The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-05

acles were wrought in response 10 mis-
pettlon Euiychus was taken up dead
out OF the street or the court into which
ne mad fallen Paul prayed and life re-
tufneu The locks and the bars Of the
prison at IhihPpi were shattered and
the bonds that held the jailer in more
hopeless Imprisonment than mad ever
been the lot Of any committed 70 his
care were broken In answer to the apos
ties prayers.
writfsn in Prison
when this prayer for Ephesus was
written for her comfort and for our
learnlnE. Paul was prisoner In Rome
but God . hnnd was not thereby short
ened, nor was the power Of PRAYER re-
strained. He had written 20 the church
at Corinth n few years before. When /
an weak. then ! am strong. Never did
MS word Ind more striking connrnati ton
than IN hts experience as prisoner OF
the Lord Jesus. His case a. not with
out parelleL Jacob halted on his thigh
before he prevailed with the wrestler on
the bank Of the Iabook samson. in
captivity and blindness. called dow m
from heaven victory such a. he had
never won when his arm was fetterlcss
and the light Of battle was flashing from
hts eyes. And Paul was miehffssr 10th
Win Cod and with men when he was an
manifestation In bonds There never
was prison 20 secure a. 20 shut out God
or 70 shut In prayer. How FAR soever
one may be removed from those for
whom he praye. be shall fnd coumuni-
cation direct immediate. by way ~ the
throne 81 grace. Paul was IN Rome.
Beyond Italy. beyond the Adriatic, be
yond the states ~ Greece beyond the
Aegean sea IN Asia Minor eight hund-
red miles away was Ephesua. vet his
petition went straight % heaven unhind-
cred. and the answer came 60 Euhesua
In showers Of ble4ainc and mighty inter
positions Tor delivernuco And fhe
blessed learning This record inparts 10
ne u this That The rnlrit o. this Elijah
may rest uron every Elisha whose heart
r. open and whose hand e. stretched ont
e, 70 receive -, - us eovst earnestly
PRAYER.
Note the merit hoarsr % prayer. ~
thls earnest petitioner coucCfves Him
The Father ~ whom the whole family
touching is ne appeai ~ the Wise
woman ~ TcF0n % King David that he
would bring hack the baniahod Ahsaiorn,
ard worthy ~ better cause than that
~ one whose hands we're red with blood
and whose heart was black with tho
fouleat treason. Waving won tho kings
he supposed was her own heart.s sor.
row. and called out hfa aanforrs she
quickly turned ne gracious Judgment IN
favor ~ the cNiied prince said she
In speaking this word the king a. ~
one That o. guiifv. ln that the king doth
not fetch home his baniahed one For
on the ground witch cannot b. rafhsrrf
% again neither doth Cod take away
Mfc but deViacth means that he that D.
nut with sIl the wisdom ara sioquenrs
~ her pleading ana the shrrvdnesa IN
Joab whose hand was with her IN this
matter. her appeal would have been made
IN vain but FOR the fact that the Efrr
vas the rrfiea father. 10 was berauar
ihe prodigai could cay How many hired
9crFanta ~ my fathers have bread
enough ana % arare viii
arise and 70 unto ny rather ana vii
say unto bin FATHER. D have alnncd.
INST Pc could entertain the hone ~ find
ina even l0wly place in maj fatrerss
lou. nold Hcven Times m seven verses
~ tLat narahle which tells - story ~
human ronftrure and divine f1rrfvrrraa
we tern 'falhcr On employed and ln the
s.Eh.h hat father FiEcr the reason Tor
De Joy g. be eaFr. This ny con vas
dead and o. alive again. ha was fnaf
$40 ia found Thus docs be who came
70 seek ana o. save that uhfrF 500
loat. encourage wanderers ard oufcaafa
- come home TeachinF ua 20 pray. he
BIOS ~ address the great God N All ~
Dur Father. and innnfnr a. share with
~ hia own unparalleled privilege. the
tirat moaHaGe ~ the riaru Christ a. III
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