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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 23, 1857

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 10, No. 12.

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LIVE YOUR PRAYERS.

By R. F. C.

SOME time since an article appeared in the Review, in which was a very good suggestion to a young minister, concerning one of his labored discourses, in these words: "Pray that sermon." Perhaps it would be a suggestion no less useful should we say, live that prayer. It is certainly important that we pray aright, and no less so that we live as we pray.
We should pray as our Lord has taught us, and if our life corresponds with our prayer, it will be well. While we pray, Thy kingdom come, we should be hastening to that day, loving Christ's appearing and preparing for it; and not show by our works that we desire him to remain away. While we pray, Thy will be done, we should strive with all our powers to do his will. While we pray, Give us our daily bread, we should labor to provide things honest in the sight of all men. While we pray, Abandon us not to temptation, we should not voluntarily go into temptation.
It is in vain to pray, Take away the love of the world, while we grasp the world with all our powers. In vain to pray, Strip us of pride, while we will not so much as strip ourselves of those outward signs of pride which are a true index of the heart. In vain do we pray, Increase our faith, while we will not walk out upon, and bring into active exercise, the faith we already have. It will not benefit us to pray for the spread of the truth, unless we use the means within our power for the accomplishment of this object.
The reader can carry out the subject by applying to every position offered in the rule: Live that prayer. R. F. C.