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800 ,s.-a came forth from
that prison-house which to human rea-
son was his tomb. The promise is
found in Pisa. 50:15, "Call upon me in
the day of trouble and I will deliver
you"
Second, prayer gives protection
from temptation. When the people
under Joshua made the mistake Of ac-
cepting the Glbeonites, 1t was because
they asked not counsel at the mouth
of the Lord" Josh. Ola. What ap-
peared the reasonable thing to do was
like a snare cleveriy disguised and
unseen to sight. But no disguise or
hiding could veil the sight Of the
Lord. Inquiry Of Him would have
given them to see the unseen and pro-
tected them from this temptation.
Little wonder we are told to watch
and pray lest ye enter into tempta-
tion." Luke % 40.
Third, prayer brings wisdom in per-
plexity. How often perplexing prob
lens arise which must be solved and
how often the solution we come to
proves to be wrong. We frequently
come to where decisions on important
matters must be made quickly. OF
what untold value then 1t Is to have
divine wisdom. When Nehemiah
found himself In such case the un-
recorded prayer went up and wisdom
came to him as he says in Neh. "a,
81 prayed to the God of Heaven and
said to the king" the right word. 1t
is still true that "if any man lack
wisdom let him ask of Tod who CIV
eth to all-and 1t shall be given him."
Jas. / %.
Fourth, prayer brings provision for
every need. Luke II %, 10 reads, ASK
and We shall receive-for every one
that asketh receiveth." We know
from experience how this promise is
overlooked and we get into the state
Of perturbation described in Jas. A 2,
"Ye lust and have not; We envy and
desire to have, and cannot obtain; We
fight and war, yet ye have not" The
passage goes on to declare that the
reason we shave not" is because we
ask not" How much futile struggling
and fighting would be saved us If we
would believe Christ's promise and
ask, "Ask and yc shall receive"
Fifth, prayer brings revelations OF
hidden things as the marginal reading
of Jer. S3 Is points out: "Call upon me
and I will answer thee. and show
thee great and hidden things which
thou knowest not" Many who are
confused by the book of Daniel would
find confusion giving place to order
II they but studied II on their knees
Daniel himself is an illustration OF
this, for he declares, II prayed unite
the Lord my God. and whilst i was
speaking and praying, yea whilst I was
speaking In prayer, even the mar
Gabriel said, oh Daniel, am now
come to give thee understanding.
Dan. GA, 20, q. 1t was while Daniel
was in prayer that the deep and hid
den things were made known to him
Sixth, prayer enables us to helT
others. When Peter was locked NJ
In the prison there was little that hi:
friends could do for him except pra.
for him. But they could pray and die
pray as recorded In Acts 10, "prayeI
was made without ceasing Of the
church unto God for him." The con
sequence was that what they coult
not do personally. they did do by way
Of the throne from whence an ange
came and brought Peter forth t.
them. Paul knew Of the help II
prayer when he wrote In Thess., 8 20
pray for u.s." The exhortation OF
Jas. SIG is. Pray for one another
Finally. prayer brings peace In al
circumstances. Daniel seems to hav'
found this so when the lions den wal
opening to receive him. He went 4
that den with a quiet confidence ant
deep peace Of heart and mind whicl
was wholly lacking In the king who's
law was sending him there. The sc
cret Is found in Dan. 6:10: Nov
when Daniel knew that the writinl
was signed, he went Into his hous
and kneeled upon his knees tire
times a day and prayed and CAV
| th.rkS hofaro his nf,d az he did afOre
tine This Is q striking fulhllmen
Of the promise found in PHI. "a Z
BE anxious for nothing, but in every
thing. by prayer and supplicatioI
with Thanksgiving. LET your reQues
be made known unto God. and tn
peace Of God which passeth all m
Outstanding shah keep Jour heart
and minds through Christ Jesus"