The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-04

tested for the de-
hverance of his people. Prayer changed
things, and the humanity Impossible
vas accomplished.
The promise of jeremiah 1873 was
fulfilled many times before the words
were written, as well as many times
! since. Call unto ME and | will answer
thee and show thee great and mighty
things, which thou knOwest not" ms
Is Gods call and challenge to falth.
Some of His people have always be-
lleved and acted on this; others are
now being aroused to its transcendent
Importance.
Expecting God to Answer.
There Is growing spirit of faith
and expectation that God will mani
fest His saving and transforming pow
er In answer to prayer. Not Tor
naught have Gods people gathered TO-
gether in watch-night services; not In
vain have faithful men held on In
prayer these past years In spite OF
spiritual darkness not without fruit
age can the laboEs of the Great Com
mission Prayer League and kindred as
pociations be.
Faith sees the cloud that Is yet to
break in blessing on the heads OF
Gods people. II may not, Mt present.
be ''larger than a mans hand" but IT
Is seen on the horizon OF spiritual
vision by those who pray. The call OF
he hour Is for more recruits In the
prayer warfare, and an advance into
the front trenches with the continual
cry, Lord teach us TO pray"
Bible teaching concerning prayer.
like every other doctrine Of Scripture,
10 progressive. There Is first the
blade, then the ear. then the full corn
IN the ear"
! In the Old Testament prevailing
prayer Is linked With the quality OF
Righteousness In the one who prays
Elijah Is a striking example OF this
He Is presented as a man jealous foe
God and Righteousness.
Conditions for Prevailing Prayer.
In the synoptic Gospels the doml
nant note for the prayer life is that Of
faith. Righteousness Is not Ignored.
F. but to II faith is indeed AL things
whatsoever We shall ask In prayer be-
lIeving, We shall receive" And again
-What things soever ye desire when We
pray. believe that We receive them and
ye shall have them"
This. Of course. implies yieidedness
to God and Il life approved Of God, and
must be considered IN the light of such
Scripture as John 3:22. '.Whats0-
ever we ask we receive Of Him be-
rause we keep, His ndments, and
90 those things that are pleasing In
His sight"
In the Gospel by John. we are told
TO pray "in His name: "Whatsoever
We shall ask the Fathers In my name
He will give u YOU. II We shall ask
anything In my name will do H." We
are one with Christ In vital spiritual
union. We are called by His name
AS woman does business In the name
OF her husband, so the Christian Is TO
do business In the name Of the Lord
Jesus Christ Prayer Is more than
communion. II Is q service Of the high
est kind. II Is doing business In the
name OF Christ.
The New Testament Eplstles adj
yet another condition for prevailing
prayer to those Of righteousness faith
ana spiritual union with Christ. II b
seen In our text. praying always with
an prayer and supplicatioa In the
Spirit"
Praying In the Shirt Is the add
tional condition here named. A Chris
tian must learn to walk IN the Spirit.
that Is. TO walk by the help Of the
Shirt. Apart from this. his life win
be a partial failure. So Is Il IN ths
matter Of prayer. To pray In the
Spirit Is simply TO pray through the
help Of the Spirit.
Helped BY the Holy Spirit
.lhe Spirit helpeth our lnfirmitIes-
These infirmlties are more obvious Ia
the matter Of prayer thai In any othes
spiritual exercise. We have been
! -made nigh by the blood Of Christ.
but our access to the Father Is made
real to US by the operation Of the
Holy Spirit within our hearts II ID
,nly by His Illuminating and energiz
, ing presence that we enter the battle
|, ground Of prayer; or. IN other words
.. the place Of real intercession. which
|, becomes q battle ground against the
municipalities and powers and ths
rulers Of the darkness Of this world
The strong man" must be bound be
fore we can enter In and spoil nj,
goods by Ilberaflng those who are hels
!. captive w him. This binding powel
, ssn be exercised By us only - W
, ray Ia righteousness. IN faith. In HI
aame, and In the Spirit. This q IN.
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