The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-03-31
GODS ANSWERS
TO OUR PRAYERS
Repeatedly Assured in
Holy Writ.
WORDS OF JESUS ARE QUOTED
Thirty Thousand Promises of
God are Recorded In
His Word.

Rev. A. w. Lamar says: II be-
lieve that God hears a prayer with
the same certainty that the man at
the other end OF the telephone hears
you when you talk to TO him. He is
just as much each human beings
Father as II that human being was
the only human being on earth. He
has the same interest in each man
that he would have IL that man rep
resented humanity"
In reading this statement the ques-
ton naturally propounds itself to ev-
cry thinking mind, Is this really true?
Does God indeed and in truth actually
hear every sincere and earnest pray
err? Let us investigate His word and
see what the facts in the case really
are.
Matthew quotes the Savior's Ian
guage as follows: ASK and it shall
be given you; seek and we shall
find; knock and it shall be opened
unto you; for every one that asketh
receiveth; and he that seeketh find
eth; and to him that knockeeth 1t
shall be opened" Matt. al, 81.
Again we find Matt. 21:22) these
words: "All things whatsoever We
shall ask in prayer, believing, we
shall receive"
Mark 1924 quotes Christ saying
What things soever We desire, when
We pray believe that We receive them,
and We shall have them"
Luke 11:9 quotes Him thus: "Ask
and it shall be given you; seek and
We shall find; knock and it shall be
opened unto you. For every one that
asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh
findeth; and to him that knocketh it
shall be opened"
In John 14:13, ID our Lord uses this
expressive language: Whatsoever We
shall ask in my name, that will l do,
that the Father may be glorified in
the Son. If We shall ask anything in
my name l will do it,"
Again he says John 1910: 81.
have chosen you and ordained you, that
We should go and bring forth fruit
and that your fruit should remain,t that
whatsoever We shall ask of the Father
in my name he may give it you"
And again John 1923, 2D He
strongly emphasizes his promise by
prefixing the adverb verify. Yer
lily, verify l say unto you, whatsoever
We shall ask the Father in my name,
He will give it you. Hitherto have
we asked nothing in my name; ask and
we shall receive, that your JOY may be
full"
Similar promises are recorded in
l John 1922 and 5:14, 10. Indeed the
substance of these promises are scat
tered promiscuously all through Gods
Word. 1t is as If he would keep us
reminded of them that we might new
er forget them. DR.. Christian says
there are thirty thousand promises of
God recorded in His Word. And now
| call attention to the strength of as
surance embodied in Gods promise to
answer prayer. Read the quotations
cited: ASK and it shall be given;
seek and we shall find; knock and it
shall be opened unto you," etc. Again,
we notice such suggestions as''ye shall
receive" I'VE shall have them;" Il
will do it," etc. And then the double
sdverbial emphasis we sometimes
find, how strong it is! Verify, verify
say unto you" ..... "he will give
it you"
Notice also the very comprehensive
expressions: "All things whatsoever
We shall ask in prayer, believing, We
shall receive;" what things soever
We desire;" whatsoever We shall ask"
IF We shall ask any thing in my name
will do it," etc., etc. l cannot i'm
agine how it is possible for ourFath-
err to have made his promises to hear
ind answer prayer any palmer.