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TheMinistryofIntercession 10079711
TheMinistryofIntercession 10079711
TheMinistryofIntercession 10079711
A P LEA F O R MO RE P R AYER
B Y THE
R EV . AN DR EW MU R R AY
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s et
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MY B R ETHR EN IN THE MI N I STR Y
IN THE C ON VEN TI ON S AT
K I N G I I AM O N P O
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S T W , R T EL Z I A B ETH
TH S I V O LU ME
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 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
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X. TII E S PI I R T OF SU P P LIC AI I O N
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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
NO TE A
NO TE 3
NO TE E
NO TE I"
h ly rvic
HER E i s n o o se e
B t h th i t cr t bli
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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
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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
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
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
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,
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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
.
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
, ,
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 .
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 ,
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
,
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
,
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
,
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
’
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
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
, , ,
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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
.
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
.
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
.
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
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
.
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 .
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
, , ,
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 ,
, ,
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
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 .
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 ,
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
’
,
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 .
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 .
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 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
.
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 .
’ ’
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
,
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
.
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
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 ,
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 .
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
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 ,
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,
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
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 ,
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
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
,
te n or tw e lv e l e t t e r s which m us t be an s we re d .
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
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
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 ,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ,
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
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
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 ,
’
m o ve d by G o d s Spirit ? The in s ight i n t o t he plac e
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 .
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
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
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
’
,
~
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
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
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
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
’
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
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
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
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
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
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 ,
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 ,
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
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
pr a ye r .
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
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
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
pr a y e r .
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
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
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 .
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
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 ,
we ha ve t he s o t ry of P e te r i n pri so n on t he eve Of
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
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 .
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
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 .
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
-
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
, ,
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
, ,
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
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
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 .
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
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 .
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
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
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 .
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
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
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 !
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
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 .
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 .
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 ,
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
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
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
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 .
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 .
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
’
An d i n G o d s w o rd we h a ve e v e rythin g tha t c an
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
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
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
.
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 .
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
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 ,
’
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 , ,
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
.
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
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 .
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
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 ,
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 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 ,
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 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
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
. . .
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
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 .
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
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
’
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
.
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
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 .
to ld that on e r e as o n of t he s up e ri o rity 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
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
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 .
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
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
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 .
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
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
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 .
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
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
’ ’
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
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 ,
n ew n am e w as th e r e giv e n t o hi m : I s ra e l ,
he
’
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 .
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 ,
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
.
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 .
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
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
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
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
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
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 .
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
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 .
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
”
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
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
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
'
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
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
, ,
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
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
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
’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ,
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
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 , ,
Vi n e dr e ss e r cl e a n s e s
, t he br a n ch e s .
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
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
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
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
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 .
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
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
“
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
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
, , ,
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
.
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 ?
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
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. .
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
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
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
f
o
’
God s p r ese n ce — It
w a s thu s a t Ai Go d ha d .
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 .
’
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 .
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
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 ,
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 .
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 .
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
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 ?
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 .
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
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
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 ,
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
,
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 .
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 ,
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
.
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 .
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
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
'
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
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
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
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
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
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 ,
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
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
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
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 .
78
W HO SH A LL DELIvER ? 79
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
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
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.
grac e m us t do a ll An d ye t s o d e e p w a s t he
.
,
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
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
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
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 .
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
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
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 .
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
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
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
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 .
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
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 ,
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
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 ,
“
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 ’
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
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 ,
B e l o v e d child of Go d ! wh a t thin k yo u , is it n ot
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
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
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
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
“
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
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 . .
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ,
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
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
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 .
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
-
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
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 .
’
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 .
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 .
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
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
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
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
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 . .
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
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
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 .
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
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 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
th o u s ha l t l o v e t he Lo rd thy Go d wi t h a ll thy
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 .
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
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 ,
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 ,
li v in g i n t he i n vi s ibl e w o rld .
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
“
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
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
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 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
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 .
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
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
’
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 .
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 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
,
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 ,
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
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 . .
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
.
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 .
(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
, ,
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
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
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
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
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
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
fe e l Hi s pr e s e n c e i n yo u .
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
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
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
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 .
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
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.
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
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
, , , ,
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
.
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
’
thu s The p e a c e o f G o d s p a rd o n cam e by fa ith
. ,
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 ,
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
,
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
.
,
t he Ho ly Spirit d oe s n o w i n r e s po n se t o yo ur
, ,
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 .
po w e r of y o ur li f e .
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
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 ,
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 .
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 ?
,
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
.
,
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
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 ,
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
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
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
-
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 ,
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 ,
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
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
.
,
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
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
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 .
( 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
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
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 ’
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
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
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 .
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 ,
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
, , ,
.
,
’
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
,
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
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
J us t thin k wha t it m e an Hi s s a vi n g
s : th a t a ll
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
.
,
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
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 .
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 .
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.
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
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
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
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
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
’
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
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
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
.
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
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
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
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 ,
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
, .
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
bl e ss e d Of Hi s a ttribut e s th a t He h ea r s pra y e r
, .
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
.
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
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 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
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 ,
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
,
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
,
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 ,
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
,
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 .
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
.
,
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 ,
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
“
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 .
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
, , .
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
,
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
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 .
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
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
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
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 ,
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 .
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 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 .
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
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
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
’
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
w o rk t o p r a y e r a n d t o Go d a l o n e .
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 ,
’
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
,
“
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
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
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
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
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
’
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 o m an w o rld p o w e r which
-
,
in P il a te with Chri s t ,
’
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
.
,
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
“
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
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 .
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
’
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
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
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
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
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 .
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 ,
an
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
.
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 ,
h e ave n t he Spir i t o f in t e rc e s s i o n .
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 .
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 .
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
.
,
’
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
,
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
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
,
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 .
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
,
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
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
'
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
,
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
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 ,
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
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
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
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 .
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
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
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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 .
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
-
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
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
, 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 .
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 .
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
’ ’
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
'
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
.
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
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
.
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
’
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 .
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
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
,
will tur n to us .
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
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 ,
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 ,
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
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
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
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
.
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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
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
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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
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on an n e ess o n u o no on e o ee n s
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a on e an e , or o o e o a e o es
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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
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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 ,
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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
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 ,
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o e s an e e s o a e s a s s o o es
th t th c
a f i f t li t t l pr y r d t h c ll f m r
e on e ss on o oo e a e , an e a or o e
pr y r i
a e fr qu t ly h rd d y t t h vil c ti u ? Th
, s so e en ea , an e e e on n es e
Sp i ri t f G d t h Spi ri t f Supplic t i
o o , d I t rc
e i i i th o a on an n e es s o n , s n e
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an n e e e e e . e e s s e e so e o e
s piri t f gr t p w r r i ti g d h i d ri g t hi Spiri t f G d
o ea o e es s n an n e n s o o .
t h i w rld i t h gr t h i d r c
s o ,
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ea rt h wh t h r wi t hi
,
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es e pirit W h t i i t h i div i du l t h fl h i i m
o s s. a s n e n a e es ,
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ki d n wh l t h piri t f t h w rld ; d ll t h p w r t h
as a o e e S o e o an a e o e e
o f t hi w rld i t h Church
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e an n s an e. s e s
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o ur m t r t c ll t m t pr y m r will b v i xc pt t h i
os e a n es a s o en o a o e e a n e e s
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e a n o e e an o a e an o e o e. e e e e
an d t h Chu ch m u t b
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r pi ri t f t h w rld
s e en e ee o e s o e o .
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n o ? Th r i b t
s sw y— t h Cr
o f e on e e e s u on e a e os s O
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s ,
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n ly t hr ugh d t h t t h w rld
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N O TES 199
on ly G d Him lf w h by Hi Divi p w r
o se l d i t d o, s n e o e , ca n ea us n o an
k p d ily d d t i
ee us a d liv u t G d i ea Chri t J o s n ,
an a e n o o n s es us.
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i t d th t
s ea ll t h t i f fl h
o a d f lf i t h ly p w r t h t
a s o es an o se , s e on o e a
ca n c qu r t h pi i t f t h w rld
on e e s r O e o .
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a e e so s w on rt d a e n ee s o e an e ass e e ,
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on t h w y t t h cr
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e o ss . A e a s e e as e u o e c r o ss . s
t h Church liv
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s an ea a as e so r e o e n e es s o n
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o th rwi
e . us ca n e no o e se .
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, . XI V . .
I HA VE m r t h c p k f th o e d f tr i i g Chri t i
an o n e s o en o e n ee O a n n s an s
t t h w rk f i t rc
o e i oI pr vi u t I h v k d t h
o n e e ss o n . n a e o s no e a e as e e
qu ti wh t h r i t h t chi g f
es on Th l gic l H ll
e e , d n e ea n o o ur eo o a a s an
Mi i Tr i i g H u
ss o n fii i t t t t i
a n n i giv t pr y r o se s , s u e en a en on s en o a e as
t h m t i m p rt
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o an ,
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w rk f which t h t ud t
o or b i g pr p d I h v w d d e s e n s a re e n e ar e . a e on e re
wh t h r i t m i gh t t b p i bl t ff r t h w h
e e wi l li gn o e o ss e o o e ose o ar e n ,
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n e s en e, o u e se es n e a o se o
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s n ee d d t giv pr y r t h pl c d t h p w r i
e o e m i i t ry a e e a e an e o e n o ur n s
i t ugh t t h v
o o a e.
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s a e, s n e s en e a e a a e s e
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o e or e ea s , an s n e es e n s en o a
t h Church f t h fu t r m u t b i flu c d
e o I f G d ll w m to
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m f pr y r f
en o wi t h uch pr c t ic l dir c t i
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cess u ,
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fi e l ps to i r
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Pra y w i t h o u t Ce s i n g — W ho do t h i s 7 Ho w c a . ca n an o n e do i t
w ho i urr u d e d by t he ca r f d ily lif i — Ho w c
s s o n hr es o a e an a m ot e
l v h child wi t h u t c i g ? H w
o e er th y lid wi h u
o e as n o can e e e t o t
c i g h ld it lf r dy t pr t ct t h y ? H w
ea s n o se ea I br h o o e e e e o can ea t e
an d f l d h r wi t h u t c
ee an i g ? B u ll t h
ea o e as n e ca se a ese a r e t he
fu c t in f h l t hy
on s t ur l li f
o a A d ea if t h pirit u l lif
, n a a e. n so , e s a e
b h l t hy u d r t h full p w r f t h H ly Spiri t pr yi g
e ea n e e o e O e o a n
wi t h u t c i g will b t ur l
, ,
o e as n e na a .
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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
t h t h ul p r i m
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
, ,
o a e n es s a s o ( an a e us a e a n es
b t h Th x m pl f
o . L rd J u h w
e e a t hi
e o W h v o ur o es s s o s us s. e a e
t o ent r cl t f p ci l
e o ur f pr y r ; w
o se or t t im
s e a s eason s o a e e ar e a es
to p r v r t h r i i m p r t u t pr y r W
e se e e e e n l ll t h o na e a e . e ar e a so a e
d y t w lk i
a oG d pr c w it h t h wh l h rt t up
a n o 8 ese n e, e o e ea se on
h l t hi g
eav e n W i th ut t t im
n f pr y r t h
s. piri t f pr y r o se es o a e e s o a e
will b l l d f bl W i t h t t h c t i u l pr y rf l
e a an ee e. th ou e on n a a e u n es s e
se t t im will t v il es n o a a .
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a o e as n oes a e e o a e or o se es
or o th r ! T b th e s It i b c u m O y c fi i t t t h m lv
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t h t t h y f il
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a so ly wh t h br ch
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ea e, an e e a n o o sa . e ea o s
br ugh t Hi m t t h pl c f v rl t i g i t rc i
o o e Y ur d t h
a e O e e as n n e e ss o n . o ea
wi t h Hi m t i d lf t y fr fr m t h c r f lf d
o s n an se se s ou ee o e a e O se an
l v t y t t h dig i t y f i t rc r— w h g t lif
,
e e a es ou o e n d O n e e sso on e o can e e an
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
o e o se o o an ere ou n o ou e
fi di g m t hi f t hi P yi g l w y wit hi y
. ,
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n n so e n o s ra n a a s n o u.
ay o 1 l r i t ? Th b t w y f
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
.
ea n n o o a n n a e on a s o o . e n
by tt i g p rt m t i m v ry d y y t
se n a a so fift m i u t
e e e e a , sa en or e en n e s,
2 02
P R AY W THO I UT CE S N A I G
in which y y t G d d t ur lf t h t y c m t Hi m
o u sa o o an o o se a ou o e o
i t rc r f t h r ft r y u m r i g
,
n o w as n e t it b
e ss o or o e s. e a e o r o n n or
e v i g pr y r
en n y th r t im a e I f y c t cu t h m
o r an o e e. ou an n o se re e sa e
t im v ry d y b t t r ubl d O ly th t y d y r
,
e e e a e n o o e . n s ee a ou o ou
w rk Chri t ch y d pp i t d y t pr y f th r
,
o s o se o u an a o n e ou o a or o e s.
I f t fi r t y d t f l y p ci l urg cy f i t h p w r
.
a s ou o no ee an s e a en or a or o e
i y ur pr y r l t
n o t t h t hi d r y
a e s, Q ui t ly t ll y r L rd
e no a n e ou. e e ou o
J u f y ur f bl b li v t h t t h 11 1 Spi i t i i t e s n o
u d t h t if y b G d
es s o o ee e n es s e e a e 0 r on
t ch y t pr y db h lp '
ea ou o a an e ass re a ou e n o e
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Pr y wi t h u t C i g —H w d I k w wh t t pr y f ?
.
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I f c y b gi
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ou e d r u d y y will
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ugh B t t h lp y t hi li t t l t r c t i i u d wi t h
,
soon fi d n en o . u o e ou s e a s ss e
ubj c t d hi t f pr y r f th t th t w
,
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s or a e or a on . s ea n a e
s h uld o it m t h by m
use t h u t il w k on w m r fully t on n e n o o e o
f ll w t h Spirit l di g d h v l r t if d b t m k
,
’
o o e s ea n an a e ea n n ee e, o a e o ur
w li t f ubj c t di p wi t h i t I r g rd t t h
, ,
o n s d o s e s, a n ca n s en se . n e a o e
us e O f th h lp f w w rd m y b d d
es e e s a e o s a e n ee e .
1 H w t P y —Y o t ic f
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
. .
on e a o ra e o e o o a . e s e s e e
m igh t f ll i t t h r u t i ti i g m
,
°
on !v ve n on e fm a n o e o n e o en on n n a es
dt i g b f r G d d t h w rk b c m burd Th hi t
,
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u d r t h h di g H w t Pr y r m i d f th
,
n e e ea m t t
n o o a ar e ean o e n o e
s piri t u l t ur f t h w rk f t h d f Divi h lp d t
a n a e o e o o e n et o ne e an o
c ur g f it h i t h c rt i t y t h t G d t h ugh t h Spiri t
, ,
en o a e a n e e a n a o ro e
will giv t pr y righ t d wil l l h r pr y r
, ,
g e us r ac e o a a an a so ea o ur a e .
d c l r t t k hi pl c b ldly d t d t
,
O ne t t o es n o a on e ea n o a e s a e o an o ar e o
b li v t h t h wi ll b h rd Th r f r t k ch
,
e e e a e f wm m t e ea . e e o e a e a e o en s ea
d y t li t t G d v ic r m i di g y f h w c rt i l v
’
o s en o o s o e e n n ou O o e a n e en
a
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will b h d d c lli g y t pr y i t h t f it h ea r an a on ou o In o ur
Tt h t cl im d t k t h bl i g y pl d f A l t
on e , n a n a a
a er , o a an a e e ess n ou ea or . n e
th w rd b u t H w t Pr y t r y u h rt d ccupy y ur
es e o s a o o o a en e o r ea s an o o
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
gr t w rk
ea rt h i t u t d t Hi m b c u H g v Hi m lf
o on ea n r s e o e a se e a e se a
cri fic t G d f m w rk f i t r c i i t h
,
sa e o Th o or en . e o o n e es s o n s e
g r t t w rk
ea e s Ch ri ti o d Giv y r lf
a c rific t s an c an o. e ou se a sa e o
G d f m o d t h w rk will b c m y ur gl ry
or en , an d y u j y
e o e o e o o an o r o
t oo .
2 W h t t Pr y —Sc rip t ur c l l
. a o t pr y f a m .y t hi g e a s us o a or an n s
f or a ll i t ; f ll m ; f ki g d ll rul r ; f ll w h
sa n s or a en or n s an a e s or a o
are i d n it f a th di g f rt h f l b u r ; f t h
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
f ll i t i ; f
a en n o th r i
s n w im m di t circl
or on e an o e n our o n e a e es .
Th Chu rch ie w m uch l rg r t h wh t h N w T t m t
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
e e d t t k ti m d t h ugh t t
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
,
er e a e s n ee e ,
an o a o ur ea s os a n ou .
2
THE MI N I STR Y OF I N TER CESSI O N
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
,
sa n d ll m
s, an d ll a d A en an a n ee s. n a e as een a e n
th h lp t i dic t w h t t h chi f u bj c t th t d
,
es e e s o n a e a e e s e s are a n ee
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 .
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
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
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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
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s, s o wi t h r g rd t i di
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so s or s e a s e es o o a e e o e an e
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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
.
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or a n an s. e s o e s o s e an
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s an s o a a o n o an e o e a n or
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, ,
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an es a on o e o e o e o o o e
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.
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,
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n e ss o f th b t cl t b v rc m i p y r t h m r
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,
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F l r D AY
I h w my k
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,
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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
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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
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all i t — E H vi 1 8
sa n s. P . . .
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, ,
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xv 30
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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
w e ar r o e as t —what (B o b
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,
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,
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J H xvi
.
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.
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e as n 1n s s . O N .
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S E P C I A L P ETI TI ON S
SI XT H DAY
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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
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e s ar e o n e n s as e s on e e a e . e
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,
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.
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s r t — I a l ii 6
en e , an e n o es . s . x . .
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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
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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
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o o n e e e e o ea e or a an
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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
wn sr ro r e a m —3s r '
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e se e ou a e s e o e e e n o
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a e rs o o or e. O
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.
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.
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.
,
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.
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.
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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
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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
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,
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.
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, ,
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.
,
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
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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
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wil l gi v ur lv c i u lly pr y r — A vi 4
. . . .
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t r h wi t h th y m u t h t t hi h rt b
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f t h chi f t d rd f v lu Th t i m w giv
. .
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is a pr f f t h i t r t w f l
oo o e n e es e ee .
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e n ee e o o ea se s ese n e o a or
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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
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,
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y ou : an e s a e n ess e s n o e e os a s o
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e ea . cr s
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. .
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of th m hi k f t h gr t
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. ,
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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
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o se . B. . .
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.
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s n o o s o se s o s on on e n n s n
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,
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,
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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
,
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an a o e a s e a a e ou
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.
o w ha l d i t o a so o a e as o se .
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,
a e n a ss on a es , a e o se on e e
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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
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
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,
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g
n ow To m u n — 311
j ai t h , n ot hi n g Q a uhti n g
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,
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, ,
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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
,
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— MA K xi 2 2 2 3 R . .
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,
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 .
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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
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o e o ass , a e a s e n on s a
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a by th pi ri t f j udgm t d t h p iri t
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f b ur i g iv 3 4
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sa . . .
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,
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
, ,
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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
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B ch G d t giv Hi Spiri t
.
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judg m t d pi r
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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
. .
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n a e o o e ee e o o s s n e
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th t i w y fr m m g Hi p pl A k — t h
,
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pr y r i ft r Hi w h rt — f t h piri t f d p c vict i f
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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
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on t a
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df t wi t h G d — P lxxviii 8
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se no
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. .
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
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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
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, ,
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
, ,
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”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. .
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. .
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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
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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
. .
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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
. .
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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 .
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1 7 27
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, .
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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.
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,
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
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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
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, , , ,
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, , ,
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 . . .
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.
,
a a a n e o e o a e e ee e an es s
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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 .
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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
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
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.
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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
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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
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cc p l igh
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rh”
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k hw r c xlvi
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p i h
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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
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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 .
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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 . . .
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
.
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ppr h di t llig t ly i ch ubj ct t h t ur t h x t t
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t h u rg cy f t h r q u t t h d c rt i t y f
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e en o e e es e o n an a an e a n o
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,
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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
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f rm f g dl i b t d yi g t h p w r
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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
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a o s ns ea a a . o a or
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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.
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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 . .
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.
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
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 .
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.
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
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
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
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 .
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
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.
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
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l s. n e t t .
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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 .
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ro an ,
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an d Ho w to Ca tc h Th e m .
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