p. 155 | Prayer by Christian

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Mar 5, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 10.

Prayer.

By Christian

Do not speculate and reason about prayer, but pray, and rest your case with God. He who moves you to pray has surely an answer provided in his own good way. Do not doubt him, do not question, do not hesitate, but pour out your heart in prayer. His eyes are over the righteous; his ear is open to their cry. The young birds in their nests cry, and he feedeth them; are ye not much better than they? The young lions roar and seek their meat from God, who provides for them in his own way. Shall he not care for you and me? Provision is made for the body; if it wants light, it has an eye with which to get it; if it wants knowledge, food, and clothing, it has a brain, and hands, and feet, with which to acquire them. He has not made the body a prince, and left the soul a beggar. The soul wants pardon, and peace, and comfort, and bread from Heaven, and has no way but to cry out for it. “Ask and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find.”

All Heaven is pledged to make that promise good. Whatever troubles come, whatever cares oppress, whatever fears give anxiety—pray. “When thou passeth through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.” “For I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, thou art mine.”—Christian.