Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1927-02-19

Peter said. AS long as that band of
Christians yonder have prayer
meeting 1 can sleep.
JESUS WAS AWAKE.
And then you notice again while
Peter was asleep Jesus was awake
and that little crowd in Marys
house was awake, and every angel
| in Heaven was on guard. That isn't
1.-THE first time they stood on watch.
iThey stood on guard in Egypt
Babylon at the Red Sea, at the grave
of Jesus. And they came down to
see about Peter. believe every an
| gel, if need be would have flown
out of the windows of Heaven.
THEY TOLD PETER TO PUT ON
! HIS SHOES.
The angels touched Peter, woke
him up and told him to put on his
shoes, take time lace them up.
never mind these legions of soldiers.
take your time, grid yourself up
right; don't be in hurry. there is
plenty of time. God doesn't have to
hurry to beat the Devil. God mas
never been too late to beat the
Devil. He is always on time. The
child of God doesn't have to leave
half dressed. Wrap your cloak etc.
{ THE ANGEL LED PETER PAST
THE DANGER ZONE.
They led Peter past the first. Sc
cond and third watch. There were
three gates and soldiers at each
gate. The angel stayed with Peter
until he had passed every obstacle
and gotten out in the street Brother,
God will stay with you until you
pass the last danger pone. His or
ders are to his angels, Don't leave
my child in trouble in the danger
zone"
THE PRAYER MEETING GODS
ARMORY.
The prayer meeting is Gods
armory Do you know what an arm
DRY is? 1t is the place where you
keep in safety the arms. ammuni-
ton and assemble the militia and
weapons of war. The man or woman
who does not go to the prayer meet
ing sometime hasn't much ammuni
ton. You may have influence, but
no power. The prayer meeting is
to a church what the battery is to
an automobile 1t does not add any
life but it sets the life in motion
that is already in the car.
I had an experience not long since
that is very applicable. 1 had long
distance telephone message to come
to Ashland to fill an engagement.
l went TO the garage and took my
seat in the car. Everything was III
pace. looked as it did the day l
drove it from the firm. l stepped on
the starter, but there was no sign
of life. On examination l found the
battery had gone dead, and on closer
examination I found there was a
short circuit that had drawn the life
from the battery The man or
woman who does not go to the
prayer meeting is out of harmony
with the spirit of the church and
is short circuit. God has 50 many
short circuits in His churches.
PRAYER MEETINGS FREED US.
We were freed by prayer meetings
that were held under brush arbors
and log cabins on dirt floors. We
didn't have a single college or
university. God knew what he was
doing if we had had them 1 guess
we would be in slavery now. The
greatest weapon in all this world is
prayer. Yes sir it has won more
victories than all the long range and
machine guns that science can
invent.
PAUL AND SILAS FREED FROM
JAIL.
(Acts 12:r6l26) Paul and Silas
went to Phillip. opened up prayer
meeting in a certain house." A
damsel that brought her master O
big income was converted and
stopped telling fortunes (lies). Her
master got mad and framed up a
charge and swore out a false indict
ment. Sued them, had them put in
Jail beat them with many stripes,
said to the jailer. "Keep them
safely He put them In the inner
prison and to make sure, fastened
their feet In stocks.
THEY HELD A MIDNIGHT
PRAYER MEETING.
(Acts 1920 At midnight Paul
Z land Silas sang and prayed unto God
The prisoners heard them, God and