The Ministry of Intercession Part 14

="Faithful is He that calleth you"= (to pray), "who also will do it"

(what He has promised).

Take up individual missionaries, make yourself one with them, and pray till you know that you are heard. Oh, begin to live for Christ's kingdom as the one thing worth living for!

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ELEVENTH DAY

WHAT TO PRAY.--For more Labourers

="Pray ye the Lord of the harvest, that He send forth labourers into His harvest."=--MATT. ix. 38.

What a remarkable call of the =Lord Jesus= for help from His disciples in getting the need supplied. What an honour put upon prayer. What a proof that G.o.d wants prayer and will hear it.

Pray for labourers, for all students in theological seminaries, training homes, Bible inst.i.tutes, that they may not go, unless He fits them and sends them forth; that our churches may train their students to seek for the sending forth of the Holy Spirit; that all believers may hold themselves ready to be sent forth, or to pray for those who can go.

HOW TO PRAY.--In Faith, nothing Doubting

="Jesus saith unto them, Have faith in G.o.d. Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that what he saith shall come to pa.s.s, he shall have it."=--MARK xi. 22, 23.

=Have faith in G.o.d!= Ask Him to make Himself known to you as the faithful, mighty G.o.d, who worketh all in all; and you will be encouraged to believe that He can give suitable and sufficient labourers, however impossible this appears. But, remember, in answer to prayer and faith.

Apply this to every opening where a good worker is needed. The work is G.o.d's. He can give the right workman. =But He must be asked and waited on.=

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TWELFTH DAY

WHAT TO PRAY.--For the Spirit to convince the World of Sin

="I will send the Comforter to you. And He, when He is come, will convict the world in respect of sin."=--JOHN xvi. 7, 8.

G.o.d's one desire, the one object of Christ's being manifested, is to take away sin. The first work of the Spirit on the world is conviction of sin. Without that, no deep or abiding revival, no powerful conversion. Pray for it, that the gospel may be preached in such power of the Spirit, that men may see that they have rejected and crucified Christ, and cry out, What shall we do?

Pray most earnestly for a mighty power of conviction of sin wherever the gospel is preached.

HOW TO PRAY.--Stir up yourself to take hold of G.o.d's Strength

="Let him take hold of My strength, that he may make peace with Me."=--ISA. xxvii. 5.

="There is none that calleth upon Thy name, that stirreth himself to take hold of Thee."=--ISA. lxiv. 7.

="Stir up the gift of G.o.d which is in thee."=--2 TIM. i. 6.

First, take hold of G.o.d's strength. G.o.d is a Spirit. I cannot take hold of Him, and hold Him fast, but by the Spirit. Take hold of G.o.d's strength, and hold on till it has done for you what He has promised.

Pray for the power of the Spirit to convict of sin.

Second, stir up yourself, the power that is in you by the Holy Spirit, to take hold. Give your whole heart and will to it, and say, =I will not let Thee go except Thou bless me=.

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