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“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.” — Lamentations 3:41
The act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is a very salutary lesson for such proud beings as we are. If God gave us favours without constraining us to pray for them we should never know how poor we are, but a true prayer is an inventory of wants, a catalogue of necessities, a revelation of hidden poverty. While it is an application to divine wealth, it is a confession of human emptiness. The most healthy state of a Christian is to be always empty in self and constantly depending upon the Lord for supplies; to be always poor in self and rich in Jesus; weak as water personally, but mighty through God to do great exploits; and hence the use of prayer, because, while it adores God, it lays the creature where it should be, in the very dust. Prayer is in itself, apart from the…
answer which it
brings, a great benefit to the Christian. As the runner gains strength for the
race by daily exercise, so for the great race of life we acquire energy by the
hallowed labour of prayer. Prayer plumes the wings of God’s young
eaglets, that they may learn to mount above the clouds. Prayer girds the
loins of God’s warriors, and sends them forth to combat with their sinews
braced and their muscles firm. An earnest pleader cometh out of his closet,
even as the sun ariseth from the chambers of the east, rejoicing like a strong
man to run his race. Prayer is that uplifted hand of Moses which routs the
Amalekites more than the sword of Joshua; it is the arrow shot from the
chamber of the prophet foreboding defeat to the Syrians. Prayer girds
human weakness with divine strength, turns human folly into heavenly
wisdom, and gives to troubled mortals the peace of God. We know not
what prayer cannot do! We thank thee, great God, for the mercy-seat, a
choice proof of thy marvellous lovingkindness. Help us to use it aright
throughout this day!
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“Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.” — Lamentations 3:41
The act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is a very salutary lesson for such proud beings as we are. If God gave us favours without constraining us to pray for them we should never know how poor we are, but a true prayer is an inventory of wants, a catalogue of necessities, a revelation of hidden poverty. While it is an application to divine wealth, it is a confession of human emptiness. The most healthy state of a Christian is to be always empty in self and constantly depending upon the Lord for supplies; to be always poor in self and rich in Jesus; weak as water personally, but mighty through God to do great exploits; and hence the use of prayer, because, while it adores God, it lays the creature where it should be, in the very dust. Prayer is in itself, apart from the…
answer which it
brings, a great benefit to the Christian. As the runner gains strength for the
race by daily exercise, so for the great race of life we acquire energy by the
hallowed labour of prayer. Prayer plumes the wings of God’s young
eaglets, that they may learn to mount above the clouds. Prayer girds the
loins of God’s warriors, and sends them forth to combat with their sinews
braced and their muscles firm. An earnest pleader cometh out of his closet,
even as the sun ariseth from the chambers of the east, rejoicing like a strong
man to run his race. Prayer is that uplifted hand of Moses which routs the
Amalekites more than the sword of Joshua; it is the arrow shot from the
chamber of the prophet foreboding defeat to the Syrians. Prayer girds
human weakness with divine strength, turns human folly into heavenly
wisdom, and gives to troubled mortals the peace of God. We know not
what prayer cannot do! We thank thee, great God, for the mercy-seat, a
choice proof of thy marvellous lovingkindness. Help us to use it aright
throughout this day!
To make sure you never miss an episode, please subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts.
Producer: Todd Adkins
Voice Artist: Ian Cullen
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