Example of Paul
Dedication to a Life of Prayer For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Colossians 1:9. The ship on which Paul and his companions were […]
Continuing Instant in Prayer
Dedication to a Life of Prayer Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. Romans 12:12, 13. Perseverance in prayer has been made a condition of receiving. We must pray always, if we would grow in faith and experience. We are to be “instant […]
We Will Give Ourselves to Prayer
Dedication to a Life of Prayer But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. Acts 6:4. Pray, yes, pray as you have never prayed before, that you may not be deluded by Satan’s devices, that you may not be given up to a heedless, careless, vain spirit, and […]
Muse on the Work of His Hands
Meditation I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. Psalm 143:5. The mercies of God surround you every moment; and it would be profitable for you to consider how and whence your blessings come every day. Let the precious blessings of God awaken […]
My Soul Thirsteth for God
Meditation As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? Psalm 42:1, 2. The heart that has once tasted the love of Christ, cries out continually for a deeper draught, and […]
I Have Remembered Thy Name in the Night
Meditation Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law. Psalm 119:54, 55. God’s messengers must tarry long with Him, if they would have success in their work. The story is told of an old Lancashire woman […]
