God’s Promises and Prayer
"THE promises of God are the motive power of prayer. Who could pray without the assurance of a prayer-hearing God? And who could expect answers to prayer if there were no promises to plead at the throne of grace? As soon as great need or emergency is upon us we lay hold on some promise suited to our case. Happily there are 'exceeding great and precious promises,' and we are encouraged to accept and lean upon them." So speaks the Christian Inquirer, and our hearts are led to respond: What a pity it is that our prayers do not more clearly reach the height and depth of God's promises. We are so busy praying for the Master's table, when we might be pleading for the riches of his grace. If Christians studied God's promises more thoroughly, their prayers would become more noble, and bring them larger blessings from the skies.—New York Observer.