t he s im plici t y a n d bo ldn es s of hi s f aith ;
i n hi s m i ss i o n a ry en thu s ia s m an d en duran c e — i n a ll

“
this , an d so m uch m o r e , t he gr ac e of o ur Lo rd
J e s us w as e xc e e di n g a bu n dan t in hi m . Chri s t
gav e hi m , an d t he Chur ch ha s a cc e p t e d hi m , as a

p a tt e r n of what Chri s t w o uld h a v e ,

of what Chris t
w o ul d w o rk . Se v e n tim e s P aul s pe ak s of b e li e ve rs
fo ll o wi n g hi m : ( 1 C o r iv . . 1 6) W h e r e f o r e I b e se e ch
e ye f o l l o w er s o f (xi 1 )
“
y ou b
,
me . B e ye fo l

l o w e rs oi m e, e ve n as I am o f Chris t P hi l ii i. . 1 7,

iv . 9 ; 1 Th es s . i. 6 ; 2 Th e s s i i i . . 7 —9 .

If P aul , as a pa tt e r n of pra y e r , is n o t as m uch

s tudi e d or app e al e d to as he i s i n o th e r r es p e cts it ,

is n ot b e caus e he i s n ot in thi s t oo as r e m a rk a bl e
a pr o o f of what grac e ca n do , or . be ca us e w e do

n ot, in this r es p e ct , as m uch s tan d in n ee d of t he

h e lp of hi s e xa m pl e . A s tudy of Paul as a patt e r n

of pra y e r wil l b ri n g a ri c h r e w a rd of in s tru c ti o n
an d en c o urage m e n t . The w o rds o ur Lo rd us e d of

hi m at hi s c o n v e r s io n , B e h o ld he pra y e th ,
m a y be

tak e n as t he k e yn o t e of hi s lif e . The h e a ve n ly

 158 THE MI N I STR Y or IN TER C ESSI O N
con ti n ua l f hea r t ; fo r I co uld wi s h tha t m y
sor r ow o

se lf w e r e accurs e d fr o m Chr is t fo r m y br e thr e n ” .

1 Cor . i
. 4 “
I than k m y Go d a lw a ys on y o ur
b e ha lf fo r t he grac e of God which is give n by
, yo u
“
J es u s Ch ri s t . 2 Co r . vi . 4, 6 : A ppr o v i n g o ur

se lv e s as t he m in is t e r s of Chris t ,
in w a tchi n g s , in
fas ti n g s . Ga l My little childr e n o f
. iv . 19 : ,

wh o m I tr a v a i l i n bi r th ag a i n till Chri s t be f o r m e d
i n yo u Eph i 1 6 : I cease n ot to give than k s
.
“
.

fo r yo u m a ki n g m e n ti o n o f yo u i n m y p r a yer s
, .

Eph ii i 1 4 : I bow m y k n ee s t o t he F a t he r t ha t He
. .
“
j

wo uld gr a n t yo u t o be s tr e n gth e n e d with m ight by

Hi s Spir it i n t he in n e r m a n P hil i 3 4 8 9 I . . .
, , ,

than k m y Go d up on ever y r em em br a n ce of you ,

a lw a ys i n ever y p r a ye r of m i n e m a kin g r e qu e s t fo r

o u all with j oy F o r Go d i s m r e c o rd h w
y y . o ,

gr e a tly I l o n g afte r yo u all i n t he b o w e l s o f J e s us

"
Chr is t An d thi s I p r a y
. CO L i 3 9 “
We .
,
°

iv e th an k s t o Go d, p r a yi n g a lw a ys f or you F o r
g .

this cau s e al s o s in c e t he da y w e h e ard it w e do n ot

, ,

cea se to p r a y f or you a n d t o d e s ir e C o l ii 1
, . .

I w o uld that ye k n e w what g r e a t confl i ct I h a ve

for yo u a n d for a s m an y a s h a v e n o t s e e n m y fa c e
,

i n t he fl e s h 1 Th e s s i 2
.
“
W e give t han k s t o . .

Go d a lw a ys fo r y o u a ll m aki n g m e n ti o n o f yo u i n,
 PA U L A PATTER N OF PR AYER 1 59

“
ou r p r a yer s . iii . 9 : W e jo y fo r y o ur s ak e s
b e fo r e Go d ; n i g ht an d da y p r a yi n g excee di n g ly that
we m ight p e rfe ct th a t which is l a ckin g in yo ur
“
fa ith . 2 Th es s . i
. 3: W e ar e bo u n d to tha n k
Go d a lw a ys fo r W h e r e fo r e l
a so we a lw a ys
yo u .

pr a y fo r yo u . , 2 Ti m . i . 3:
“
I tha n k Go d, that
w i t hou t cea si ng I have r em em bran c e Of th e e n ight
an d da y . P hil e m . 4 :
“
I th an k m y Go d, m a ki n g
m en ti o n of th e e a lw a
ys i n m y p r a yer s .

Th e s e pa s sag e s tak e n to ge th e r giv e us t he pictur e

of a m an wh o s e w o rd s ,
Pr a y with o ut c e a s i n g ,

we re s im ply t he e xpr e s si o n of hi s da ily li f e . He

ha d s uch a sen se of t he in s u ffici e n cy Of s im pl e c on

ve r s i o n ; of t he n ee d of t he gra c e an d t he po w e r of

h e av e n b e in g br o ught d o wn fo r t he y o u n g c o n v e rt s
in pr a ye r ; of t he n ee d of m uch an d un c e a s in g
pr a y e r ,
da y an d ni ght , to brin g it d o w n ; of t he

ce rtain ty tha t pra y e r w o uld brin g it d o w n — th a t

hi s lif e w as c o n tin u a l an d m ost d e fi n it e pra y e r .

He ha d s uch a s en s e
'

t ha t e v e rythin g m us t co m e
fr o m a b o ve , an d s uch a fa ith th a t it wo uld c o m e
in an s w e r to pra y e r that pra y e r , w as n e ith e r a duty
n or a bur d e n but , t he n atur a l t u r n in g Of t he h e art to

t he on ly pla ce wh e n ce it c o u ld po s sibly o btain what

it so ug h t fo r o th e r s .
1 60 THE MIN I STR Y or IN TERCESSIO N

P A U L S P R AYER S
’
THE C O N TEN TS OF .

q
It is of as m uch im po rta n ce to kn o w w ha t Pa ul

pr a ye d ,
as ho w fr e u e n tly an d e arn e s tly he did so .

I n t e r ce s s io n is a Spiritu a l w o rk . O ur c o n fid e n c e
in it will d e p e n d m uch on o ur k n o w in g th a t we a sk
’

a cc o rdin g t o t he will of Go d . The m o r e di s tin ctly

we a sk h e a v e n ly thin gs which , we fe e l a t on ce Go d

l
a o n e ca n b e s to w whi ch
,
He wil l b e s t o w
w e a r e s ur e ,

t he m o r e d i r e ct a n d ur g e n t will o ur app e a l he t o

Go d a l o n e The m o r e i m po s s ibl e t he thin gs a r e

.

th a t w e s e e k t he m o r e w e will tur n fr o m all hu m an

,
'

w o rk t o p r a y e r a n d t o Go d a l o n e .

I n t he Epis tl e s i n a dditi o n t o e xpr e s s i o n s i n

,

which he s p e ak s o f hi s pra yi n g w e h a ve a n u m b e r ,

o f di s t i n ct p r ay e r s i n which P a ul giv e s utt e r an c e t o

’
hi s h e a rt s d e s ir e fo r th o s e t o wh o m he wri t e s In .

th e s e w e s e e th a t hi s fi r s t d e s ir e w a s a lwa y s th a t
th e y m ight be e s tablis h e d i n t he Ch r is ti an lif e .

Much a s he pr a i se d Go d wh e n he h e ard o f c o n
v e r s i o n he kn e w ho w fe e bl e t he y o un g c o n v e rt s
,

w e r e a n d ho w fo r th e ir e s tablis hi n g n o thin g
,

wo uld avail wi t h o ut t he g rac e o f t he Spirit pra y e d

d o wn I f w e n o tic e s o m e o f t he pri n cipal o f
.
1 62 THE MIN I STR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N
’
an d un d e r s tan din g o f G o d s wil l th e n , t he s tr e n gth e n
in g with all m ight t o all pati e n c e an jo y d .

Or tak e t he t w o pra y e rs in 1 Th e s s al o n ia n s (iii .

“
1 2 , 1 3, an d v . The on e : Go d s o i n cr e as e
y o ur l o v e to on e an o th e r that He, m ay s tablis h
yo ur hea r ts un bla m e a ble i n holi n ess . The o th e r
Go d f
i yy
sa n c t ou w h o lly a n d pr e s e r v e
yo u b la
, m e

l es s . The v e ry w o r d s ar e s o high that w e har dly

un de r s tan d , s till l e s s b e lie v e , s till l e ss e xpe ri e n c e
what th e y m e an . P aul so liv e d in t he h e av e n ly
w o rld ,
he was so at hom e in t he h o li n e s s an d
om n ip o t e n c e of Go d an d Hi s l o v e that s uch pray e r s
,

w e re t he n atural e xpr e s s i o n of wh a t he kn e w Go d
c o uld an d w o uld do . Go d s tablis h y o u r h e a rt s
u n blam e a bl e in
” “
h ol in e s s Go d sa n c t ify yo u wh o lly
,

— t he m an w ho b e li e ve s in th e s e thin gs an d d e s ir e s
th e m will pra y
,
fo r th e m fo r o th e r s . The pra y e r s
a r e a ll a pr oo f th a t he se e ks fo r th e m t he v e ry life
of h e av e n up o n e arth . N O wo n d e r that he i s n ot

t e m pt e d to tru s t in an y hu m an m e an s , but l o o k s fo r

it fr o m h e a v e n a l o n e . A ga in , I sa y , t he m o r e w e tak e
’
Paul s pra y e r s a s o ur p a tt e rn , an d m a k e hi s d e s ir e s
o ur o w n fo r b e li e v e r s fo r wh o m we pr a y , t he m o r e

will pray e r t o t he Go d of h e av e n be c o m e as our

d a ily br e ath .
 PA U L A PATTER N or PR AYER 1 63

P A U L S R EQ U ESTS PR AYER
’
F OR .

Th e se ar e n o l e s s i n s tructiv e th a n hi s own

pra y e r s for t he s ai n ts . Th e y pr o ve th a t he do es
n ot c o u n t pra y e r an s p e ci a l pr e r o ga tiv e of an
y
a po s tl e ; he call s t he hu m bl e s t an d s im ple s t
b e li e v e r to cla i m hi s right . Th e y pr o v e th a t he

does n ot thin k that on ly t he n ew co n v e rt s or

fe e bl e Chri s tia n s n ee d pr a y e r ; he hi m s e lf i s, as a

m em be r of t he b o dy d e p e n d e n t up o n
, hi s br e thr e n
an d th e ir pr a y e rs . A ft e r he had pr e ach e d t he

go s p e l fo r tw e n ty y e a r s ,
he s till as ks fo r pra y e r
that he m a y p k
S ea as he o ught to p ak
S e . N ot

on ce fo r a ll , n ot fo r a tim e but , da y by day , an d

th a t with o ut c e a s i n g , m ust gr a c e be so ught an d
br o u g ht do w n fr o m h e av e n fo r hi s wo rk . U n ite d ,

c o n tin u e d wa iti n g on Go d i s t o P a ul t he on ly h o p e
of t he Church . W i t h t he Ho ly Spirit a h e a ve n ly
lif e , t he lif e of t he Lo rd in h e av e n , en te re d t he

wo rld ; no thin g but u n bro k e n c o m m u n ic a ti o n with

h e av e n c an k e e p it up .

Li s t e n ho w he a sk s for pray e r , an d with wh a t

r
ea n es n e ss t — R o m xv . . 30 : I be seech yo u , br e thr e n ,

’
fo r t he Lo rd J e s us Ch r i s t s k
sa e , a n d fo r the lo ve
1 2
1 64 THE MI N I STR Y or IN TER CESSI O N
of t he Spirit, that e s t r i ve tog ethe r wi th m e i n your
y
p ra
ye r s t o Go d fo r m e ; tha t I m ay be d e liv e r e d
fr o m th e m which do n ot b e li e ve in J u daea ; an d
wi l l o f ”
m ay c om e u n to j you w ith oy by t he Go d .

Ho w r e m arkably bo th pray e rs w e r e a n s w e r e d
'

R om . xv . 5 , 6, 1 3 . The r em arkabl e fa ct that t he

R o m an w o rld p o w e r which
-
,
in P il a te with Chri s t ,

in He r o d with Pe t e r a t P hilippi had pr o ve d i ts , ,

’
an ta go n is m t o G o d s ki n gd o m a l l at o n c e b e co m e s ,

’
P a ul s pr o t e cto r a n d s e cur e s hi m a s afe co n vo y t o
,

R o m e ca n o n ly be acc o u n t e d fo r by th e se pr a y e rs
, .

2 C or i 1 0 1 1 .I n wh o m w e tru s t that He
.
,

will ye t d e liv e r u s ye a lso he lp i ng tog e the r by pr a ye r ,

fo r us Eph vi 1 8 1 9
. P rayi n g always with all
. .
,
’

p r a y e r a n d s upplicatio n i n t he Sp i r i t fo r all s ai n t s ; ,

an d
f o r m e that I m a
y o pe n m y m o uth b o ldly ,

th a t th e r e i n I m ay s p e ak b o ldly as I ou ght to

s pe a k . P hil . i . 19 : I k n o w th a t this ( tro ubl e )

s h all tur n to m y s alvati o n , t hr oug h you r p r a ye r

an d t he s upply Of t he Spirit of J e s u s Chri s t .

“
Col iv 2 , 3, 4 Co n ti n u e in praye r ; w ith a l l
“

. . a so

p ra
yi n g f or us , that Go d w o uld o p e n un t o us a do o r
of utt e r an c e ,
to S eap k t he m y s t e ry of Chris t : th a t
I m ay m ak e it m an if e s t as
-
I ou ght to s p e ak .

1 Th e s s . v . 25
“
B r e th r e n pra y fo r us
” P hil e m
. . 22 :
,
1 66 THE MI N I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N

of Ch r i s t fo r an d in o ur s e lves th a t ca n giv e o ur
’
w o rk i ts r e al p o we r to bl e ss . This i s Chri s t s
Di v i n e o rd e r fo r a ll w o rk Hi s , o wn an d th a t of Hi s
se rva n t s ; thi s is t he o rd e r Pa ul f o llo w e d : fir s t
co m e e ve ry day ,
as havi n g n o thi n g , an d r e c e ive
“
fr o m Go d t he s upply of t he Spirit in i n te r ce s

i
S on — th e n an d i m p a rt what ha s com e to th e e
,
go
fr o m h e av e n .

In a ll Hi s in s tructi o n s , o ur Lo rd J e s us s pa k e
m uch o ft e n e r to Hi s dis cipl e s a b o ut th e ir pra yi n g
th a n th e ir pr e a chin g . In t he fa r e w e ll dis c o urs e ,

He sa id li t tl e a b o ut pr e achi n g but ,
m uch a b o ut t he

Ho ly Spirit ,
an d th e ir as ki n g wh a t s o e ve r th e y
w o ul d in Hi s N am e . If w e ar e t o r e turn to this
life of t he fir s t a p o s tl e s an d of Pa ul , an d r e ally
a cc e pt t he truth e v e ry da y— m y fir s t wo rk ,
my

on ly s tr e n gth is i n t e rc e ss io n , to se cur e t he po we r
of Go d on t he so uls e n tru s t e d to m e — w e m u s t h a ve
t he c o ur a g e to co n fe s s p a s t Si n ,
an d to b e li e ve th a t
th e r e is d e live r an c e . To br e a k thr o ugh o ld h a bits ,

to r e s is t t he cl a m o ur of pr e s s in g duti e s th a t hav e
a lwa y s ha d th e ir w a y, t o m ak e e v e ry o th e r call
s ub o rdi n a t e to thi s on e, wh e th e r o th e r s a ppro v e
or n o t, will n ot be e as y at fir s t . But t he

m en or wo m e n w ho ar e fa ithf ul will n ot on ly
 PA UL A PATTER N or PR AYER 1 67

have a r e wa rd th e m se lve s , but b e c o m e be n e fac

t o rs to th e ir br e thr e n . Th o u s halt be call e d t he

re pa ir e r of t he br e a ch , t he r e s to r e r Of path s to

dw e ll in .

But is it r e ally p o s s ibl e ? Ca n it in d e e d be that

th ose w ho hav e n e ve r b e e n a bl e to fa c e , m uch l es s
to o ve rco m e t he di ffi culty , c an ye t b e co m e m ighty

in pr ay e r ? Te ll m e , w as it r e ally p o s s ibl e fo r
Ja c o b to b e co m e I s ra e l— a prin c e w ho pre va il e d
with Go d ? It w as . The t hi n g s th a t ar e im

p o s s ibl e with m en ar e po ss ibl e with Go d . Ha ve

yo u n ot in v e ry d e e d r e c e ive d fr o m t he F ath e r , as

’
t he gr e a t frui t of Chri s t s r e d e m pti o n , t he Spirit

of s upplica ti o n , t he Spir it of in t e rc e s s i o n ? Ju s t
pa us e an d thin k wh a t th a t m e an s. An d will you

s t i ll d o ubt wh e th e r Go d i s a bl e to m ak e yo u

s triv e r s with G o d, prin c e s w ho pr e va il wi t h Hi m ?

O h , le t us b an is h a ll f e ar ,
an d in fa i t h cl a im t he

gr ac e fo r which we h a ve t he Ho ly Spirit dw e lli n g

in us , t he grace of s upplicatio n , t he gr a c e of in t e r
ce s s ion . Le t us q u i e tly pe r s e v e rin gly b e li e v e
, t ha t

He live s in us , an d will en a bl e us t o do our wo rk .

Le t us in faith n ot fe a r to acc e pt an d yi e ld t o t he

gr e at truth th a t in t e rc e ss io n ,
as it is t he gr e at
w o rk of t he Kin g on t he t hr o n e, i s the g r ea t w or k of
1 68 THE MI N I STR Y or I N TER CESSI O N

Hi s se r va n ts on ea r th. W e have t he Ho ly Spirit ,

w ho bri n gs t he Chris t li f e i n t o
-
o ur h e art s , t o fit us

fo r this w o rk . Le t us at on ce b e gin an d s tir up

t he gift us . As w e se t as ide ea ch da y o ur
’
tim e fo r in t e r c e s s i on ,
an d c o un t upo n the Spir it s

en a blin g po w e r ,
t he c o n fid e n c e will gr o w t ha t w e

ca n , in o ur m eas ur e , fo ll o w P aul e ve n as he fo ll o w e d
Chri s t .
 1 70 THE MI N I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
tud e s . W ith o ut so m e s e n s e of t he s iz e o f t he h e ave n ly
b o di es that app e ar
, so sm all t o t he e ye , an d ye t
ar e so . g r e at , an d of t he al m o s t illi m itabl e e xt e n t
of t he re gio n s in which th e y m o ve , th o ugh th e y
appe a r so n e ar an d so fam iliar th e r e , ca n be no

t r u e k n o wl e dge of t he h e ave n ly w o rld or i ts r e la

tio n to this e arth . It is e ve n so with t he s pir itual
h e ave n s , an d t he h e av e n ly life in which we ar e

call e d to live . It is p ci a lly

s e so in t he lif e of

i n te r ce ss i o n , that m os t wo n dro us i n t e r c o urs e be

twe e n h e av e n an d e a r th Eve rythi n g d e pe n d s
up o n t he du e appr e h e n s i o n of m agn itud e s .

J us t thi n k of t he th r e e that c o m e first : Th e r e

is a w o rld with , i ts n ee ds en tir e ly d e p e n d en t o n an d
waiti n g t o be h e lp e d by in t e rc e ss i o n ; th e r e is a
Go d i n h ea v e n with Hi s all
,
-
s u ffic i e n t s upply fo r all
th o s e n ee ds waitin g
, t o be a s k e d ; th e r e is a Church ,

with i ts w o n dr o us callin g an d i ts s ur e pr o m is e s ,

wa iti n g t o be ro us e d to a se n s e of i ts w o n dr o us
r es po n s ibility an d po we r .

God see ks i n ter ce ss or s — Th e r e i s a w o rld with

i ts p e r i s hin g m illi o n s , with in t e rc e s s i o n as i ts on ly
ho pe . Ho w m uch o f lo ve a n d wo rk i s c o m para
t i v e ly vai n b e cau s e th e r e i s s o littl e i n t e rc e s s i o n
, .

A th o u s a n d m illi o n s livi n g as if th e r e n e v er had

 G O D SEE S K IN TER CESSO R S

be e n a So n of Go d t o di e fo r th e m . Thirty m illi o n s

e v e ry y e ar pa s s in g i n to t he o ut e r dark n e ss with o ut
ho p e . F if t y m illi o n s b e a ri n g t he Ch r is tian n am e ,

d t he gr e a t m aj o rity livi n g in ut t e r ig n o ran ce or

'

an

i n diffe r e n c e Milli o n s o f f e e ble s ickly Chris tian s ;

.
,

th o u sa n d s o f w e ari e d w o rk e r s w ho c o uld be bl e s s e d
,

by in t e rc es s io n c o uld h e lp th e m s e lv e s t o b e c o m e
,

m ighty In I n t e rc e s s i o n Church e s a n d m i s s i o n s
.

s acrifici n g lif e a n d l a b o ur O ft e n with littl e r e s ult ,

fo r l a ck o f i n t e rc e s s i o n So u ls e ach o n e w o rth
.
,

m o r e th an w o rld s w o rth n o t hi n g l e s s th a n t he
,

’
pric e paid fo r th e m i n Chris t s bl o o d a n d wi t hin ,

r e ach o f t he po we r that c a n be w on by i n t e rc e s s io n .

W e s ur e ly ha v e n o c o n c e ptio n o f t he m a g n itude o f
’
t he w o rk t o be d o n e by G o d s i n t e rc e ss o r s o r w e ,

s h o u ld cry t o Go d a b o ve e v e ryth i n g t o giv e fr o m

h e ave n t he Spir i t o f in t e rc e s s i o n .

God se eks i n ter cessor s — Th e r e i s a Go d o f gl o ry

abl e t o m e e t a ll th e s e n e e ds W e a r e t o ld that He .

d e light s i n m e rcy th a t He wa it s t o be graci o us

, ,

tha t He l o n gs t o p o ur o u t Hi s bl e s s in g ; th a t t he
l o ve tha t ga v e t he So n t o d e ath i s t he m e a s ur e o f
t he l o ve that e ach m o m e n t h o v e r s o v e r e v e ry hu m a n

b e in g An d ye t He d o e s n o t h e lp An d th e r e the y
. .

pe r i s h a m illi o n a m o n th i n Chi n a al o n e an d i t
, ,
1 72 THE MI N I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
is as if Go d do e s n ot m o ve . If He do e s so love
an d lo n g to bl e s s th e r e,
m us t be som e i n s crutabl e
re a s o n Hi s h o ldin g b ack W hat ca n it be ?
fo r .

q
Scriptur e s ays b e ca u se o f y o ur un b e li e f
, I t i s t he .

’
fa ithl e s sn e ss a n d c o n s e u e n t un fai t hf u ln es s o f Go d s
pe o pl e He has tak e n th e m up in to part n e r s hip
.

with Him s e lf ; He ha s h o n o ur e d th e m a n d bo un d ,

Hi m s e lf by m a kin g th e ir pra y e r s o n e o f t he s ta n da rd
,

m e as ur es o f t he w o rki n g o f Hi s po w e r Lack o f .

i n t e rc es s io n i s o n e o f t he chi e f ca us e s O f lack o f
bl e s s i n g O h that w e wo uld t ur n e ye a n d h e art
.
,

fr o m e v e rythi n g e ls e a n d fix th e m up o n t hi s Go d
w ho h e a r s p r ay e r u n til t he m agn ific e n c e o f Hi s
,

pr o mi s e s a n d Hi s p o w e r a n d Hi s purp os e o f l o v e
, ,

o v e r w he hn e d us ! Ho w o ur wh o l e life a n d h e art
w o uld b e c o m e in te rce s s i o n .

God seeks i n ter cessor s — Th e r e i s a third m agn itud e

t o which o u r e y e s m u s t be o p e n e d : t he w o n dr o us

privil e ge a n d po we r o f t he i n t e rce ss o r s Th e re i s .

a fa ls e hu m ilit y which m ak e s a gr e at virtu e o f

,

s e l f d e pr e ci a t io n
-
b e c au s e it has n e v e r s e e n i t s
,

u t t e r n o thi n g n e s s I f it k n e w th a t it w o uld n e v e r
.
,

apo lo gis e fo r i ts f e e b l e n e ss but gl o ry i n i ts utt e r ,

’
w e a k n e s s as t he o n e c o n diti on o f Chr i s t s p o we r
,

r e s tin g o n i t I t w o uld judg e o f its e lf i t s p o w e r

.
,
1 74 THE MmISTR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N

p e o pl e . W he n our Lo rd l e f t t he e arth He s aid to

t he i n n e r ci r cl e He had ga th e r e d a r o u n d Hi m — eu

i n n e r circl e of S e p cia l d e v o ti o n to Hi s se rvice , to

which access is st ill fr e e to e v e ry di s ciple : I

ch o s e yo u , a n d a pp o in t e d yo u , th a t whats o e v e r ye
s hall a sk o f t he F ath e r in My N am e , He m ay giv e
it yo u. W e h a ve a lr e a dy n o tic e d t he si x
tim e s
r e p e at e d thr e e w o n d e rful w o rds W ha tsoe ver — I n
My N a me —It sha ll be do n e . In th e m Chri s t plac e d
t he p o we rs of t he h e av e n ly w o rld at th e ir dis p o s a l
—
n ot for th e i r o wn se lfi s h us e , but i n t he in t e r e s ts
Of Hi s kin gd o m Ho w w o n dr o us ly th e y u se d it w e
.

k n o w An d s in c e th a t tim e d o wn thr o ugh t he age s

.
, ,

th e s e m e n hav e ha d th e ir s ucc e s s o r s m e n w ho hav e ,

pr o v e d ho w s ur e ly Go d w o rk s in an s we r to pray e r .

An d w e m a y pr a i s e Go d th a t ,
in o ur da ys too, th e r e
is an e v e r i n cr e a s in g
-
n um b e r w ho b e gi n to see an d
pr o ve th a t in church an d m is s i o n , i n large so ci e ti e s
an d littl e circl e s an d in dividua l e ffo r t i n t e rc e s s i on
,

i s t he chi e f thin g , t he po w e r that m o v e s Go d an d

o p e n s h e a ven . Th e y ar e l e a r n in g , an d lo n g to l e arn
b e tt e r , an d that all m ay l e a r n th a t ,
in a ll wo rk fo r

so uls in t e rce s s i o n m us t tak e t he fir s t pla c e ,

an d '

tha t
th o s e w ho in it h a ve re c e ive d fr o m h e ave n ,
in t he

po w e r of t he Ho ly Gh os t what th e y ,
are to c om
 GO D SEEKS I N TER CESSO R S 1 75

m un i ca te to o th e r s will
,
be be st a bl e to do t he
’
Lo rd s w o rk .

God seeks i n ter cess or s — Tho ugh Go d had Hi s

a pp o i n te d se rvan ts in Is rae l , watch m e n set by
Him s e lf to cry Hi m day an d n ight an d give
to

Hi m n o r e s t He o ft e n had t o w o n d e r a n d c o m
,

pla in th a t th e r e w as n o i n te rc e s so r n o n e to s tir ,

him s e lf up t o ta k e h o ld o f Hi s s tr e n gt h An d He .

s till wa its a n d w o n d e r s i n o ur da y th a t th e r e a r e ,

n o t m o r e in t e rc e s s o r s th a t a ll Hi s childr e n do n o t
,

giv e th e m s e lv e s t o thi s high e s t an d h o li e s t w o rk ,

that m a n y o f th e m w ho do s o do n o t e n ga ge i n it ,

m o r e in t e n s e ly a n d p e r se v e r in gly
-
He w o n d e rs t o .

fin d m in i s t e r s O f Hi s go s p e l c o m pl a i n i n g th a t th e ir
duti e s do n ot a ll o w th e m to fin d ti m e fo r this ,

which He c o u n ts th e ir fir s t th e ir high e s t th e ir
, , m os t

d e lightf ul th e ir a l o n e e ffe ctive wo rk

, . He wo n d e r s
t o fin d Hi s son s an d daught e rs , w ho h a v e fo r s a k e n
h om e an d fri e n d s fo r Hi s s ak e an d t he
’
go s pe l s ,

com e so s h o rt in what He m e an t t o be t h e i r a bidi n g

s tr en g th
-
r e c e i vi n g da y by da y a ll th e y n ee ded to
T
im part to t he d a rk h e a t h e n . He wo n d e r s t o fin d

m ultitud e s of Hi s childr en w ho have hardly an

y
c o n c e pti on of wh a t in te rc es s i o n is . He wo n d e r s to

fin d m ultitud es m o r e w ho h a v e l ear n e d th a t it
1 76 THE MIN ISTR Y or IN TER CESSI O N
'

i s th e i r duty , an d see k to o b e y it but c o n fe ss th a t

,

th e y k n o w but l ittl e of takin g h o ld up o n Go d or

pr e vail in g wi th Hi m .

God s ee ks i n te r ce ss or s — He l o n gs to di s p e n se l a rg e r
b l e s s in gs . He l o n gs t o r e v e al Hi s po we r an d
gl o ry as God Hi s s a vin g l o v e m o r e abu n da n tly
, , .

He s e e k s i n t e rce s s o r s i n large r n u m b e r i n gr e at e r ,

po w e r t o pr e p a r e t he way o f t he Lo rd He s e e k s
, .

th e m W h e r e c o uld He s e e k th e m but i n Hi s
.

Chu r ch ? An d ho w d o e s He e xp e ct t o fin d th e m ?
He In tru s t e d t o Hi s Church t he tas k o f t e llin g o f
’
th e ir Lo rd s n e e d t he ta s k o f e n c o u r agin g a n d
,

trai n i n g , an d pr e par in g th e m fo r Hi s h o ly ser vic e .

An d He e ve r co m e s a ga in , se e kin g fruit , see kin g

i n t e rc e sso r s . In Hi s W o rd He has p ken
S o of t he

wido ws in d e e d , w ho tru s t in Go d ,
an d c o n ti n u e
in s upplicatio n n ight an d dayHe l o o k s if
. t he

Chu r ch is t r ai n i n g t he gr e at a r m y o f a ge d m e n an d
wo m e n wh o se tim e
, of o utward w o rk is pa s t b ut ,

t he of
“
w ho ca n s tr e n gth e n ar m y t he l ct
e e , w ho

cry Hi m day a n d n ight

to He l o o k s t o t he gr e a t .

h o s t o f t he Chri s tian En d e avo ur t he thr e e o r f o ur ,

m illi o n o f y o u n g live s th a t hav e g iv e n th e m s e lve s

aw a y i n t he s o l e m n pl e dge I pr o m is e t he Lo rd ,

Jes us Ch r is t that I w ill s triv e to do what e v er He

178 THE .
MI N I STR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N
’
G o d s fa ithful n e s s . So m e ti m e s i n a m i ss i o n which
pr o ve s ho w Spe ci a l pr ay e r ca n m ee t s p e ci a l n ee d ,

an d bri n g do wn t he po w e r of t he Spiri t . An d
so m e ti m e s a gain by a se a so n of r e viva l c o m i n g in

an s wer to un it e d urge n t s upplicati o n ; In th e s e

an d m an y o th e r wa ys Go d i s s ho w in g us what
i n t e rc e s s i o n ca n do , an d b e s e e chin g us to wak e n up
an d tra i n Hi s gr e at h o s t to be , e ve r y on e, a p e o pl e
of in te rce s s o r s .

God se ek s i n te r ce ssor s — He sen d s Hi s ser van ts

o ut to call th e m . Le t m in is te r s m ak e thi s a part
of th e ir duty . Le t th e m m ak e th e ir church a train
ing s ch o o l of in t e rc ess ion . Give t he pe o pl e d e fi n ite
o bj e ct s fo r praye r . En c o u r age th e m to ta k e
a d e fi n i te tim e to it if it w e r e
, on ly te n m in ut e s
e ve ry da y . He lp th e m to u n d e r s ta n d t he b o ldn e ss
th e y m ay us e with Go d . Te ach th e m to e xp e ct
an d lo ok ou t fo r an s we r s . Sh o w th e m wh a t it
is fir s t to pray an d ge t an an s w e r in se cr e t , an d

th e n carry t he an s w e r d im part t he bl es si n g
‘

an .

Te ll e v e ry o n e w ho i s m ast e r of hi s ow n th e th a t
he is as t he a n ge l s , fr e e to tarry b e fo r e t he

thr o n e an d th e n go out an d m i n i s te r t o t he h e ir s
of sa lva ti on . So u n d out t he bl e ss e d tidi n gs th a t
’
thi s h o n o ur i s fo r all G o d s pe o pl e . Th e re i s no
 GO D SEE S K I N TER CESSO R S 1 79

di ffe r e n c e . Th a t se rvan t g irl , thi s da y la b o ur e r ,

th a t b e dridd e n in va lid , thi s d a ughte r in he r

’
m o th e r s h om e , th e s e m en an d yo u n g m en in
bus i n e s s— a ll ar e c a ll e d , a ll , a ll a r e n ee de d . Go d
see k s i n te rc e s s o r s .

God s ee ks i n ter cessor s — AS m i n i s t e r s tak e up t he

w o rk of fi n di n g an d tra i n i n g th e m it will urg e

th e m s e lve s to pra y m o r e Ch r i s t ga v e Pa ul t o
.

be a pa t t e r n o f Hi s gr a c e b e f o r e He m ad e hi m

a pr e a ch e r of it . It ha s b e e n w e ll sa id ,
“
The
firs t duty Of a cl e rgym a n is hu m bly to be g of

Go d that all he w o uld h a v e d o n e i n hi s p e o pl e m ay

be fir s t truly an d fully d o n e in hi m s e lf . The e ff o rt

to brin g thi s m e ss a g e of Go d m a y cau s e m uch

h e art -
s ea rchi n g an d hu m ilia ti o n . A ll t he b e tt e r .

The b e s t pra ctic e in d o i n g a thi n g is h e lpi n g o th e r s

t o do it. 0 ye se rva n t s of Chri s t , s e t as wa tch m e n
to cry t o G o d da y an d n ight ,
le t us a wa k e to our

h o ly c a lli n g . Le t us b e li e v e in t he po we r of

i n t e rc e s s io n . Le t us pr a cti s e it . Le t us see k on

b e h a lf o f our p e o pl e to ge t fr o m Go d Hi m s e lf t he

Spirit an d t he Lif e we pr e a ch . W ith our s pirit

an d l if e give n up t o Go d i n i n t e rc e s s i o n , t he Spirit

an d Lif e th a t Go d giv e s th e m thr o ugh us ca n n o t

fa il t o be t he Lif e of I n t e rce s s io n too .

I S
 A P L E A FO R M O R E P R A Y E R

C HA P TER XV

E
li t e C omi n g lactat e !

W il t Th u o n ot re vi v e u s a ga i n : t h at Thy p pl eo e m ay re j o ic e
in T h ee lxxxv 6
? -
Ps . . .

O Lo r d r viv Th y w rk i
, e e o n t he m id t s of t he ”
y r —HAR
ea s . .

iii . 2 .

h ugh I w l k i t h m id t f t r ubl Th u wi l t r viv

T o a n e s o o e, o e e

m Thy righ t h
e : d h l l v m — P cxxxviii 7 an s a sa e e. s. . .

I dw ll wi t h hi m t h t i
e f hu m bl d t i t h rt a s o a e an c ou r e ea ,

t r viv t h h rt f t h
o e e t it e —I A l
ea 15 o e cou r e o n e s. S . vn . .

Cm d l to r t u r t t h L rd f H h t h t r
e , an e usd e n o e o : or e a o n , an

H wi ll h l
e H will r viv
ea —H us .i 1 2 e e e u s. O S. v .
, .

HE C O MI N G R E V I V A L—
T t he w o rd . Th e r e ar e
on e

t e ach e r s
fr e qu e n tly h e a rs
n ot a fe w w ho
se e t he t ok e n s of i ts appr o a ch ,
an d c o n fid e n tly h e rald
i ts S eep dy a pp e a r a n c e . I n t he i n cr e a se of m ission

in teres t ,
i n t he tidi n gs of r e v ival s in pl a c e s wh e r e
al l w e r e d e ad or c o ld ,
in t he h o s ts o f o ur yo u n g
1 80
1 82 THE MI N ISTR Y OE IN TER CESSIO N
n ot b e gu n , an d is h a rdly th o ught Of by t he m o s t .

Th e y sa y th a t th e y do n ot se e t he de e p
hu m iliati o n , t he i n t e n s e d e s ir e , t he f e rve n t pra y e r
which a pp e ar as t he fo r e ru n n e r s of e ve ry tru e
re viva l .

Th e r e ar e ri ght han d -
an d l e ft han d e rro r s which
-

ar e e qua lly d an ge r o u s . W e m us t see k as m uch t o

be k e pt fr o m t he s up e rficial O pti m i s m , which n e ve r

is a bl e to ga uge t he e xt e n t of t he e vil , as fr o m
t he h o p e l e ss Pe s s i m i s m which can n e ith e r prais e
Go d fo r wh a t He ha s do n e ,
n or tru s t Hi m fo r W ha t
He is r e a dy t o do . The f o r m e r will l o s e it s e lf in a
h a ppy se lf -

g r atul a ti o n , as it r ej o ic e s i n i ts z e al an d
dilig e n c e an d appar e n t s ucc e s s , an d n e ve r see t he

n ee d of c o n fe s s i o n an d gr e a t s trivin g in pra y e r ,
ere

we ar e pr e pa r e d to m eet an d c o n qu e r t he h o s ts of

d a rk n e s s . The l a tt e r virtua lly giv e s o ve r t he

w o rld to Sa ta n , an d a l m o s t pr a y s an d r ej o ic e s to

see th i n gs get wo rs e , to ha s t e n t he co m in g of Hi m
w ho i s to put all right . Ma y Go d ke e p us fr o m
e ith e r e rr o r ,
an d fulfil t he pr o m i s e ,
Thi n e r
ea s

s h a ll h e ar a w o rd b e hi n d th e e , sa yi n g , Thi s i s t he

w a y, wa lk ye in it wh e n
, ye tur n t o t he right h an d ,

an d wh e n ye tur n t o t he l e ft . Le t us lis te n to

t he le ss o n s s ugge s te d by t he p as sa
g es we h a ve
 THE C O M N I G RE V IVAL 1 83

qu o te d ; th e y m ay h e lp us to pr a y t he pra ye r
a right : R e vi ve Thy wo rk , 0
Lo rd !
1 . R e vi ve Thy w or k , 0 Lor d — R e ad a gain t he

p a s sa ge s of Scriptur e ,
an d see ho w th e y a ll c o n ta i n
t he on e t h o ught : R e viva l is G o d s w o rk ; He a l o n e
’

ca n giv e it ; it m us t c o m e fr o m a bo ve . W e are fr e
qu e n tly in dan ge r Of l o o kin g to wh a t Go d has don e
an d is do i n g ,
an d to co un t on t ha t as t he pl e dge
th a t He will at on ce do m o r e . An d a ll t he tim e
it m a y be tru e th a t He is bl e s s in g us up t o t he

m e a s ur e of o ur fa ith or se lf -
sa c r i fic e , an d ca n n o t
giv e la rg e r m ea s ur e , u n t il th e r e ha s be e n a n ew

dis c o v e ry an d c o n fe s si o n of wh a t is hi n d e rin g Hi m .

O r w e m a y be l o o ki n g to all t he s ig n s of life an d
goo d a r o u n d u s, an d c o n g r a t ul a t i n g o ur s e lv e s on all
t he o rga n i satio n s an d a ge n ci e s t ha t ar e b e in g
’
cr e a t e d whil e , t he n ee d of Go d s m ighty an d dir e ct
in te rpo siti o n is n ot rightly f e l t , an d t he en t ir e

d e p e n d e n c e upo n Hi m n ot cul t iva t e d . R e ge n e ra

ti o n , t he givin g of Divi n e lif e , we a ll a ck n o wl e dge
to be God s ’
a c t, a m ira cl e of Hi s p o we r . The

r e s t o ri n g or r e vivi n g Of t he Divi n e life ,

in a so ul
or a Church , is as m uch a s up e r n a t ura l w o rk . To
h a ve t he S piritu a l di s c e rn m e n t t h a t ca n un d e r s ta n d
t he s ig n s of t he h e a ve n s , an d pr o g n o s tica te t he
1 84 THE MIN I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
’
c o m i n g r e viva l d t e r d e e p in t o G o d s
'

, we n ee to en

m in d an d will as to i ts Co n di t io n s ,
an d t he pr e pa r e d
n e ss o f th o s e w ho pra y fo r it or ar e t o be us e d to

bri n g it a b o ut . Su r e ly t he Lo rd Go d will do

n o thin g but He r e v e a l e t h Hi s
,
se cr e t u n t o Hi s
se rva n t s t he pr o ph e ts . I t i s Go d w ho i s t o give
t he r e viva l ; it i s Go d w ho r e v e a l s Hi s se cr e t ; it is
t he s pir it of a b s o lut e d e p e n d e n c e up o n G o d, givi n g
Hi m t he h o n o ur an d t he glo ry , t ha t will pr e p a r e
fo r i t .

2 . R ev i v e Thy w or k , 0 Lo r d l — A c
se on d
le sson s ugg e s t e d i s, that t he r e viv a l Go d i s t o
'

give
will be giv e n in an s we r to pra y e r . It m u s t be

a sk e d an d re c e iv e d dir e ct fro m Go d Hi m s e lf .

Th o s e w ho kn o w an ythi n g Of t he his t o ry of r e viva ls

will r e m em be r ho w O ft e n this has b e e n pr o v e d
b o th large r an d m o re l o cal r e vivals hav e b e e n
di s tin ctly tra c e d to s p e cial pra y e r . In o ur o wn

day th e r e ar e n um b e r s of c o n gr e gati o n s an d m i ss i o n s
wh e r e s p e cia l or p e r m an e n t r e v iva ls ar e — a ll gl o ry
be t o Go d— c o n n e ct e d wi t h s y s t e m a tic; b e li e vi n g
’
pra y e r . The c o m i n g r e vival will be n o e xc e p t i o n .

An e xtra o rdin a ry s pirit of pra y e r urgin g b e li e ve rs

,

t o m uch se cr e t an d un it e d pray e r pr e ss in g th e m t o
,

"
la b o ur f e rve n tly in th e ir '

s upplicati o n s will . be
1 86 II
T E MI N I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
3 . R e vi ve Thy w o r k , 0 Lo r d —A third l e sso n
o ur t e xt s t e a ch is th a t it i s t o t he hu m bl e an d
c o n t ri t e th a t t he r e vival is pr o m i s e d . W e wa n t
t he r e viva l to c o m e up o n t he pr o ud an d t he se lf
sa t i s fie d, to br e a k th e m d o wn an d sa ve th e m . Go d
will give this , but on ly on t he c o n ditio n th a t
th o s e w ho s e e a n d fe e l t he si n of o th e rs t ak e th e ir
burd e n Of c o n f e s s io n an d b e ar it ,
an d th a t a ll

’
w ho pra y fo r an d cla i m in fa ith G o d s r e vivi n g
p o we r fo r Hi s Church , s h a ll h u m bl e th e m s e lve s
with t he c o n fe s s i o n of i ts s nsi . The n ee d o f r e viva l
a lwa y s p o i n ts to pr e vi o u s d e clin e an d d e clin e w as

a lwa y s cau s e d by Hu m i lia ti o n a n d co n tri

Si n .

tio n hav e e v e r b e e n t he c o n ditio n s o f r e viv a l .

’ ’
I n all i n t e rc es s io n c o n fe ss i o n o f m a n s s i n a n d G o d s
'

right e o u s judgm e n t i s e v e r a n e s s e n tia l e l e m e n t .

Thr o ugh o ut t he hi s t o ry o f I s ra e l w e c o n ti n ually

s e e this .I t c o m e s o u t i n t he r e fo rm a t io n s u n d e r
t he pi o u s Ki n gs o f Jud a h W e h e a r i t i n t he pr a y e r
.

of m en lik e Ezra a n d N e h e m iah a n d Da n i e l I n .

I s a ia h a n d J e r e m ia h a n d Ez e ki e l a s w e ll a s i n ,

t he m in o r pr o ph e t s it ,
i s t he k e yn o t e of all t he

wa r n in g as o f a ll t he pr o m i s e . I f th e r e be no

h um ilia ti o n an d f o rs a ki n g of si n th e r e ca n be no

“
re viva l or d e liv e r a n ce : Th e s e m e n ha ve set up
 THE C O M N I G RE V I VAL 1 87

t h e ir id o ls in t h e ir h ea rts . Sha ll I at a ll be
i n quire d of by th e m ? To t hi s m an will I
l oo k ,
e ve n t o hi m tha t is po o r an d of a co u t r i te

s piri t , an d tha t tr e m bl e th at My w o rd . Am id

t he m o s t gr a cio us pr o m is e s of Di v in e vis ita ti o n th e r e

is e v e r t hi s n o e: t Be asham e d an d c o n fo u n de d for
y o ur wa y s Ho us e o f I s ra e l
, 0 .

W e fin d t he s am e i n t he N e w Te s ta m e n t The .

Se r m o n o n t he Mo u n t pr o m i se s t he ki n gd o m t o t he
p o o r a n d th e m that m o ur n I n t he Epi s t l e s t o t he
.

Co rin thi a n s a n d Gal a ti a n s t he r e ligi o n o f m a n o f ,

wo rldl y wis d o m a n d c o n fid e n c e i n t he fl e s h i s ,

e xp o se d a n d d e n o u n c e d ; wi t h o ut i t s b e in g c o n f e s se d

a n d f o rs ak e n a ll t he ,pr o m i s e s O f gra c e a n d t he
Spirit will be v a in I n t he Epi s tl e s t o t he s e v e n
.

ch u rch e s w e fin d fiv e o f which He o u t o f wh o s e ,

m o uth g o e s t he s h a rp t w o e dge d s w o rd s a y s t h a t
,
-
, ,

He ha s s o m e thi n g a ga in s t th e m I n e a ch o f th e s e .

t he k e yw o rd o f Hi s m e ss a g e i s — n o t t o t he u n c o n

v e rt e d but to t he Church — R e p e n t
, All t he
gl o ri o us pro m is es which e a ch o f th e s e Epi s tl e s c o n
ta in d o wn t o t he la s t o n e with i t s O p e n t he d o o r
, ,

a n d I will c o m e i n He th a t o v e rc o m e t h s h a ll Si t
wi t h Me o n My t hr o n e a r e d e p e n d e n t o n tha t o n e
,

w o rd— R e p e n t
1 88 THE MI N ISTR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
An d if th e r e i s t o be a r e viva l , n ot am on g t he

u n s av e d but ,
in o ur chu rch e s , to giv e a h o ly ,

s pir itu a l m e m b e r s hi p w il l
,
n ot that tru m p e t so un d
n ee d t o be h e a rd— R e pe n t ? W as it on ly in I s ra e l ,

in t he m in i s t ry of ki n g s an d pr o ph e t s that th e r e
,

’
w as so m uch e vil in G o d s p e o pl e t o be cl e an s e d
a wa y ? W as it on ly in t he Church of t he fir s t
c e n tury th a t ,
Pa ul an d Ja m e s an d o ur Lo rd Hi m
se lf ha d t o s p e ak s uch s h a rp wo rds ? Or is th e r e
n ot i n t he Church o f o ur da y s an id o la try of m on e y
an d tal e n t an d cultur e a w o rl dl y s pirit
, ,
m a ki n g it

un f aithful to i ts on e on ly Hu s ban d an d Lo rd ,
a con
’

fide n c e i n t he fl e s h which gri e v e s an d r e s is ts G o d s

Ho ly Spirit ? I s t h e re n ot a lm o s t e v e rywh e r e a

c o n fe s s i o n Of t he lack of s pir itua li t y an d s pir itu a l

po we r ? Le t all w ho lo n g fo r t he co m i n g r e viva l ,

an d see k to ha s t e n it by t h e ir pr a y e r s pr a y thi s ,

a o b ve e v e rythin g th a t , t he Lo rd m ay pr e pa r e Hi s
pr o ph e t s to g o b e f o r e Hi m at Hi s bid di n g : “
Cry
a o l ud an d s par e n o t, lift up thy v o ic e li k e a
trum p e t , an d s h o w My p e o pl e th e ir tran s gr e s s i o n .

Eve ry d e e p r e viva l
’
am on g G o d s p e o pl e m us t ha ve
i ts ro o ts in a de e p s en se an d c o n f e ss i o n of si n .

Un til th o s e w ho w o uld l ead t he Chur ch i n t he pa th

.

of re vival b e ar fa ithf u l t e s ti m o n y a ga in s t t he si n s
190 THE MI N I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
t he w o rld . Le t us r e tur n ,
i n t he a ck n o wl e dgm e n t
of ho w u n divid e dly G o d m us t ha ve us , to fill us

with Hi s Spirit, an d use u s fo r t he kin gd o m of Hi s

So n . O h , le t us r e tur n ,
in t he s urr e n d e r of a
d e pe n de n c e an d a d e vo t io n which has no m e a s ur e

but t he a b s o lut e cl a i m of Hi m w ho i s t he L o rd !
Le t us r e turn t o t he Lo rd wi t h o ur wh o l e h e a rt ,

tha t He m ay m ak e an d ke e p us wh o lly Hi s . He
will r e vive us, an d we Shall liv e Hi s Sight Le t
in .

us tur n t o t he Go d of P e n t e c o s t a s Chri s t l e d Hi s
,

dis cipl e s to turn to Hi m ,

an d t he G o d of Pe n te co s t

will tur n to us .

It i s fo r thi s re tur n in g to t he Lo rd that t he

gr e at w o rk of in te rc e s s i o n is n ee de d . It is h e re
t he c o m in g r e vival m us t fin d i t s s tr e n gth . Le t
us b e gi n as i n dividual s i n se cr e t to pl e ad wi t h Go d,
c o n fe s s in g wh a te ve r we see o f si n or hin d r a n c e , in
o ur s e lve s or o th e rs . I f th e r e w e r e n ot on e o th e r
Si n , s ur e ly in t he l a ck of p r ay e r th e r e i s m at t e r

en o ugh fo r r e p e n ta n ce an d co n fe s s i o n an d r e tur n
i n g t o t he Lo rd . Le t us see k to fo s te r t he s pirit
of co n fe s s io n an d s upplicati o n an d i n te rc e ss io n
in th o s e r un d
a o us . Le t us h e lp to en c o ura ge
an d to tra i n th o s e w ho thin k t h e m s e lv e s to o f e e ble .

Le t us li f t up o ur vo ice to pr o cla i m t he gr ea t
 THE C O M N I G RE VI VAL 191

truth s . The r e viva l m us t c o m e fr o m ab o ve ; t he

r e viva l m u s t be r e c e iv e d in fa ith fr o m a bo ve an d
bro ught d o w n by pra y e r ; t he r e viva l c o m e s t o t he

hum bl e an d c o n tri t e ,
fo r th e m to ca rry to o th e rs ;
if we r e t ur n to t he Lo rd wi t h our wh o l e h e a rt ,

He will r e vive us. On th o s e w ho see th e s e

truth s ,
r e s ts t he l
so em n r e s p o n s ibility of givi n g
th e m s e lves up to wit n e s s fo r th e m an d to act th e m

An d a s ea ch of us pl e ad s fo r t he re vival thr o ugh

o ut t he Church ,
le t us S e p cia lly at , t he s a m e tim e ,

cry t o Go d fo r our own n e ighb o urh o o d or s ph e r e of

wo rk . Le t ,
with e ve ry m in is t e r an d w o rk e r th e r e,

of
“
be gr e at sea rchin gs h e art , as to wh e th e r th e y
ar e r e a dy to giv e s uch pr o p o rti o n of ti m e an d
r
st e n gth to pr a y e r as Go d w o uld h a v e . Le t th e m ,

e ve n as in public th e y ar e l e ad e r s of th e ir l a rge r
o r sm a ll e r circl e s give th e m s e lv e s
,
in se cr e t to ta k e
t h e ir pla c es in t he fr o n t ran k of t he gr e a t i n t e r
c e s s i o n ho s t th a t ,
m us t pr e vail with Go d , ere t he

gr e at r e viva l ,
t he fl o o ds of ble s s i n g ca n co m e . Of

a ll w ho s pe ak o r thi n k o f, or lo n g fo r , r e viva l ,
le t

n ot on e h o ld b a ck in thi s gr e at w o rk of h on e s t ,

r
e a n es t d e fi n it e pl e a di n g :
,
R e vive Thy w o rk , 0

Lo rd W ilt Th o u n ot r e vive us a ga i n ?
192 THE MI N I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
Co m e an d le t us r e turn t o t he Lo r d He wi ll
r e vive us An d l e t us kn ow ,
le t u s f o ll o w o n to

kn o w t he Lo rd . Hi s g oi n g i s s ur e a s t he

m o rn in g ; an d He s ha ll a s t he r ain ,

as t he la tte r ra in th a t wat e re th t he e arth. Am en .

So be it
.
194 THE MIN I STR Y or I N TER CESSI O N
pr p r uos e o c iv t h fi h ur wi t h t h d pr i g
s an d e ffe t e an ve o s e e es s n co n

i
sc o u sn e ss of u f i t hful d th l f t h p w r t h t c uld
n a n es s , a n e o ss o e o e a o

b e b t i d i pr y r t h
o a ne w r will t b di fli l t Th
n a e ,
e an s e n o e cu . e

m r w t hi k f i t t h m r w f l t h t wh
o e e n r t g dly
o e o e e ee a en ea n es , o

w rk r ll w g i t t h ir b tt r will t h piri t u l t b c wd d
o e s a o ,
a a ns e e e , e s a o e ro e

ou t by i c t ccup t i n d t h f t igu i t bri g i t m u t b

e ss an o a on an e a e n s, s e

b u t h piri t u l lif i t u ffici t ly tr g i t h m t bid

ec a se e s a e s no s en s on n e o

th l v r t
e e d id t ill t h pr c f G d i Chri t d t h
e s an as e e e se n e o o n s an e

p w r f t h Spiri t h v b fully cur d

o e o e a e een se e .

L t li t t Chri t yi g R d
e us s en t (J m th t hi g
o s sa n , en er un o et sa e n s

th t a C are — l t du t y d w rk h v t h ir pl c
aes a r s
’
d u t e an o a e e a e an n o

G d t h t hi g t h t
o e G d ” L t t h w r hip i
n s t h Spi ri t
a ar e o
'
s. e e o s n e ,

th t ir d p d c
e en d c t i u d w i t i g up
e e en G d f t h full
en e an on n e a n on o or e

exp ri c f Hi pr c d p w r v ry d y d t h t r gt h
e en e o s es e n e an o e e e a ,
an e s en

of Chr i t w rki g i s v r h v t h fir t pl c Th wh l
o n n us, e e a e e s a e. e o e

qu t i i im ply t hi I G d t h v t h pl c t h l v t h
es on s s s, s o o a e e a e, e o e, e

t u t t h t im f
r s ,
p r l f ll w h i p H cl i m
e e t h t ll
or e s on a e o s e a s, so a a o ur

w rki g h ll b G d w rki g i
o n S 7 a e o o n n us

Ch p V II p 89 N O TE B , a . . .

t ll h r t ry t h t ccur i f D B dm '
LE m T e e e e a s o a o s n on e o r. oa r an s

w rk H h d b i vi t d by l dy f g d p i t i w ll
o s. e a een n e a a o oo os on , e

k w no ucc ful w rk r m g h hu b d d p d t t
n as a s e ss o e a on er s an
’
s e en en s, o

c m d ddr t h m
o e an A d th h a dd d I w t t e ss -
e . n en , S e a e ,
“
an o

s p k t y b u t bi t f b d g f m y w
ea o ou a W h h h d
o a o on a e o o n . en e a

a ddr d h m t i g d f u d m y br ugh t to Chri t t hr ugh

es s e er ee n ,
an o n an o s o

h h w d r d wh t h t r ubl m igh t b
er , e on Sh e e t ld hi m a er o e e. e so on o .

G d h d bl
o d h w rk b t l t h j ym t h c h d
a esse er o , u ,
a a s, e en o en s e on e a

h d i G d w rd d c r t pr y r h d b l t Ad h hd
’
a n o s o an se e a e a e en os . n S e a

t ri d h u tm t t g t i t b ck d h d f i l d Ah I t h t i ju t “
e er os o e a ,
an a a e . a s s

y ur m i t k h id
o H w t h t ? O ugh t I
s a e, t t d my e sa . o a n o o o

b t t h v t h c ld r m v d
es o a T ll m
e h id w r
e o n es s e o e e e, e sa , e e

y v d
o u sa by d i g y u r b t ?
e O h ! I t i d l g t d o n o es
"
, n o r e on o o
 N O TES 195

t h t b t l y f u d r t wh I c d tryi g d t ru t d
a , u on o n es en e a se n ,
an s e

Ch ri t s A d t h t i wh t y
.
"
d t d w E t r y ur
n a s a o u n ee o o no . n e o

cl t t th pp i t d ti m h w v r dull y f l d pl c
o se a e a o n e e, o e e ou ee , an a e

y ur lf b f r y r L rd D t t y t r u
o se e o e ou r t o . o no r o o s e an ea n e s n es s

y ou d t f o l ; b t
n o qui t ly y t H eei m th t H h w ll u e sa o a e se es o a

i w r g h w h lpl
s on , y o d tr u t Hi m t bl e y H
es s o u ar e , a n s o ess ou . e

will d i t o y t ru t qui t ly Hi Spi ri t wi ll w rk

as ou s e ,
s o .

Th im pl t ry m y t ch m y Ch ri t i
e s e s o m t bl d a ea an a s an a os ess e

le ss o ni t h lif n f pr y r Y
e h v cc pt d f Chri t J u t
e o a e . ou a e a e e o s es s o

m k a y e wh l oud giv y t r gt h t w lk i
o e, w
an f e ou s en o a n ne n ess O

li f y h v cl im d t h H ly Spiri t t b i y th Spiri t f
e ou a e a e e o o e n ou e o

Supplic t i d I t rc
a i b t d t w d r i f y ur f li g
on an n e ess o n u o no on e o ee n s

ar e t ll n o t c ch g d
a if y ur p w r f pr y r d
a on e an e , or o o e o a e o es

n o t c m i o th w y y e w uld lik It i lif f f i t h By

n e a ou o e. s a e o a .

f i t h w r c iv t h H ly Spiri t d ll Hi w rki g F i t h
a e e e e e o an a s o n s. a

r g rd
e a i th r igh t
s n e f li g b t r t v wh t h
e s n or ee n ,
u es s , e en en ere

a pp r t b p w r t pr y i t h ur c t h t th Spi ri t i
ea s o e n o o e o a ,
n e ass an e a e s

pr yi g i
a n w b w qui t ly b f r G d
n us as H t h t t hu w i t
e o e e o e o . e a s a s

i f i th
n a dh ,
ur t h H ly Spi i t d yi ld him lf t Hi m
an on o s e o r , an e s se o ,

wil l fi d t h t pr y r wi ll b gi
so on n t cm A d h th t
a a e e n o o e. n e a

p r v r i t h f it h t h t t hr ugh Ch ri t d by t h Spiri t
e se e es n e a a o s an e

ea ch pr y r h w v r f bl i cc pt bl t G d will l r t h
a e , o e e ee e, s a e a e o o , ea n e

le ss o n th t i t i p ibl t b t ugh t by t h Spi ri t d l d t

a s oss e o e a e ,
an e o

w lk w rt hy f t h L rd t ll w ll pl i g
a o o e o o a e e as n .

Ch p IX p 1 1 1 N O TE 0 , a . . .

J T y t rd y g i — t hr d y
US es e ft r t h c v r ti m
a a a n ee a s a e e on e sa on en

ti d i th
on e t t ch p n —I m t d v t d y u g m i i ry
e n o e o a . vu. e a e o e o n ss o n a

l dy fr m t h i t ri r A
a o c v r ti pr y r w
e n e o . s a on e sa on on a e as

pr c di g h i t rp d u k d wi t h t h r m rk B t i t i
o ee n , s e n e o se n as e e e a ,
“
u s

r l ly im p ibl t fi d t h t i m t pr y w wi h t
ea o ss I c uld
e o n e e o a as e s o. o

on ly w r Ti m i qu t i ty t h t cc m m d t i t l f t
an s e , e s a an a a o o a es se o o ur

wi ll wh t h rt r lly c id r ffi t i mp t n e i n t h d y
a o ur ea s ea on s e o rs or a c e a ,

1
4
196 THE MI N I STR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N
wil l cc d i fi di g t im f I t m u t u r ly b t h t
.

we s o o n su ee n n n e or . s s e e a

t h m i i try f i t rc
e n s i h vrb p tb fr
o n t d t
e e ss o n as n e e ee n u e o e our s u en s

in Th l gic l H ll eo o d Mi i ry Tr i i g H m
a a th m t s an ss o n a a n n o e s as e os

i m p rt t p rt f t h ir lif w rk
o an W a h v t h ugh t f
o w rk
e e ~
o . e a e o O o ur o

i
n pr ch i g vi it i g
ea n r l dut y or d f pr y r s n as our ea , an o a e as a

s ub rdi t mo t
na ed t hi w rk ucc fully W uld t
ea n s o o s o s e ss . o n o

t h wh le p i t i b ch g d if w r g rd d t h m i i t ry f
o e os on e an e e e a e e n s o

i t rc i
n e t h ch i f t hi g—g tti g th bl i g
e ss o n as d p w
e
of e n e n e es s n an o er

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or e so w rk w uld t k i t
s en s e o us en o ur o o a e s

righ t pl c d b c m th
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o ea o e es s n an n e n s o o .

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w ho i urr u d e d by t he ca r f d ily lif i — Ho w c
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a o e as n oes e e o on n a a s o
pr y r i which w t t ill w bt i t th piri t
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a e n e are o e se e e e o a n or o e s

f pr y r ful v rt ll t h d y ? I t i clud
, ,

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bl i g fr m G d f t h r K w y ur c lli g b gi t hi y ur
ess n o o or o e s. n o o a n e n s o
w rk Giv y ur lf wh lly t i t d y k w y will b
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. ,

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e as n o c an ea n e es a o
l r i g t d t hi g — i f c t t h ly w y—i t d i t B gi
.

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2 02
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in which y y t G d d t ur lf t h t y c m t Hi m
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,

o s o se o u an a o n e ou o a or o e s.
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.

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i y ur pr y r l t
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us e O f th h lp f w w rd m y b d d
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o v ry d y tw h di g —th
ra ou n o e or e e a o ea n s e
W h t t P y th t h r H w t Pr y I f t h ubj c t w r
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a n a e o e o o e n et o ne e an o
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, ,

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b li v t h t h wi ll b h rd Th r f r t k ch
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t h ugh t t t h r t im Th w rk f i t rc i i C hri t ’
o s at o e es oo. e o o n e e ss o n s s s
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sa n s or a en or n s an a e s or a o
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vers or e se n n o o a o re s or o se
w h l b ur io a t g p l ; f l l c v rt f b li v r w h h v
o n e os e or a on e s or e e e s o a e
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s n o so a e an en e e es a en
w aswri t t ; t h um b r f f rm f w rk d w rk r i
en e n e o o s o o an o e s s so
m uch g t r ; th d f t h Ch urch d t h w rld
r ea e e n ee s o e an e o ar e so
m uch b t t r k w th t w
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n o n a e n ee o a e e an o o see
wh pr y r i d d d t wh t h rt i m t dr w t
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er e a e s n ee e ,
an o a o ur ea s os a n ou .

2
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The S crip t r c ll t pr y r d m d l rg h r t t ki g i ll
u e a s o a e e an a a e ea a n n a

i t t t m pt h b m d i
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,

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pr y r d t h t ugh t t i t r t v ry Chri t i
a e an a o o n e es e e s an .

I t will b f l t di fficul t by m y t pr y f uch l rg ph r

,

e e an o a or s a e s e e s as
are s o m tim m ti e d L t i t b u d r t d t h t i ch c
es en on e e e n e s oo a n ea ase
w m ym k p ci l i t rc i f w circl fi t r t c mi g
.

e a a e s e a n e e ss on o r o ur o n e o n e es o n

un d r t h t h di g A d i t i h rdly dful t y furt h r t h t

e a ea n . n s a n ee o sa e a

wh r ubj c t pp r f m r p ci l i t r t urg cy t h
, ,

e e on e s e a ea s O o e s e a n e es or en an

an o th r w fr f ti m d y ft r d y t t k up t h t ubj c t
e e ar e ee or a e a a e a o a e a s e .

If ly ti m b r ll y giv t i t rc i
on e e d th
ea piri t f en o n e e ss o n an e s o
b li vi g i t r i b cul t iv t d t h Obj c t i t t i d W hil
,

e e n n e ce s s o n e a e , e e s a a ne . e,
on th h d t h h rt m t b l rg d t t im t t k i
e on e an e ea us e en a e a es o a e n
ll t h m r p i t d d d fi it pr y r b th b t t r
,

a e o e o n e an e n e o ur a e ca n e e e e .

W i t h t hi vi w p p r i l ft bl k i whic h w w it dw
,

s e a e s e an n e ca n r e o n

sp ci l p t i ti w d ir t urg b f r G d
e a e on s e es e o e e o e o .

3 A w r t Pr y r — M r t h
n s e s o li t t l b k h b a e . o e an on e e oo as een
publi h d i which Chri t i m y k r gi t r f t h ir p t i t i
.

s e n s an s a ee a e s e o e e on s,

an d t wh n o e th y w r wrd en m h e b l ft v ry
e e an s e e . oo as ee n e on e e

p a f 0 t hi ort h t m r d fi i t p t i ti
s, s o wi t h r g rd t i di
a o e e n e e on s e a o n
vi l u l ua p ci l ph r f w rk m y b r c rd d d t h
so s or s e a s e es o o a e e o e an e
w r l k d f W h w pr y f ll i t mi i
,

an s e oo e or. f ien e a or a sa n s , o r or s s on s n
g r l i t i diffi cul t t k w wh
en e a s h w pr y r i w d
o no en or o o ur a e s an s ere

wh t h r pr y r h h d y p rt i bri gi g t h w r
, ,

or e e o ur a e as a an a n n n e an s e .

It i f x tr m
s o i m p rt c t h t w h uld pr v t h t G d
e e e o an e a e s o o e a o

h r ea s d t t hi
us , a n d t k t f wh t
o r w l kf
s en a e n o e O a an s we s e oo or,

an d wh th y c m en O t h d y f pr yi g f
e o ll i t t k t h
e. n e a O a n or a sa n s , a e e

i t i y ur c gr g t i
sa n s n o i y r pr on
y r m ti g e da k f on or n ou a e -
ee n an as or
r viv l m g t h m T k i c c t wi t h m i i
, ,

a e a a on e m a e, n on n e i on ss on s, s o e

p ci l t t i mi i ry y i t r t d i m r th
.

s e a s a on or ss o n a ou ar e n e es e n or o e an

d pl d f bl i g A d xp ct d l k f i t c m i g
,

o n e , an ea or es s n . n e e an oo or s o n

th t y m y pr i
,

a ou G d a a se o .

4 Pr y r C i cl a — Th r i e d i i publi hi g t hi i vi t
r es e e s no es r e n s n s n a
ti t i t rc i t dd t h r t t h m y xi t i g pr y r
.

on o n e es s o n o a an o e o e an e s n a e

u i n on s pr yi g b d Th fi r t bj c t i t t i r t h m y
or a n an s. e s o e s o s e an
Chri t i w h p r c t ic lly t h r ugh ig r c f t h ir c lli g
s an s o a a o n o an e o e a n or

u b li f t t h ir pr y r v i l i g m uch t k b t li t t l p r t i
, ,

n e e as o e a e a a n a e u ve r e a n

t h w rk f i t rc d th t h lp t h w d p yt
,

e o ; o n e e ss i o n an en o e o se 0 o ra o

m ful l r p r h i f t h gr t
a f t h w rk e n s on d th d o e e a n ess o e o an e n ee
so e
p e e

f givi t h r wh l t r gt h t i t Th r i circl f p
,

o e e s er
pr y r t h fir t d y f v ry m t h f t h fuil
o n ei o e s en . a e o ra
which f as s or a e on e s a o e e on or e et
m if t t i f t h p w r f t h H ly Spiri t t h r ugh u t t h
an es a on o e o e o e o o o e

Church I h v giv t h w rd f t h t i vi t t i a e ubj c t f

en e o s O a n a on as s e or

t h fir t d y d t k m t h ugh t k y t l l t hr ugh
.

e s tha an a en e sa e o as e n o e a o .

t hi k d d t h pr m i d t h gr t
,

Th m r e o e on ef th n s o e n ee an e o s e , an e ea

n e ss o f th b t cl t b v rc m i p y r t h m r
e o s a es o f l e o e o e n ra e e o e on e ee s
it mu t b c m lif w rk d y by d y t h t t which v ry
,

s e o e our e- o a a ,
a o e e

o th i t r t i
er ub rdi t d
n e es s s o n a e .
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F l r D AY

I h w my k
w n s r r o r e a m —3m t he

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iii 1 6
.

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W it f th p r m i o f t h F t h r —Acr
. .

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ea e so a e e e n o e o u a e
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, ,

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a er e n e ,
or e a on o

s an e e ss n o so s.

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has o n e gift t o Hi Church ; t h Churc h h d ll pr y r
s e as o n e n ee a a e
u it i th pe t i t i —t h po w r f t h H ly Spirit M k i t
,

n es n e on e on e e o e o . a e
y u r pr y r
o one a e .

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If a so n h
as k b
f h r wi l l h
y o f yo u t a t i s a a t
re a d o f an e e

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,

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g iv e ly pi
the Ho h h Lu xi l l 1 3
S r i t t o t e m t a t a s k Hi m ! — xs .
, .

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as s ch i ld k br d Y an s u as a as s ea . ou ca n
d t hi b c u
o s G d h the a t f rt h t h Spi ri t f Hi S
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“
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o r ea , r n , a, a e . s is n ou o e

you childlik c fid c I t h f it h f Hi pr yi g i y
e on en k e. n e a o s a n n o u , as
f
or t h p w r f t h t H ly Spiri t v rywh r
e o e o M ti apl c o e e e e. en on a es or

circl wh r y p ci l ly k i t t b
es e e ou s e a as o e seer .

S E P C I A L P ETI TI ON S
 P R AY W THO I UT C HASI N G

S EC O N D D AY

w ru r TO m u n —7 m r o f Supp l i cati on
l l) : Sp i i t

The S pi ri t Hi m se lf m a k e t h i t e rc e ss i o n f o r us — R o n
n . .

v iii 26
I wi ll p pi ri t upplic t i
.

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.

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. 10 .

v g li i w rld d p d fi r
The e an e sa t o n o f t he o up
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pr y r
vi v al o f a e pr h d d pd
De e e t a n t he n e e fo r m e n — ay, e e own at
e —i s t he n e e
.

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t he o t t o m o f o u r s i r i t l ess d f rg cr fo r t he o o t te n s e e t
w rl wid pr y r
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.

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e t he S ur
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ra e an i s a on a n a s e as o n s n

t h Spi ri t —E
,

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Pr yi g i t h H ly Spi ri t J UD E 2 0
. . . .

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.

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o en a e e o a or e ou n on e a

o f P t c t It i
e n e os ly i t h p w r f t h piri t lr dy i
s on n e o e o e a ea n us,
k wl dg d d yi ld d t t h t w Hi full r
.

y f a or

S y t t h F th r i t i th S
ac no e e an e e o, e can ra s e

m if t ti
an es a on . pi ri t f Hi S i
a o e a e , s e o s on n

y oui urgi g y
s t pl d Hi pr m i
n ou o ea s o se .

S E P CI A L P ET T I I ON S
 THE MI N I STR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N
T HI R D DAY
wn s r r o r u m —3m a ll S ai n ts
i h ll pr y r d pplic t i pr yi g t ll
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wa t chi g t h r u t i
n ll p r v r c e d u pplic t i
e nf o n a e se e an e an s a on or
all i t — E H vi 1 8
sa n s. P . . .

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e b dy i i t r t d i t h w lf r f t h
e e o a o s n e es e n e e a e o e

wh l d xi t t h lp
o e, an d c m pl t t h
e th r
s s B li v o e an o e e e o e s. e e ers ar e

on e b d y d ugh t t pr y t m uch f t h w lf r f t h i r
o an o o a no so or e e a e o e

church ci t y b t fi r t f ll f ll i t Thi l rg
, ,

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, , ,
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r u dy
a o n ou.

n ow TO P u m a —311 t he fi s h: of t he fi p i r i t

B y t hi h ll ll m ” k w th t y
s s a My di cipl if y
a en no a e ar e s e s, e
h v l v
a e t ot h r —3
e on e xiii 35 o an o e 0n N
I p r y t h t t h y l l m”y b t h t t h w rld m y b li v
. . .

a a e a a e on e, a e o a e e e

t h t Th
a did t d M — J O HN xvii 2 1
en s sen e.

I b ch y br t hr b y t h l v f t h Spi ri t t h t y
. .

e se e ou , e en e o e o e a e
t riv t g t h r wi t h m y ur pr y r t G d f m — R
, ,

s e o i e e e n o a e s o o or e. ou.
xv 30
A b v ll t hi g b i g f rv t i y ur l v m g y u r
. .

o e a n s e n e en n o o e a on o .

se lv — 1 P E iv 8
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a ll I l i i t ; lt
s sa n yw l v p ci lly v ry child f l l i w
s e us sa e o e s e a e e o s e

k w L t pr y wi t h f rv t l v i t h l v f t h Spiri t
no . e us a e en o e, n e o e o e .

S E P C I A L P ETI TI ON S
 THE MI N I STR Y OF IN TER C ESSI O N
F I F T H DAY

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,

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ou t f t h w r ld b t t h t Th u h uld t k
o e o p t h m fr m t h u a o s o es ee e o e
vi l Th y t f th w r ld I m t f t h w rld
,

e . e ar e n o o e o as a n o o e o
J H xvi
.
,

O N 16 i .

I t h l t ig h t Ch ri t k d t hr t hi g f Hi di ipl th t
.

n e as n s as e ee n s or s sc es : a
t h y m igh t b k t th wh t f t h w rld ; t h t t h y as o se o a re n o e
t i fi d t h t t h y m igh t b
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m igh i l v c t
o

8 t b e sa n c e Y a e e on e n o e. ou an n o
d b tt r th
o e pr y J u ypr y d A k f G d p pl t h t
e an a as es s a e . s or o
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t h y m y b k pt
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a e e se a a e o e o an s s a

t h y by t h H ly Spiri t m y liv
e th
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a e as o se o ar e n o o e
w rld
,

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g Go n fiben t e be o e s

B l v d if e o h rt c d m e t th h v w
o ur ea s on e n us n o en a e e con
t w rd G d A d wh t v r w k w r iv f Hi m
, ,

fid en ce o a o n a soe e e as e ec e e o
b c u w k p Hi c mm dm t d d th t h i g th t
.
, ,

e a se e ee s o an e n s, an o os e n s a
ar epl i g Hi igh t — 1 J H i i i
e as n 1n s s . O N .

L r t h w rd by h rt G t t h m i t y ur h rt J i
ea n e se o s ea e e n o o ea o n

wi t h J h dr w igh t G d wi t h
.

th r k f th
.

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,

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t w rd G d t hi piri t pr y f y ur br t h r w h i
, ,

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o o P y e en o a e v n a o si n . ra

f
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, ,

e e e e, e a se e ee an o.

S E P C I A L P ETI TI ON S
 SI XT H DAY

am—
’
wn ar ro m 3s : t he Spi ri t of g a t e i n t he (Tha n h

I pr y t h t t h y m y b a v w a I i th m e a e on e , e en as e are on e : n e
an d Th u i M ; t h t t h w r ld m y k w t h t Th u did t
o n e a e o a n o a o s
se nd M d h t l v d t h m Th u h t l v d M
e , an as th t o e e as o as o e e a
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GA o e s o e. L. . .

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e s ar e o n e n s as e s on e e a e . e

l v f G d r t t h m d dw ll i t h m Pr y t h t t h
,

o e o o es s o n e an ca n e n e a a e
p w r f t h H ly Gh t m y w rk t hi l v i b li v r t h t t h
.
,

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s R e me mbr an r e r s

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e sewhich h ll v h l d
a en on a s, s a n e er o
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e ea e a n or n : e a ar e e o s e e a n ce s ,
k p t il c
ee n o d giv Hi m
s r t — I a l ii 6
en e , an e n o es . s . x . .

St udy t h w rd u t il y ur wh l ul b fi ll d wi t h t h
ese o s n o o e so e e e con
i I m pp i t d i t rc r E t r G d pr c i
s c o u sn e s s , a a o n e n e e sso . n e o
’
s e se n e n
t h t f it h St udy t h w rld d wi t h t h t t h ugh t —i t i m y ’
a a . e o s n ee a o s
w rk t i t rc d ; t h H ly Spirit will t ch m f wh t d
o o n e e e e o ea e or a an

h w
o L t it b
. bidi g c ci u
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e an a n on s o sn ess : ea e- o
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,
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d o no t y t k wGd e n o o .

S E P C I A L P ETI T I ON S
 THE MIN I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
SEV EN TH DAY

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a e rs o o or e. O
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,
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Wh t d t h y h v f pr y r W h t p w r t h y m igh t b if
.

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th y w r
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e e a w f t h H ly Gh t
o Prey
d fi i t ly f t hi l g f i t T
e
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er o e o os a
hi k f y ur w m i i t r
.

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k i t v ry p ci lly f hi m C ct v ry t h ugh t f t h m i i try
.
,
as e s e a or . on n e e e o o e n s
y ur t w ighb urh d th w rld wi t h t h pr y r
,

i
n o o n or n e o oo or e o e a e

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,

m
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a a t e e e ea or e e ro i se,
h ll
.

a e e o e o e o on e s a
r c iv p w r wh t h H ly Gh t i c m up y
.

e e e o e ,
en e o os s o e on o u.

HO W TO ru m — Sn Se a -
ri

“
h t h u p r y t t r i t t hy i r ch m b r
B u t t he n , w en o a es en e n o n ne a e
d h vi g hu t hy d r p r y t t h t h r which i
, ,

an
” t t
a n F s i o oo a o e a e s n
vi 6
,
s ec rt e
H wi t hdr w g i i t t h m u t i t p r y Hi m lf
. . .

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e a a n n o e o n a n o a se
xiv 2 3 J O HN vi 1 5
,

l
a on e . MA -
TT. . . .

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e wh y l wi t h G d H r m
e an ea se, en ou are a o n e o : e e a
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n o ,
a e o a e o o n e e e or s se an s. o no
t hi k y hv i flu c t h t y ur p r y r wi ll
,

n ou a e t b
n o n en e, or a o a e n o e
mi d Y ur pr y r d f it h will m k diff r c Cry i
ss e . o a e an a a e a e en e. n
se cr t t G d f Hi m i i t r
e o o or s n s e s.

S E P C I A L P ETI TI ON S
 T EII MIN I STR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N
N I N T H DAY
AT p m —Ja r
mi i m: M rk fi s h s S i ri t
'

W H TO ru on ou r n a

Th v g li t i e f t h w rld d p d fi r t f l l up
e an e sa on o e o e en s s o a on
r viv l f pr y r D p r t h t h
e a o adf m —y d pdw
e . ee e an e n ee or en a ee o n
t th b t t m piri t l lif i t h d f t h f rg t t
,

a f
e o o o ou r s e ss e, s e n ee or e o o en
secr t f pr v ili g w rld wid pr y r
e o e a n o -
e a e
A t h y m i i t r d t t h L rd d f t d th H ly Gh t
.
,
“
s e n s e e o e o an as e e o os
id S p r t M B r b d S ul Th wh t h y h d
, ,

sa e a a e e a n a as an a en en e a
f t d d pr y d t h y t t h m”w y S t h y b i g t
.
,

as e an a e e sen e a a o e e n sen
f rt h by t h H ly Gh t d p rt d — A x i ii 2 3 4
.
, ,

o e o os , e a e cr s . .

Pr y t h t mi i w rk m y ll b d i t hi irit
.
, ,

a a our ss o n o a a e on e n s 8
w i t i g G d h ri g t h v ic f t h Spiri t di g f rt m
a n on o ea n e o e o e se n n o en
wi t h f t i d pr y r Pr y t h t i church mi i
, ,

as n an a e a a n o ur es o ur ss o n
i tr t mi i w rk m y b i t h p w r f t h H ly S iri t
.

n e es an ss o n o a e n e o e o e o

an d f o It i Spi ri t fill d p ym g Church will

re er . t s a -
e ra se n ou
Spiri t fl l mi i ri m igh t y i pr y r
,

-
e ss o n a es, n a e .

n ow TO r e a m — Gala Ei me
I gi v m y l f u t pr y r — P cix 4
e se
” n o a e s
wil l gi v ur lv c i u lly pr y r — A vi 4
. . . .

W e t t e o se es on n a o a e cr s
t r h wi t h th y m u t h t t hi h rt b
. . .

B “
e n o d l t as o an e n o n e ea e
h t y t u tt r y thi g b f r G d ECC E ” v 2
,
"
as o e an n e o e o .
-
L S
A dH c t i u d l l igh t i pr y r t G d — LUKE vi 1 2
. . .

“
n e on n e a n n a e o o .

f t h chi f t d rd f v lu Th t i m w giv
. .

Ti m i e s on e o e e s an a s o a e. e e e e
is a pr f f t h i t r t w f l
oo o e n e es e ee .

W d t im wi t h G d— t r li Hi pr c ; t w i t f
e n ee e o o ea se s ese n e o a or

Hi m t m k Hi m lf k w ; t c id r d f l t h
o a e d w se n o n o on s e an ee e n ee s e
pl d f ; t t k
ea orpl c i Chri t ; t pr y t ill w
o a e our a e n s o a e ca n
b li v t h t w h v r c iv d T k t im i pr y r d pr y
e e e a e a e e e e . a e e n a e an a

d w bl i g t h m i i w rk f t h Church
,

o n ess n on e ss o n o o e .

S P EC I A L P ETI TI ON S
 PR AY W I THO UT CE S N AI G
T EN TH DAY

P a a r —30 1: fi s h s Sp i ri t
’
wuar r o on o ur fi i s s i a a ar i es
W h t t h w rld d t d y i
a t e ly m r m i i ri
o n ee s o a s, n o on o e ss o n a es ,

bu t t he ut p uri g f G d Spi i t
o v ry wh m H h
o n ot o
’
s r on e e on e o e as se n

o ut t ow rk f Hi m i t h f r ig fi ld
o or n e o e n e
"

h ll r c iv p w r wh t h H ly t t i c m upo
.

Y e s a e e e o e en e o s s o e n
h ll b My wi t u t t h u tt rm t p rt
,

d y f
”
y ou : an e s a e n ess e s n o e e os a s o
th rt h — A i 8
e ea . cr s
G d lw giv Hi rv t p w r qu l t t h w rk H k
. .

o a a 3 es s se an s o e e a o e o e as s

of th m hi k f t h gr t
e d di fficul t y f t hi w rk
n o e ea n e s s an o s o
c ti g t S t t r gh ld — d pr y t h t v ry
. ,

as n t f hi
ou a an ou o s s on o s, an a a e e on e

wh t k o p rt i i t m y r c iv d d ll hi w rk i t h p w r
a es a n a e e e an o a s o n e o e

of t h H ly Gh t e Thi k f t h di fficul t i
o f y ur m i i
os . ri n o e es o o ss o n a e s,

an d pr y f t h m a or e .

HO W i g ® if jf i t ht l
TO ru m —S t a r t n e s a u ae as

H i f i t hful t h t p r m i d ” Sh c u t d Hi m f i t hf l
”
e s a a o se . e o n e a u
wh p ro m i d —HE x 2 3 xi 1 1
o se . B. . .

J u t t hi k f G d pr m i c c r i g Hi ki g
.
,

t Hi S
’
s n o o s o se s o s on on e n n s n

d m ; t t h Church c c r i g t h h t h rv t
,

o o e ; t Hi on e n n e ea en o s se an s,
c c r i g t h ir w rk t y ur lf c c r i g y ur pr y r ; d
,

on e n n e o o o se on e n n o a e an

pr y i t h ur c t h t H i f it hful d ly w i t f pr y ”
,

a n e as s an e r a e s a an on a s or a e

d f i t h t fulfil t h m F i t hful i H t h t c ll t h y
,
“

”
an a o e a s e a a e ou

( t pr y ) will (wh t H h pr m i d )
.

o w ha l d i t o a so o a e as o se .

T k up i dividu l m i i ri m k y ur lf wit h th m
,

a e n a ss on a es , a e o se on e e
d pr y t ill k w th t y h rd o h b gi t liv f
,

an a ou n o a o u ar e ea . e n o e or
Chri t ki g m t h t hi g w rt h livi g f l
,
’
s s n o as e on e n o n or

Sl
‘
EC I A L P ETI TI ON S
 T E II MI N I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
EL EV EN TH DAY

W HA T TO r e a m — 30 1: m o r e Z ahcu r e r a
Pr y y th L”rd f t h h rv t t h t H d f rt h l b r r
a e e o o e a es a e se n o a ou e s
i t Hi h rv t — MA ix 38
,

n o s a es . TT . . .

W h t r m rk bl c ll f t h L rd J u f h lp fr m Hi
a a e a a e a o e o es s or e o s

di cipl s g tti g th d uppli d \Yb t h ur p t up

es ln e n e n ee s e . e an on o u on
pr y r W h t pr f t h t G d w t pr y r d w ill h r t
a e . a a oo a o an s a e an ea i
.

Pr y f l b ur r f l l t ud t i t h l gic l m i ri
a or a o e s, or a s en s n eo o a se n a e s,

tr i i g h m
a n Bibl i t i t u t t h t t h y m y t g u l H
n o es e n s es , a e a n o o, n e ss e

fit t h m d t h m f rt h t h t church m y t r i t h ir
,

s d e an sen s e o a our es a a n e
st ud t t k f th
en s di g f rt h f t h H ly Spi i t ; t h t
o see or e se n n o o e o r a

all b li v r m y h ld t h m lv
e e e sr dy t b t f rt h
a t o e se es ea o e se n o or o
pr y f t h w h
,

a or ose o ca n o.
g

n ow To m u n — 311
j ai t h , n ot hi n g Q a uhti n g
“
J e s us
i th u t t h m saf i th i G d W h v n o e Ha v e a n o . o s oe er
h ll y u t t hi m u t i B t h u r m v d d b th u
,

s a sa n o s o n a n e o e o e an e o
c t i t th d h ll t d ub t i h rt b t h ll
, ,

as ; n o e hi se a an s a n o o n s ea u s a

b li v t h t wh t h i t h h l l c m t p h h ll h v i t
,

e e e a a e sa s a o e o as s , e s a a e .

— MA K xi 2 2 2 3 R . .

H v f i t h i G d ! A k Hi m t m k Him lf k w t y
,

a e a n o s o a e se n o n o ou

as t h f i t hful m i bt y G d w h w rk t h l l
e ll ; d y will o e i n an

c u g d t i li t h t H
a o o a a ou
giv ui t bl d u ffici t
, ,

b e en o ra e o e e ve a e ca n e s a e an s en

l b r r h w v r i m i bl t hi p p r B t r m m b r i
a o u e s, o e e o ss e s a ea s . u e e e n

w r t pr y r f it h
, ,

an s e o a e an a .

Apply t hi t v ry p i g wh r g d w rk r is o dd e e o en n e e a oo o e s n ee e .

Th w rk i G d H giv t h righ t w rk m B t H ’
e o s o s. e ca n e e o an . u e
mu t b s k d d w it d e as e an a e on .

S P EC I A L P ET I TI ONS
 THE MI N I STR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N
T HI R T EE N T H D AY

W H pi r it f fl m i g
AT TO m u n —To r t he S o a n

A d i t h ll c m t p
n th t h th t i
s a l ft i Z i h ll
o e o ass , a e a s e n on s a
b c ll d h ly wh
e a t h L r d h l l h v w h d w y t h fil t h f
e o : en e o s a a e as e a a e o
t h d ugh t r
e f Zi
a by th pi ri t f j udgm t d t h p iri t
e s o on e s o en an e s
f b ur i g iv 3 4
,

o —I n n .
"
sa . . .

A w hi g by fi ! cl i g by judgm t ! H t h t h
,

as n re a ea n s n en e a as
p d t hr ugh t hi h ll b c ll d h ly Th p w r f bl i g
a ss e o s s a e a e o . e o e o ess n
for t h w rld t h p w r f w rk
e o d i t rc i t h t will v il
e o e o o an n e e ss o n a a a

d up t h piri t u l t t f t h Church ; d t h t
, ,

d s a e
ly ri high r
e en s on e s a o e an a ca n

on i
se i di c v r d d p t w y
e J udgm t
as s n s s o e e an u a a . en
m u t b gi s t th h u e fG dn Th r m u t b c vic t i
a e f i
o se o o e e s e on on o s n
B ch G d t giv Hi Spiri t
.

f ti fi ti
o r s an c ca on . piri t f es ee o o e s as a s o

judg m t d pi r
en i t f bur i g— t di c v r
an a d bu r
s t i o n n o s o e an n ou s n
in Hi p pl s eo e.

n ow To Pe n n —Sn t he fl am e of G hri s t
v r y h ll k i My m t h t wi ll I d If y h ll
W h a ts o e e e s a as n n a e, a o e s a
y t hi g i My m t h t will I d —J H xiv 1 3 1 4
.

as k M e an n n n a e, a o. O N
f y ur R d m r G d w h it u
. .
,

A k i th s m n e th
n a e o o e ee e o o s s n e
t hr A k wh t H h pr m i d wh t H g v Hi b
,

on e . s d f a e as o se a e a e s oo or,
th t i w y fr m m g Hi p pl A k — t h
,

a m y b p ts n a e u a a o a on s eo e. s e
pr y r i ft r Hi w h rt — f t h piri t f d p c vict i f
a e s a e s o n ea or e s o ee on on o
i
s n t c m m g Hi p pl A k f t h piri t f bur i g
o o e a on s eo e. s or e s o n n

A k i t h f i t h f Hi m — t h f i t h f wh t H will f wh t
.

s n e a o s n a e e a o a e s, o a
H d — d l k f th
e c an w r Pr y t h t t h Church m y
o an oo or e an s e . a a e a
b ble d t b m d bl i g i t h w rld
e ss e , o e a e a e ss n n e o .

S E P CI A L P ETI TI ON S
 PR AY W I TIIO U T C E S N AI G
F O U R T EE N T H D AY

w n ar r o '
re u r n
— Jo t t he (Ehn r r h o f t he Su ture

h t th T a m igh t t b
e c hi ldre n n o e as h ir f t h r g r
t e a e s, a en e a .

th t t t h i r h rt righ t d wh p i ri t w
ti
t
s ea
on t a
”
df t wi t h G d — P lxxviii 8
as
se no
o
e
s
ea a , an o se t s as n o

I wi ll p u”
. .

r My Spi ri t up t hy d d My bl i g up
. .

o on see ,
an e ss n on

t hy fi p i g — I A xliv 3
o s r n S .

Pr y f t h r i i g g r t i wh t c m ft r Thi k
. . .

a or e s n en e a on o ar e o o e a e us. n

f th y u g m d y u g w m d childr f t hi
,

o e o n en an o n o en an g end o s a e, an

pr y f ll t h g ci t w rk m
a or a e a en es a o a on g th m ; th t i e ci a n as s o a

ti on s and ci t i d u i so i hm e es an n o n s, n o es d ch l Chri t m y
an s oo s, s a

b h e ur d d t h H ly Spi ri t g t
on o e an e o e p i f t h m Pr y
o ss e s s o n o e . a

f th y u g f y r ighb urh d
,

or e o n o ou own ne o oo .

n ow TO e xa m — m i th t he w ho le fi e ar t

L rd g t t h
Th e c rdi g t t hi w h rt —P
o r an ee ac o n o n e o n ea . s .

xx 4
Th u h t giv h rt d ir —P x i 2
. .

hi m hi
'
o as en s ea s es e s.
I c ri d wi t h m y wh l h rt ; h r m O L rd — P cxix 1 45
. . .

e o e ea ea e, o . s. . .

G d liv o d li t t v ry p t it i wi t h Hi wh l h rt
es, an s en s o e e e on s o e ea .

E ch t im w pr y t h wh l I fi i t G d i t h r t h r H
a e e a e o e n n e o s e e o ea . e

ask th t i
s ch pr y r t h wh l m h ll b t h r t t h t
a n ea a e e o e an s a e e e oo a

w h ll cry wi t h
e s a wh l h rt Chri t g v Him lf t G d o ur o e ea . s a e se o o

f m
or d en H t k up v ry an d i t Hi i t rc i
so Ife a es e e n ee n o s n e e ss o n .

onc w k G d wi t h wh l h rt t h wh l h rt will b i
e e se e o o ur o e ea e o e ea e n

pr y r w i t h which w c m t t hi G d Pr y wit h y r
,

e ve a e e o e o s o . a ou

wh h rt f t h y u g
o e ea or e o n .

S P EC I AL P ET T I I ON S
 THE MI N I STR Y OF I N TER C ESSI O N
F IF T EEN T H D AY

wn xr To P ri s m —Jo e S r ho o ls aa h G o l le g u

As fo r hi i My c v Me t wi t h t h m t i t h t h L rd
s s o en an e sa e o
My Spi ri t t h t i u p th d My w rd which I h v p t i
, ,

a s on e e , an o s a e u n
t hy m th h ll t d p rt t f t h y m u t h
on s a t f th
n o e a ou o o n or ou o e
m u t h f t hy d t f t h m u t h f t hy d i th
, ,
’
d
”se e s se e
o o n or ou o e o o se e sa

t h L r d fr m h c f rt h d f v r —l lix 2 1
, ,

e o o en e o an or e e s x. .

Th fu t ur f t h Churc h d t h w rld d p d t xt t w
. .
,

e e o e an e o e en s, o an e en e
lit t l c c iv
e th
on d uc t i
e f th d y
e, on Th Chu rch m y e e a on o e a . e a

be se e ki g t v g li t h h t h
n o e d b gi vi g up h
an we se e ea en , an e n er o n
childr t cul r d m t ri li t ic i flu c
en o se Pr y f ch l
a an a e a s n en es. a or s oo s
an d c ll g o d t h t t h Church m y r li
e es , an d fulfil i t a e a ea se an s
m m
o t u du t y f c ri g f i t childr
en o s Pr y f g dly
o a n or s en . a or o
tea ch r e s.

n ow r o P aa r — fi a t g i m i ti n g S o il

h y li m i t d th H ly O f I r l — P Ixxvi i i 41
T e e e o n e o s ae s. .

H did y mi gh t y w rk th r b c u f t h i r
. .

t m
e n o an o s e e e a se o e un
b li f — M xiii 5 8
e e ATr . .

y t hi g t h rd f t h L rd ? G x xviii 1 4
. .

“
I s an n oo a or e o s .

Ah L rd G d ! Th u h t m d t h h v rt h
. .

o d th
o o as a e e ea en an e ea
b y Thy g r t p w r ; t h r i t hi g t h rd f T”
h B h ld
,

ea o e e e s n o n oo a or ee. e o

I m t h L rd i t h r yt hi g t h rd f M 1 — J xxxii
,

a e o : s e e an n oo a or e an .

q
1 7 27
B w r i y ur pr y r b v v ry thi g f lim i t i g G d t
, .

e a e, n o a e a o e e e n o n o no
ly by u b li f b t by f cyi g t h t y k w wh t H
, , ,

on n e e d u an n a ou no a e ca n o.

Exp c t u xp c t d t hi g b v l l t h t w k t hi k E ch
,

e n e e e n s, a o e a a e as or n . a
t im y ei t rc d b i t fi r t d w r hip G d i Hi gl ry
ou n e e e, e u e s an o s o n s o .

Thi k f wh t H
n o f h w H d ligh t t h r Chri t
a f
e can 0, o o e e s o ea s , o
y ur pl c i Chri t d xp ct g t t hi g
o a e n s , an e e re a n s.

S E P C I A L P ETI TI ON S
 THE MI N ISTR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
S EV EN T EEN T H DA Y
r e a m 3m: wag s an ti R ul e rs
W HAT TO -

I e xh o rt t h e r fo re fi rs t o f all t h a t s upplica ti o s p ra ye rs
e n
i t e rc ess i o n s t h ks givi g be m a d e f o al l m ; f r k i gs a n d
, , , ,

n an n r en o n

a l l t ha t a e i m a y l e d a tr a n q u i l a d
high pl c es ; t h a t w e ”
, , ,

r n a a n
q ui e t li fe i a ll g dli ss d gr a vi t y — l TI M ii 1 2
n o n e an . . .

W h t f i t h i t h p w r f pr y r ! A f w f bl d d pi ed
.
,

a a a n e o e o a e e ee e an es s
Ch ri t i s e t o i flu c t he m igh t y R m m p rors d h e lp
s an ar n en e o an e e an

s cu ri g p c d qui t L t u s b li v t h t p a r i s
,

i
po wer t h at i t k n up b Go d i n Hi s rul e f t he w orld L
n e n ea e an e n e ss . e e e e a r e

e t us o

i i ts rul rs ; f r ll t h rul e rs o f t h
a s a e .

p ra fo r c u t ry
r ou o n an e o a e e
w or d f r rul rs i ci t i s o dis t rict s i n which w
o e n i n t e re t e d e r e ar e s .

W he G o d pe o pl u n it i t hi t h e y m y c un t up o t h ir
’
n s e e n s, a o n e
pr yer e ff c t i g i t h u e w rld m ore t h n t h y k w Le t
a e n n e n s en o a e n o .

f i t h h ld t hi f
a o s as t .

HO W r a u n —Ghe Q r a g e r b e f o re (Eb b as i n t e n s e
TO

A d a o t h e r a g e l c a m e a d s t o o d a t t h e a l t a r h vi g a
n n n n a n

g lde c e n s e r ; a d t h e r w as giv e n u to hi m m uch i c e e

,

o n n e n n ns

t h a t he s h o uld a dd i t u to t h e pr y e rs o f a ll t h s a i t s upo t h
,

n a e n n e
g ld e a l ta r which w as b e f r t he t hr e A d t h e m o k o i
o n o e on n s e
'

t he i c e wi t h t he p ra y e rs o f t h e s a i ts w t up b e f re Go d
.

n
e n s n en o
o u t o f t he a ge l h a d A d t he a g e l t a k e t h t he c e r ; d
, ,
’
n s n n n n se an

h e fi ll e d i t wi t h t h e fir e up n t h l t a r a d c as t i t up o the
.

o e a n n
e art h a n d t h r e f ll o w e d t hu d r n d v ic e s a d li gh t i g
,

”—R s v vi i i 3 5
: e o n e a o n n n

e a r t hqu k e
, , ,

a d a
n n a . .
-
.

The sa m e c e n s er bri g s t he pra y r o f t he sa i t s be f re G d

.

n e n o o
an d ca s t s fi up n t he e rt h The pr yers t h at g o up t o
re o a . a

h v h ve t h i r ha re i t h his to ry o f t h i s ea rt h B e s ure t h t
ea en a e s n e . a

t hy pr y rs e n t e r G o d s pres e n ce
’
a e .

S E P C I A L P ET I TI ON S
 PR AY W THO I U T CEASI N G

EI G HT EEN TH DAY
AT TO P aa r — 3ar fieare
W H
'

I e xh o rt t h e re fo re fi rs t f l l t h t upplica t i o
d be m a e fo r
o a a s n

ki g h high pl c h l d r quil
, ,

n s a n d a ll t a t a r e i n a e s ; t a t w e m ay e a a t an
an d q ui l f g di
e t i e i n a ll gr vi y
o l n e ss a n d hi g d
a t F or t s i s oo an d .

cc p l igh
e t a b e i n t he s vi u ii
t o f Go d o u r Sa o r — 1 TI M 1 3
rh”
a -

k hw r c xlvi
. . . .

“
He m a e t a s t o e a s e t o t he e n d o f t he e a t Ps 9 -

h rribl igh il ry r which

. . . .

W at a t e e s t l— t he m i t a a m a m en ts i n t he
i h ir prid
n a t o n s fin d t e h e rribl h ugh
W at a t e vil
e t o . t —t he e
p i h
as s o n s t a t m a y a t an bri g
m om en t wh n o n w ar An d at a .

pr p c u ri g
o s e t t he s ff e nd l i h u c
an eso at on t at m st om e Go d c a n ,
wr pr y r p pl giv p c pr y
.

i n a n s e t o t he a e o f Hi s eo e, e ea e Le t u s a .

rul
fo r i t , a n d fo r t he r gh u
e of i which l
t e o sn e s s o n a on e i t c a n be

t bli h d
s a s e .

HO W TO P a a r —Wi i i h t he mn be r s t an bi n g
h t i i t t h ? I wi l l”pr y wi t h t h pi i t d I will
W a s en a e s r an
pr y wi t h t h u d r t di g — 1 C xiv 1 5
,

a e n e s an n . OR . . .

W ed t pr y wit h t h pirit t h v hicl f th i t r

n ee o a e s as e e e o e n e
c i f G d Spiri t if w t t k h ld f G d i f i th d
,
’
e ss o n o o s e ar e o a e o o o n a an
pwr W d t pr y wit h t h u d r t di g if w r ll y
,

o e e n ee o a e n e s an n e are ea
ly i t t h d w bri g b f r Hi m T k t i m
.
,

t t r d o
ppr h di t llig t ly i ch ubj ct t h t ur t h x t t
o en e ee ) n e n ee s e n e o e . a e e

t
o a e en n e en n ea s e e na e, e e en

t h u rg cy f t h r q u t t h d c rt i t y f
, , ,

d w y
r v l d i Hi a ud d L t t h m i d ff c t t h
e en o e e es e o n an a an e a n o
G d pr m i
,
’
r
o s o se a s e ea e n s or . e e n a e e
h rt Pr y wi t h t h u d r t di g d wit h th piri t
ea . a e n e s an n an e s .

S E P C I AL PETI TI 0 X 8
 T E II MI N I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
N IN ET EEN T H DAY

w n ar TO m u n — Ja r t he £ 0 11 S i ri t an Ghr i s t e n bmn
; p
Ha vi n g
f rm f g dl i b t d yi g t h p w r
” a o o o n e ss , u en n e o e
t h r f — 2 Tm iii 5
Th
e
u h
eo

t om
.

t h t t h u liv as t d t h u
a n at
.

d d ” .

e
.

a o es an o ar ea .

iii 1
,

RE V
Th r hu d r d m illi mi l Ch i t i
. . .

fi e e ar e f ve Th n e on s o n o na r s an s. e

t t
s a e f t h m j ri t y i u p k bly wful
o e F rm li t y w ldl i
a o s ns ea a a . o a or

u g dli r j ct i f Ch ri t rvic ig r c
,

d
'
n es s, n o n e ss , e e on o s s se e, n o an e, an

i d lf
n i — t wh t
c re n ce x t t d ll t hi pr v il l V pr y f
o a an e en oes a s e a . e a or

t h h th — h! d l t th h ri g Ch ri t m ’
e ea enpm f o o e us or ose ea n s s na e,

m y i w r t h h th d
an n o se an ea en ar
'

n ess.

D t o es f l if n o ug h t t b gi t giv p hi lif
on e ee as on e o o e n o e u s e,

an d t cry d y o d igh t t G d f a ul ! I an w r t pr y r n o o or so s n an s e o a e
C d giv
o t h p w r f t h H ly Gh t
es e o e o e o os .

n ow To P a ar — i a be e p fi t i l l n r s s of S ou l

” Myil t u t G d so ul f r m Hi m c m t h m y l v
is s en n o o : o o e sa a
ti on—P lxii l
. s . .

Pr y r h i t p w r i G d l rr m cm t
.

a e Th
as s o e n o a on e. e n ea e a an o es o
G d Hi m lf t h d p r h t r i t G d wi ll ; t h m r h ’
o se e ee e e en e s n o o s e o e e

t k h ld f G d t h m r p w r i pr y r
,

a es o o o e o e o e n a e

G d m u t r v l Hi m lf If i t pl I li m t m k Hi m lf
.
,

o s e ea se ea s e o a e se

k w H m k t h h rt c ci u f Hi pr c O
.

n o n e ca n a e e ea on s o s o s e se n e. ur

p t ur m u t b t h t f h ly r v r c f qui t w i t i g d
,

os e s e a o o e e en e, o e a n an

ad r ti o a on

A y ur m f i t rc i p f l th
.

sth o d y
ou o n e e ss o n as s e s on an ou ee e

gr t f y ur w rk b t ill b f r G d Thu y will g t

,

e a n e ss o o o e s e o e o . s ou e

p w r t pr y
,

o e o a .

S E P C I A L P ET I TI O X S
 THE MI N I STR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N
T W EN TY -
F IR ST DAY
W H AT TO Pa a r — 3m ® o b s S i ri t ’
on t he 31 111 5
p
I will p u r t u p t h h u f D vid d t h i h bi t
o ou on e o se o a an e n a ~

f J ru l m t h Spi i t f g d Supplic t i
,

an st o e sa e ; d e r o r ac e an a on an
t h y h ll l k u t M wh m t h y pi rc d — Z EC H xii 1 0
,

e s a oo n o e o e e e .

Br t hr m y h rt d i r ”
.

d m y upplic t i
. .

“ ’
e en t G d i ea s es e an s a on o o s
th m th t t h y m y b v d —R M x 1
,

f or e , a e a e sa e . O . . .

Pr y f t h J w Th i r t ur t t h G d f t h i r f t h r
a or e e s. e r e n o e o o e a e s
t
s an d c c t d i w y w c t t ll wi t h w d rful bl i g
s on n e e n a a e an n o e on e es s n

t t h Church d wi t h t h c m i g f L rd J u L t
, ,

o e an t e o n o our o es s. e us n o
t hi k t h t G d h f r rd i d ll t hi d th t w c
,

n a o t
as o eo a ne a s, an a e an n o

h t i t I divi
as e n d m y t ri u w y G d h c
. n a ct d Hi n e an s e o s a o as on n e e s

fulfil m t f Hi enmi wi t h opr y r Hi Spiri t i t r

s ro se o ur a e s
’
s n e

c i i f r ru r f bl i g Pr y f I r l d
.

e ss o n i G n us s o 8 o e n n e o ess n . a or s ae an

t h w rk d
e mo g t h m A d pr y t A m
on e a Ev on e . n a oo : en . en s o,
c m L rd J l
o e, o e su s

n ow To P EA R —m ill) t he Sn te r r ess i o n of t he fi e lg S pi ri t
e

k w t h w t pr y w ugh t ; b t
We n o n o o o a as e o u t he Spiri t Hi m
se lf k”t h i t rc i f
ma e wi t h gr i g which c
n e t b
e ss o n o r us oa n n s an n o e
u t t r d — R M viii 2 6
e e . O
I y ur ig r c d f bl b li v i t h cr t i dw ll i g
. . .

n o n o an e an ee en e ss e e e n e se e n e n
an d i t rc i f t h H ly Spiri t w i t hi y
n e e ss on Yi ld y ur lf t
o e o n o u. e o se o

Hi lif s d l di g h bi t u lly
e an H w i ll h lp y ur i fi m i t i i
ea n a a . e e o n r es n

r y r Pl d t h pr m i
a e . f G d v ea wh r d e t o s es o o e en e e on o n o see

w th
o t b fulfill de G d k w th m i
are o f t h Sp i ri t
e e . o no s e n o e
bcu m k t h i t rc i f t h i t cc rd i g t t h will
,

e a se e a e n e es s o n or e sa n s a o n o e

ofG d P o wi t h t h i m plici t y f li tt l child pr y wi t h t h

. ra e s o a e a e
h ly w
o rvr c f
a e an i l m G d Sp i ri t dw ll
e e en d e o on e n u 1o o
’
s e s an

pr y a s.

P EC I AL P E I I ON S T T S
 P R AY W I THO U T CE S N AI G
T W EN TY -
S EC O N D D AY

W HAT TO r e a m — 3m all tu hu ar e i n S u fie r i n g
'

b r th m th t
R em em i b d e b u d wi t h th m ”
e ; a ar e n on s, as o n e

th m t h t
e vil tr t d b i g y u lv i t h b dy
a ar e e en ea e as e n o r se es n e o .

HE x i ii 3
,
-
B. . .

W h t w rld f u ff ri g w liv i
a a o HwJ u ocri fic d lls e n e e n o es s sa e a
an d id t ifi d Him lf wi t h i t
en L t
e i m ur d t
se e us n o ur eas e o so o o.

Th p r cu t d St u di t
e e se d Arm i e d J w th f m i n s s an en an s a n e s, e a ne
st rick m illi f I di t h hidd
en l v ry f Afric t h p v rt y
on s o n a, e en s a e o a, e o e

an d wr t ch d f e gr t ci t i — d m uch m r wh t
e n es s o o ur ea es an so o e : a

suff ri g m g t h w h k w G d d w h k w Hi m t
e n a on o se o n o o an o n o no .

A d th
n i m ll r c i rcl
en i t n th u dhm
s a d h rte e s, n en o san o es an ea s,
wh t rr w I a so w ighb urh d h w m y di g
o . n o ur o n n e o oo o an n ee n

h lp c m f rt L t h v h rt f l t t hi k f t h
,

e or o o e us a e a ea or , e us n o e

u ff ri g It will t ir t pr y t w rk t h p t l v m r
.

s e n . s us o a o o o o e, o o e o e.
d t im w k w t G d will h r pr y r
, ,

A di n w y n a a an e e no n o o ea o ur a e .

n ow TO P a a r — fir mi n g a l fu ap s , un i t n o t fai n t i n g

p k u t t h m p r bl” t t h d t h t t h y ugh t
He s a e n o e a a a e o e en a e o
a lw y t p r y d t t f i t — LUK E xviii 1
a s o a an n o o a n .

t b gi f l pr y r i r lly t h h lp f t hi
. .
,

D y o t ou n o e n o ee a e s ea e e or s

i ful w rld W h t
s n od t h r i f u c i g pr y r ? Th v ry a a n ee e e s o n eas n a e e e

gr t f th t k m k
ea n ess o d p ir W h t e t as a es us es a a c an ou r en

m i ut n f i t rc i v il ? It i righ t w f l t hi t hi i t h
es o n e ess on a a s e ee s : s s e
w y i which G d i c lli g d pr p ri g t lif t e
givm id ll y ur
a n o s a n an e a n us o e our o
pr y r Giv y u r lf wh lly t G d f m
a e e o se o o o or en an ( a a o

w rk y ur h rt w ill b dr w t t m i l v d dr w up
.
,

o o ea e a n ou o en n o e, an a n

d p d c d xp c t t i h rt t hu l d by
,

t G d i
o o n e T en en e an e e a on o a ea s e

t h H ly Sp i ri t i t i p ibl t pr y lw y d t t f i t
.

e o ,
s oss e o a a a s an n o o a n .

S E P C I A L P ETI TI ON S
 T E II MI N I STR Y OF I N TER C ESSI O N
T W EN TY -
T HI R D DAY

W H AT TO P r a m —3m t he fi o l p i
S p ri t i n p ou r s tun m at h
I l b u r t ivi g ”cc r di g t Hi w rki g w hich
a o s r n a o n o s o n
w rk t h i m m igh t ily — C i 2 9
, ,

o e n e O L. . .

h v y ur w p ci l w rk ; m k i t w rk f i t r
.

Y ou a e o o n s e a o a e a o o n e
c i ess o n P ul l b ur d triv i g cc rdi g t t h w rki g f G d
a a o e s n a o n o e o n o o
R m mb r G d i ly t h Cr t r b t t h G r t
.
,

i nhi m . t e e e o s n o on e ea o u e ea
W rk m w h w rk t h l l i ! d y ur w rk i
, ,

o an ll Y o o e a n a o u ca n on o o o n
I tr
.

Hi tr gt h by Hi m w rki g i y t h r u g h t Spi ri t
,

s s en o n n ou o e . n e

c d m uch f t h g wh m y w rk t i ll G d giv y
,

e e m or ose a on o ou o o es ou
lif f t h m
,

e or e .

L t ll i t rc d t
e f us a ch t h r f v ry w rk r t hr ugh
n e e e oo o r ea o e or e e o e o
t G d Church h w v r li t ry u k w
,
’
ou o s ,
o e e so a or n n o n .

n —i fi s h s berg r
’
HO W TO m u a
fi ez e n t e
Dra w igh wi ll d r w igh t y —JA
n t o Go d , an d He a n o o u. s.
iv. 8 .

Th r f G d giv r t d p w ri
e n e a n e ss o pr y r Th r o es es an o e n a e . e n ea

n ess o f G d i giv t hi m w h m k
o i t hi fi r t bj c t
s Dr w
en o o a es s s o e . a

n igh t G d k th o r” t Hi m
o d H wi ll gi v i t ;
se e e n ea n e s s o an e e

H wi ll d w igh t y Th it b c m y t pr y i
,

e ra n o ou . en e o es eas o a n

f it h
a .

R m m b r t h t wh
e efi r t G d t k y i t t h ch l f
e a en s o a es ou n o e s oo o

i t rc i i t i l m t m r f y ur w k t h t h t f
n e ess o n s a os o e or o o n sa e an a o
o th r Ye s. h v t b t r i d t l v d w i t d pr y d
ou a e o e a n e o o e , an a an a an

b li v O ly p r v r L r t t y ur lf i Hi pr c
, ,

e e e. n e se e e. ea n o se o se n s esen e,

t ow i t qui t ly f t h
a ur c t h t H d r w igh E t r
e or e a ss an e a e a s n . n e
Hi h l pr s c t rry t h r d pr d y ur w rk b f r Hi m
o e sen e, a e e , an s ea o o e o e
ul y w rki g m g G t bl i g
.

I tn f th
er ee e or e so s ou are o n a on . e a e ss n

fr m G d Hi Spiri t i t y ur w h rt f t h m
o o , s n o o o n ea , or e .

P EC I A P E I I ON S L T T S
 THE MI N I STR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N
T W EN TY -
F I F TH DAY
W H AT TO ru m — 301: m o r e Ofe n ber s i cn s

Hebl”t v c m pl t ly i g H v r l iv t h to m k
is a e o sa e o e e , see n e e e e a e
i t r i — H vii 25
n e c ess o n . s s.
will g iv ur lv c t i u lly t o p r y r d th
. .

W e e o se es on n a a e an e
m i i t y f t h w rd A d t h w r d f G d i cr d
an d th
n s r
u m b r t di cipl
e f h
o
n m
e
ul ti pli d xc di gly
e
” o
o
.

e s
n
es
e o
e
o
e
o
ee
n
n
e ase
.

A or i 4 7 s v . .

Ch ri t p w r t v v c m pl t ly d p d
,

s
’
s d o e Hi o sa e, an sa e o e e e en s on s
u c i g i t rc i p t l wi t hdr wi g t h m lv
,

n ea s n Th n e es s o n . e a os es a n e se es
fr m t h r w rk t giv t h m lv c t i u lly t pr y r w
o o e o o e e se es on n a o a e as
f ll w d by t h um b r f th di cipl m ul t iplyi g xc di gly
o o e e n e o e s es n e ee n .

A w s i e, d y giv n ur lv t i t rc i w h ll h v
o ur a e o se es o n e e ss o n e s a a e
d m igh t i r c v r i pl d f t hi Chri t
, ,

m r o e an L t e on e s on s . e us ea or s. s
i
s e x l t d t giv r p t c Th Church xi t wi t h t h Divi
a e o e e en an e. e e s s e ne

purp d pr m i
o se f h vi g c
an vri L t o t b se o a n on e s on s. e us n o e
ashmd t c f
a e i d f bl
o ond c ry t G d f
ess our s n an ee e n e s s, an o o or
m r co e v r i i Chri t i
on d h th
e s on s l d f th t n s an an ea en an s, o o se oo
wh m y k w d l v Pl d f t h lv t i f i r
o ou n o an o e. ea or e sa a on o s n n e s.

HO W TO P R AY —3fn . bee p fi n i n i l i tg
ru t h Lo rd : ye t t he d o gs e a t o f the c ru m b s
“
T 0 .

wo m a n g re at i s th y fa i t h : be i t un t o t h e e e v e n as t h o u wi l t
,

, .

—MATT xv 2 7 2 8 . . .

Yo u f l u w o rt hy d u n a bl e to pr y righ t cc pt t his
,

ee n T an a a . o a e
h e rt ily d t o be c o t t s t ill t c o m e d be bl t i yo ur
a an n en o an es n
u w rt hi s i s t rue hum i li t It pro v es i ts i n t e gri t y by o t
,

n o n e s, . n

s e ki g f r a y t hi g bu t s i m
e n o y t ru s ti g Hi gr ce A d s i t i s
n n n s a . n o

t he v e r y s t re gt h f gre t i t h d g t s a full an s w r
,

t he d o gs ”
n o Ye t a a a an e e .
“

— l t t h t be y o ur le as yo p ers e v r fo r s o m e on e
,

po ss ibly po s e d o f t he d V ip Le t o t y o ur lit tl ss hi n d er
e a a u e e

ss e s e n en e

yo u fo r a m om en t .

P CI A L PETI TI ON S
S E
 PR A Y W THO I UT CE S N A I G
T W EN TY -
SI XT H DAY

W H AT TO r a a v 3a r t he g ul p S pi ri t a n Q a n n g Go n be r ts
.
-
’

“
P e te r a d Jo h pra ye d f t h e m t h a t t h y m ight re c e ive
n n or e

Ho ly
Gh t ; f f ll up f th m
,

t he y t H w
ly t h y h d b b p ti d i t t h m f t h L rd J ”
os or as e e as a en on n o n e o e
on e a e en a z e n o e n a e o e o e s us .
—A viii 1 5 1 6
cr s
N w H which t bli h t h wi th y i C h ri t d
. .
,

o e es a s e us ou n s an
i t d i ”G d ; wh l g v t h r t f th Spi ri t
,

an o n e us , s o o a so a e us e e a n es o e
i n h rt —2 C i 2 1 2 2
o ur ea s. OR . . .

H w m y w c v rt w h r m i f bl ; h w m y w h
,

o an n e on e s o e a n ee e o an o
f l l i t i h w m y w h b ck lid t i r ly I f w pr y f
a n o s n o an o a s e en e . e a or
t h Church i t gr w t h i h li d d v ti t G d rvic ’
e s o n o n ess an e o on o o s se e,
pr y p ci lly f t h y u g c v rt H w m y t d l
,

a s e a or e o n on e s. o an s an a on e,
s urr u d d by t m pt t i ; h w m y h v
o n e t chi ge th a on o an a e n o ea n on e
Spi i t i r th m d th p w r f G d t
n e t bli h t h m ; h w
an e o e o o o es a s e o
y i h t h l d urr u d d by S t p w r If
,
’
m an n ea en an s, s o n e a an s o e on
pr y f t h p w r f t h Spirit i t h Church pr y p ci ll y t t
.

a or e o e o e n e a s e a a
v ry y u g c v rt m y k w t h t h m y cl im d r c iv t h
,

e e o n on e a no a e a a an e e e e
fl f t h Spiri t
u n e ss o e .

n o w TO P a a r — w i t hou t (l e as i n g

f rbid th t I h ld g i t t h L rd i
”
As fo r m e , God
i g t pr y f y — l SAM xii 2 3
ce as n o
i
a or
o
o u.
a s
.
ou

.
s n a a ns e o n

g i t t h L rd t c pr yi g f t h r W h
.

It i i s s n a a ns e o o eas e a n or o e s. en
on c w b gi t
e h e b lut ly i di p bl i t rc i i
e n o see ow a so e n s en sa e n e es s o n s,
ju t m uch dut y l vi g G d b li vi g i Chri t d h w
s as a as o n o or e e n n s an o
c ll d d b u d t i t b li v r w h ll f l t h t t
,

w e ar e a e an o n o as e e e s, e s a ee a o
c i t rc i i gri v u i L t
e as e n e k f gr c t t k
e ss on s
p e o s s n . e u s as or a e o a e u
o ur pl c pri t wit h j y d giv
a e as lif t bri g d w
es s o an e o ur e o n o n
t h bl i g fh v
,

e ess n o ea en .

P ECI AL P E I I ON S T T S
 THE MI N I STR Y OF I N TER C ESSI O N
T W EN T Y- S EV EN TH DAY
w a ar '
TO P a a r — Ehat fi sh s
'

fi e up l e m ap R ea li se t he i r wall i n g
I wi l l bl
h h u ”bl i g
t e e ; a n d be t o a
e ss h l e ss n i n t he e s a l a l l
t h e f a m i l i e s o f t h l d
e e a r t h b e b e ss e — G E N xi i 2, 3 . . . .

r ifu
Go d be m e c bl c u
l un t o u s , a n d fc
ess us ; a n d a se Hi s a e
h
t o s i n e up o n us h k w
T a t Thy w a y m a y be
” . n o n up o n e ar t h,
v gh l h
Thy sa i n ea t lx ii
a m o n g a ll n a t i o n s —Ps v 1, 2 . . . .

Abr h ly bl d h
a a m w as o n igh
es s e bl i g
t a t he m t be a e ss n t o a ll
r h I r l pr y
t he e a t s ae k w
a s fo r bl e ss i n g , t ha t Go d m a y be no n ~

g i v ry b li v r j u uch Abr h
.

am o n a ll n a t o n s Ee e e e , . s t as m as a am , i s

only bl d hess e c rry G d bl i g

t a t he m a y a w rld
o
’
s es s n t o t he o .

h p pl k w hi h v ry b li r
O r t o Go d t a t Hi s e o e m a y n o t s , t a t e e e e ve

is on y iv i r ki gd
t o l e fo r t he n te e s t s o f Go d a n d Hi s I f hi n om t s .

ru h w r pr ch d
t t e e eab li v d
e pr c d wh r v lu i
an d e e e an d a ti s e , at a e o t on
it w uld bri g
o n i i w rk h
i n o ur m ss o n h o willi g
W at a ost o f n .

i rc r
n te h u d h v Pl d w h
e s s o s we s o l a e w rk by
ea i t Go d t o o it .t he
ly piri
Ho S t .

n o w To P ri s m —35 ® as tn he has e r e p te b fo r fi i rn s e lf tuhat

‘

he 2l s fo r ® t he r s
P t r i d W h t I h v I giv u t t h
“
e e sa a a e, e n o e e.

H ly Gh t f ll th m t t h b gi i g
,

o
G d g v th m t
o h
a
os
lik g ft
ei H g v u
e
e
t ”—A
on
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e , as

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n n n .

cr s .
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x i 15 17
.

pr y f t hi gr t bl i g G d pl th H ly
.
,
’
A y s ou a or s ea es s n on o s o e, e o

Spiri t t ki g t ir p
a i f th m f
n en rvic yi ld e o s s e ss o n o e or se e, e
y r lf t G d d cl i m t h gift
ou se o w i f it h L t ch
o an a e an e n a . e ea

t h ugh t f f bl h rt c m i g ly m k y t h m r
,

o o ee e n ess or s o o n on a e ou e o e
urg t i pr y r f t h r ; t h bl i g m t t h m y
en n a e or o e s as e ess n co es o e ou
will b h lp d W it h v ry pr y r f c v r i mi i
,

t oo e e e . e e a e or on e s on s or ss o n

w rk pr y t h t G d p pl m y k w h w wh l ly t h y b l g
o , a a o
’
s eo e a no o o e e on

to Hi m .

S E P CI A L P ET I T I ON S
 THE MI N I STR Y OF IN TER CESSI O N
I N T H DAY T W EN TY -
N
HA P A Y —3 t h S p i r i t f S i e
W T TO i R . or e o n r re z z un

I ch y d pp i t d y
os e th t y h uld g d b
ou , an a o n e ou, a e s o o an e ar
frui t ; t h t wh t v”r y h l l k f th F t h r i My m
a a so e e e s a as o e a e n na e,
H m y g iv i t y
e a 4 xv 1 6
e ou . 0 n 1v
Hi t h r t y h v k d t hi g i My I t ha t d y y
. .

m
” e e as
e o a e n o n n na e. n a e
s h ll k i My m —JO HN xvi 2 4 2 6
a as n n a e.
ch l f i t rc i t ugh t h w li t tl w h v
. .
,

H t as n o o ur s oo o n e e ss o n a us o e e a e
pr y d i t h m f J u H pr m i d Hi di cipl I t h t
a e n e n a e o es s e o se s s es n a
d y wh
a t h H ly Spiri t c m
en up y y h ll k i My m
e o o es on ou, e s a as n n a e.
A th r f th u d wi t h m ur i g t h l ck f t h
,

re t t e e n o en s o o s an s us o n n e a o e
p w r f i t rc i 1 L t i t rc i t d y b f t h m d
o e o n e e ss o n e o ur n e es s o n o a e or e an
ll G d child r t h t C h ri t m y t ch t h t t h H ly Spiri t
’
a o s en a s a ea us a e o
d w h t i t i t liv i Hi ful d t yi ld ur lv
,

i i
s ;n us an a s o e n s n es s , an o e o se es
t oHi i t r s i w rk wi t h i
n e Th Church
ce ss o n d t h w rld o n us . e an e o
n ee d t hi g m uch
no m igh t y Spi i t f I t rc
n so i t b ri g as a r o n e e ss o n o n
d w th p w r f G d
o n e rt h Pr y f t h d c t fr m
o e o o on ea a or e es en o
h v f t h Spiri t f I t rc i t gr t pr y r r vi v l
.

ea en o e o n e e ss o n or a ea a e e a .

HO W TO P R A Y —§tbi i1 i n g
. i n (lfhr i s t

I f y bid i M d My w rd bid” i y
e a e k wh t
n e , an o s a e n o u , as a so
ev r y wi l l d i t h ll b d t y
e e , anxv 7 s a e on e o ou . . .

O cc p t c wi t h G d
ur a cc t Hi m i ll i Chri t A
e an e o o ur a e ss o s a n s . s
w c ci u ly b id i Hi m w h v t h lib rt lib rt y t
, ,

on s at e n

lf w ill b t t h Divi librt y fr m ll lf

e o s e a e e e n o a e o
o ur old t ur na e o r o ur s e -
u e n e e o a se
will t k wh t w will i t h p w r f t h w t ur d i t
,

o as a e n e o e o e n e n a e , an
h ll b d k p t hi pl c d b li v v w th t
, ,

s a L t e on e. e us ee s a e , an e e e e en n o a

o ur i t rc i i h rd d t h t t h Spiri t f Supplic t i wi ll
n e e ss o n s ea an a e o a on

b giv ll r u d
,

e en a a o n u s.

S E P C I A L P ET I TI ON S
 P R AY W THO I U T C EASI N G

T HI R T I ET H DAY

w rr u ro Pa l m —3m t he fi s h; S p iri t fa i t h t he W ar t of fish

Ou r g pl c
u t y i w rd ly b t l ”i
os e am e n ot n o ou n o on u a so n

p w r t h H ly Gh t m uch ur c
,

o e d i
, an nd i e o l os , an n ass an e. -

T i 5
u s s s.
Th w h pr ch d u t y th g p l wi t h t h H ly Gh t
. .

o se o ea e n o ou e os e e o os
sent f r t h fr m h
o v —I P E i 1 2
o ea en . T.
W h t um b r f Bibl b i g circul t d W h t um b r f
. .

a n e s o es ar e e n a e . a n e s o

serm t h Bibl
on s o n b i g pr ch d W h t um b r f Bibl
e e are e n ea e a n e s o es
b i g r d i h m d ch l H w li t t l bl i g wh i t
.

ar e e n ea n o e an s oo o e ess n en
c m i w rd ly ; wh t Divi bl i g d p w r wh i t
.

o es n o on a n e e ss n an o e en
c m i t h H ly Gh t wh i t i r ch d wi t h t h H ly
o es n e o os en s ea e
“
e o

Gh t t f rt h fr m h v Pr y B ibl circul t i
,
"
os s en o o d ea en . a or e a on an

pr chi g d t chi g d r di g t h t i t m y l l h i t h H ly
,

ea n an ea n an ea n a a a e n e o

Gh t wi t h m uch pr y r Pr y f t h p w r f t h Spirit wi t h t h
,

os . a e . a or e o e o e e

w rd i y ur w igh b urh d wh r v r i t i b i g r d h rd
o n o o n n e o oo e e e s e n ea or ea .

L t v ry m t i Th W rd f G d w k i t rc i
,

e e e f en on o e o o o a en n e ess on .

n o w TO ru m —m atr hi n g an ti
spr ayi n g

df ly
Co n ti n e s t e a a s tu
pr y r w chi g h r i wi h
in a e , at n t e e n t
h g vi g wi h l pr yi” g
t an k s i n ; t a a l h
n p
f o r u s a s o , t a t Go d m a y o e n
d r w rd
f o r us a o o f o r t he o iv — CO L 2, 3 . . . .

d p d up
Do yo u n o t s e e ho w a ll e e n s on Go d an d p r aye r l As l o n g
as He liv lv w rk l g
es a n d o e s , a n d b e a r s an d hr o s , as on as t e e a r e
soul wi h h r cl
s t e a ts w rd l g h r w rk
o s e d t o t he o as o n as t e e i s o t o be
d c rr i g w rd Pr y wi h u c i g i u
,

on e i n a n t he o — a t o t e as n Co n t n e
y .

steadf lyas t pr y r w chi g h r i wi h h k giv g

i n a e , at n t e e n t t an s in .

h w rd v ry Chri
T e s e o s ar e fo r e e s t i an .

S E P CI A L PETI TI ON S
 THE MI N I STR Y
' ’

or i n r s s c s s s rorv

T HI R TY F I R ST DAY -

wn a r ro m u n
—3m t he S pi ri t of (li hr i s t i n fi i s fies ple
I m t h Vi
a b r ch — J”
e
” m xv 5
n e, ye a r e t he an e s. 01
h ul d d I h v d t y —J O HN xiii 1 5
. .

Th t y a e s o o as a e on e o ou. . .

A br ch
s wan t b lik t h V i
es e ar et ir ly id t ifi d
o e so e e n e , so en e en e

w i t h i t t h t ll m y t h t w h v t h m t ur d lif
a a a se e a e a e e sa e n a e, an e,

d piri t W h w pr y f t h Sp i ri t l t ly t h i k f
,

an s . en t e a or e e us n o on n o

Spiri t f p w r b t t h v ry di p i t i d t m p r f Chri t
,

a o o e , u e e s os on an e e o s

J u es s.A k d xp c t s t hi g l an f y ur lf d ll G d
e e no n es s : or o se an a o
'
s

c hildr cry f i t
,

en , or .

n o w TO Pa i sr — St r i bi n i n
g fir ag e r
h T
t y t i v t g t h r wi t h m i y u r pr y r t G d f r
m ”
a e s r e o e e e n o a e s o o o
— R M xv 30
I w uld y k w wh t gr t c flic t I h v f y ”
e. O . . .

“
o e n e a ea on a e or o u.
C ii 1
o r.. . .

All t h p w r f i l e k t hi d r i pr y r Pr y r i
o e s o ev s ee o n e us n a e . a e s a
c flict wi t h pp i g f rc
on It d t h wh l h rt d ll
o os n o es . n ee s e o e ea an a
tr gt h
o ur s M y G d giv
en gr c t tri v i pr y r t ill w
. a o e us a e o s e n a e e
pr v i l
e a .

P CI A L PETI TI ON S
S E
 N I N ETEEN TH THOU SA N D .

THE SP I R I T O F C HR I ST : Th o u g h t s on t he
I dw lli g f t h H ly Spiri t i t h B li v r
n e n o e o n e e e e an d
t h Church e Sm ll cr w 8 2 6d . a o n vo , s. .

M Murr y r. w w rk lik hi f rm r
a
’
s ne will rv o e s o e o n e s, se e
f th b l t pp ci t piri t u lit y
,

f or th di fi t i
e e wh ca on o o se o ar e a e o a re a e s a
o f t h ugh to d i cli d t g iv t h an tt t i n dful t dig t n e o e e a en on n ee o es
d pr fit b y m d i t ti p t d i lid th
,

an
” o r m e r m r a on s es e n e n a an n e o e so an
liv ly — R d
e . e cor .

SI X EEN H THOU A ND T T S .

HO LY I N C HR I ST : Tho g h ts o n t he C lli g u a n

f G d C hildr t b H ly H i H ly Sm ll
’
o o s en o e o as e s o a

cr w 8 2 6d
.

o n vo, s. .

Thi i f th b t b k w h v
s s on e o up ubj c t e es oo s e a e se en on a s e
which i h ppily t tr ct i g m uch t t t i
s a w d y Th r
a a n a en on n o a a s. e e
is som uch puri u t im t li m
s br d t h t w o gl d
s sen en a s a oa a e ar e a
t m t wi t h
o ee b k i which t hi cr d”t h m —h li
a oo n s sa e
,
e e o n es s
i d l t wit h
s ea r b u t ly d cript ur lly —M th di t N 0
so o s an s a . e o s . .

Ma g a z i n e .

ELEV E N TH TH OU AND S .

THE C HI LDR EN F O R o C HR I ST : Th ou g h ts f r
Ch ri s ti an P r ts o t he o s e o o e o a en n C cr t i f t h H m
n a n e
Lif Sm ll cro w 8v o 2 6d
e. a n ,
s. .

Al l t h t t hi u t h r wri t e s i g d b t t his b k i t h b t
a s a o s oo u oo s e es
t b c u bly wri t t t h th r
,

o f ll ; a it i m r
n o e a b t
se s o e a en an o e s, u
b c u i t tr t
e a se ubj ct f upr m im p rt c d t r ts i t
ea s a s e o s e e o an e , an ea
for t h m t p rt i
e mos r w ll c lcul te d t pr duc d p
a n a an n e e a a o o e a ee
i m pr i —Ch i ti C mm w ea l th
e ss on . r s an o on .

hi g ld b k full f h ly wi d m” d im pul
T s is a o en oo o o s o an se,

which c t f il t t ir t h h rt f ll p —Ch i ti
,

an n o t a o s e ea s o a ar e n s . r s an .

SI X EEN H THOU A ND T T S .

THE N EW LIF E : W o rds o f God fo r D i s c i pl e s

f Ch ri t o Sm l l c r w 8 2 6d ; Ch p Edi t i
s . a o n vo , s. . ea on ,

l s. n e t t .

T s bo o hi k s ta n d s o ut a m on g m an y of i ts ki d di n as s
t i n g u i she d b y a n ew im pul se an d f h r es n es s o f t h ugh t o .

Sc otsma n .

HA V E MER C Y U P O N ME An Ex pl n at io . a n
d Exp i t i
an f t h Pr y r f t h P i t t i
os th on o e a e o e en en n e

5l t P lm Sm ll cr w 8
s l 6d ;
sa di .up ri r a o n vo, s. an n s e o
bi di g 2 6d
.

n n , 8. .

It i d qui t ly wit h uch m t ry f l l t h m t iv

s o n e so e s a as e o a e o es
which ct u t m ad wi t h uch y p w r t h t i t i ly”
a e en an
,
s e as o e a s on on
r fl ct i t h t w fi d t h w r i t h gift f t h ut h r
, ,

e e on a e n ou o ar e s e o e a o .
THE P O W ER O F THE SP IR IT W i t h a ddi t i o n a l .

Ex tr a c t s fro m t he W ri t i n gs o f W illi a m Law Cr o wn .

8v o , 2 s 6d . .

W A T NG I I ON GO D ! Cl o t h e x t ra , po tt 8v o ,
ro an ,
gil t dg e es, 2s .

HU MI LITY : The B e a u ty of Ho lin e ss . Cl o t h

x tr p tt 8
e a, o vo, l t h r gil t dg 2
ro an ea e ,
e es , 3.

Th u bj ct i e s e s on e f g
o t m m r eat t th h t o t en o e o n es e ar n e s

b li v r t d wit h m uch im plici t y d pirit u l

,

d i t i tr
”
e e e an s ea e s an s a

i ight — Ch i ti
,

ns . r s an .

LET U S DR A W N IC H . Clo t h e x tra , p o tt 8v 0 ,

r oan l t h r gil t dg 2
ea e ,
e es, 8.

E v”ry p
e ag e a fl d pirit u l d light
’

or s s a e to d v ut e o an d as piri g n

so ul s. — Chm s ti a n ’

W HY D O YO U N O T B EL E E ? I V Cl o t h e xt a , r
p ott 8v o , I S ; . r oan , g t il ed es, g 28 .

The st yl e is pl i a n r e a n e s t , an d e v an lic l ;
ge a
”
an li g h
d t d an

c m f rt f ki ul br k v yp g —
,

o o o r se e n g so s ea o ut of e er a e. Me tho di s t

B E P ER FEC T A M g fro m t he F th e r i : e s sa e a n

H v t Hi Childr
ea en E rt h M di t t i
o f s en on a . e a on s or

M tha Cl t h x t r p t t 8
on . r gil t o e a, o vo, o an ,

dg 2 e es, 8.

W h rt ily c m m d t hi li tt l w k It i gr ci
e ea o en s e or s a ous,
d v ut i truct iv d pr ct ic l — Ch i ti
.

"
e o ,
ns e, an a a . r s an .

THE LO R D S TA B LE : A He l p
’
to t he R ig h t
O se an b rv c e of t he Ho ly S upp r e Cl t h x tr p
o e a, o tt
gil dg
.

8v o , 1 s ro an , t e e s, 28 .

THE D IV IN E I N DW ELLIN G S le ti o fro m . e c n s

t he W ri t i g f W illi m L w
n W i t h I t r duc t i
s o by a a . n o on

R ev . AND E MU AY Cr w 1 6m l
R W gil t R R . o n o, s.

e dg e s, ls . 6d .

P R AY W ITHO U T C HA SI N G . He lps to I n te r
c i ess on . P p r c v r 2d
a e o e s, .

LONDON
J A MES N I SB ET C O . LTD 21 B E NE R RS STR EET, W .
 B Y T HE

R EV . G EO . EV ER A R D , M . A
R e to r c f
o Te s t o n , Ke n t .

The n am e o f t he e v g lic l u th r i
an e a a o s a s uffici t”g r t
en ua an ee

fo r t he t ru t w rthi
s o n e ss o f t h t chi g t e ea n o be f u d —E g l i h
o n . n s

C hur chma n .

I
F G HT AN D W IN . Talk s w i t h La d s a bo u t
t he B t tl
a e of Lif e. 1 6m o , l s .

I
L N ED ITH LO V E
W . Fri e dly T lks n a w ith
Yo u g Girl b u t t h
n s a o e Y k
o f th
e L rd
o e o J e su s .

1 6m o , 1 s .

SA LV ATI O N AN D SER V I CE; or, P ra c ti c a l

Ta lk b u t G r c
s a o a e an d G d li o n e ss . E x t r cr w
a o n 8v o ,
3s 6d. .

THE SHI ELD, THE SW O R D, AN D THE

BATTL E Extr a crow n 1 6m o , I S
. .

ALL THR O U GH THE DAY . A P re c e pt an d

Me di t a t i o n fo r e v ry D y i
e a n t he Mo n t h . 1 6m o , l s.

“
IN THE MO R NI N G . A Sc ri p t u re P ra ye r
an d Me di t at i o n fo r ea ch Mo rn i n g in t he Mo n t h .

l 6m o , l s .

IN THE EV EN I N G . T hir ty O n e s cri p tu re

-

Pr m i
o ses wi t h a Me di t a t i o n fo r e a ch Eve n i n g i n t h e
M th on . l o, Is .

FIV E STO N ES F R O M THE B R O O K . C o un s e l

an d C m f rt f
o o or t he P pleo e of Go d . 23 .

THE B ELLS or ST . PETER S , an d ot he r

P pr
a e s on Gos p l Tru t h
e . l o, 18 .
HO ME SU N DAYS ; or, He l p an d C o n s o la t i o n
fr m t h S c t u ry D ig d p ci lly f t h
o e an a . es n e es e a or ose

pr v t d fr m t t di g t h Public S rvic f t h
e en e o a en n e e es o e

Church Cr w 8 3 . o n vo , 8.

THE W R O N G TR A I N ; o C mm Mi t k r, o on s a es

i R ligi
n A S ri f Sh rt R di g i v ry l g
e on . e es o o ea n s n e ar e

Typ Sm ll cr w 8
e. l a o n vo , s.

MY SPEC TA C LES d W h t I w w i th ,
an a sa

The m . l 6m o , l s .

B EN EATH THE C R O SS . C o u n s e ls , Me di t a
t i o n s , an d Pr y r a e s fo r C o mm u ic n an ts . l o, Is .

SA FE AN D HAPP Y . W o rds of He l p an d
Enc ur g m t to a e en o Yo u g n W om en . W t i h Pr y r a e s fo r
D ily U a 1 6m se . o, ls .

LI TTLE F O XES ,
an d Ho w to Ca tc h Th e m .

1 6m o , l s .

W ELC O ME HO ME : Plain Te ac hi n g s fro m t he

St o ry of t he Pr dig l
o a . 32 m o , 8d . p p r c o v er 6d
a e , .

N OT YO U R OW N ; or, C o un s e ls to Yo u n g
Chri t i s an s . Es e a p ci lly d ig d es ne fo r t he Se as o n o f
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