Humble, Persevering Prayer
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. James 5:17, 18. […]
Victory Through Watchfulness
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. Mark 14:38. Temptations may be all around you, yet you are safe as long as you do not enter into them. Many of us are overcome by Satan because we walk right into temptation…. It is your business to keep aloof from everyone and everything which […]
Seek God With All the Heart
Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee. Zechariah 9:12. We need to educate the soul to lay hold, and hold fast the rich promises of Christ. The Lord Jesus knows that it is not possible for us to resist […]
Learn How to Pray
Lord, teach us to pray. Luke 11:1. Christ did not give this prayer [the Lord’s Prayer, Luke 11:2-4] for men to repeat as a form. He gave it as an illustration of what our prayers should be—simple, earnest, and comprehensive.6Manuscript 23, 1899. Many prayers are offered without faith. A set form of words is used, […]
Blessings for Those Who Ask
Ye have not, because ye ask not. James 4:2. The grace of Christ we cannot do without. We must have help from above if we resist the manifold temptations of Satan, and escape his devices. Amid the prevailing darkness, we must have light from God to reveal the traps and gins of error, or we […]
An Open Door to God’s Throne
Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it. Revelation 3:8. The true Witness declares: “Behold, I have set before thee an open door.” Let us thank God with heart and soul and voice; and let us learn to approach unto Him as through an open door, believing that […]
