The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-08

sIon OF their children. While como receive the
blessing very soon, others have to walt for many
years. l have hsd immediate answers to prayer,
SO many that could reckon Thorn by tens OF
and nine months That have been believer in
the Lord Jesus Christ have had thirty thousand
answers to prayer, either In the same hour or the
same day that the requests were made, ehould
not 20 particle too FAR. Often, before leaving
my bedroom in the morning, have had prayer
tho course OF the day have had Eve or Elk moro
anewers to prayer; so that at least thirty thous.
hour or The self came day they were offered. But
one might suppose that all my prayers h I'd been
thus promptly answered. No; not all OF them.
years; sometimes many years. Tho man speak,
Ing at the present time, whom God has delighted
prayer In tie same hour or day on which they were
offered, this self-Hamo man has had to wait many
years for answers to many OF hi prayers; pIrPg
conversion of elk persons for whom l had been
praying for long time. For one had been
between three and four yearp; for another above
seven years; for the fourth above ten years; Tor
above twenty thing Of God
which know to be according to Ills MUD, and
though brought 1t day by day and generally
as to be able to thank Him hundreds of times for
the answer before It was received, yet had to
ing was given to me. At another time had to
walt six years; and at another timo eleven and Q
half yeare, In the last case brought the matter
varaby in the fullest assurance OF faith, and yet
eleven and half years passed before the anewer
was given In one instance my faith has Been
began to pray for the conversion OF ave indivld-
nails. prayed every day without ono single in.
or on the sea, and whatever the pressure OF my
engagcments might be. Eighteen months elapsed
thanked God, and prayed on Tor the others. Five
years elapsed, and thcn the eecond was converted.
! thspked God for the second, and prayed on for
for them, and six years moro parsed before the
third was converted. thanked God for the
These two remain uneonserted n The Nf man nj" to
whom God In tho riches OF His grace has given
tens OF thousands SGs OF answers to prayer in the
has been praying day by day for nearly thirty.six
years for the conversion OF these two individuals,
vember 1t will thirty six years since began to
pray Ior the inc conversion But hope In God,
beloved brethren and sistere, 90 on waiting upon
God, go on praying; only be sure you ask for
things according to the mind of Goo. The con.
yarsion OF sinners is according TO the mind OF
God, for He does not desire the death OF the sim
ner. This 10 the revelation God has made of
but that all should come to repentance" Go on,
therefore, praying; expect an answer look for 1t,
still look ho 20 OF tbse D two 'Gr pd
Viduals.
There is ono point would especially lay on the
that is,-united prayer. In Matthew xviii. 10, the
Lord Jesus says-"If two of you snail agree on
Il be deno any ne e n R ask
In heaven" H. therefore, there arc brethren and
sisters In Christ who have unconvcrtcd relatives,
and II they could unite with two or more persons,
and unitedly ask God to convert their children,
oh, what blessing might como in this way! They
should plead this promise before the Lord, read
1t out when they meet, and put their fuger-so to
speak-upon It, II they meet once o week for
half an hour or once fortnight, or as often as
nfas
before the Lord. after awhile a father would have
to say, my son, who almost broke my heart, has
from my daughter, who fifteen years ago left my
home, and has been living In sin. telling me she
faith would be strengthened by suoh united
prayer and such testimonies. After awhile, as
their faith got strengthened they would unitedly
pray for their pastor that God would abund antY
bless his labors in the conversion of sinners, and
In blessing on the Church; and as they got further
the circulation OF the Scriptures, and tracts
They would know the power and blessedness OF
prayer pray more and more abupdantly, and would
more, in these days, to g. ant mighty revival in
the Church Of Christ at large. II this were gen
forth the truth Of the Gospel, what blessings
would come on our Sunday-schools, on the crcu.
other n the air
oanS n1 to
me. have always kept a record to strengthen
the memory 1 advise the keeping OF q little
memorandum book. On one sidc-say the left
hand Bide-put down the petition, and the date
when you began to ofrer It, Let the opposite page
be left blank TO put down the answer In each case
and you will room find how many answers you
get, and thus you will be encouraged more and
more. your faith will be strengthened and ee
pocially ynu will see what lovely, bountiful and
gracious Being God ie; your heart will go out
moro and more in love to God, and you will cay
1t lie my Heavenly Father who has been go kind,
VIII trust In Him, will confde in Him.
with regard to any who do not yet know Him.
let the first prayer be- offered to night before YOU
leave this place, "Show me am sinner" When
you see this. ask the Lord-"Hep me to put my
trust In the Lord Jesus Christ" and you will find
how ready God is to give blessing. May we all
who are the people OF God receive blessing, and
our dear friends and felGw-sin; ers he stirred up
to seek Him while lie is 10 be found! God grant
1t for Jesus sake.
Now, brother, as It may be- after you have read
ths little tract, you have some de ire begottcn Ia
Your heart to know more Of blessed Father
ana how assurcdly He answers prayer. IL YOU
VIII attend regularly for month or two. every
day, our Business Mems No 1nday Prayer Meeting
In the Y. M: O. A. Roanoke at 70 o'clock sharp the
truth that this little tract brings to the front will
De ruly explained from the Scriptures and 1t will
cause you to rejoice in II. we'll as in the truth
and the blessing of knowing the great God of
heaven as Your Father. Jesus as your Savior and
the Holy Ghost az your Comforter.
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