Infinite Riches on Demand
By A. E. Place
WHAT a cause of thanksgiving it should be to each one of us that the Lord has given us another year of life, with its many opportunities and blessings, and that we are so near to another annual feast—“the week of prayer”! During the past year many dear souls have accepted the message and joined our ranks, even in dark lands across the seas. Thus there are more lovers of this message than ever before to unite in this special season of seeking God. I have more than once asked myself the question, Will this coming week of prayer be more longed for, more appreciated, and more sacredly and thankfully observed when it comes, by those who have accepted the advent faith the past year, than by us who for years have known this last great message? Doubtless every one of us would feel quite sensibly the loss of even a ten-dollar note. Can one of us knowingly and willingly or carelessly lose our right to the notes on the bank of heaven—of infinitely greater value—which are “awaiting our demand and reception” during the week of prayer? How much better for us to reach for and hold the heavenly note, and freely give the United States note, in the name of God, for the doubling of the work in the earth the coming year? The issue before us is too great, the loss too infinite, to allow us to think of failure! Let us, therefore, as never before, make the determination of the whole-hearted Joshua, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” We will see that this coming week of prayer shall mean more, and be more to us, than any like season in past years. “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”
A. E. PLACE, of Central New England.