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for whom he cares nothing. How much more shall a ju s t and m erciful God hear th e cry and avenge th e cause of those whom He loves.— F a rra r. v. 4. H e would n o t fo r awhile. There may be in God’s government things th a t have to be p u t rig h t through our prayer ere th e answer can fully come. The man who has according to th e command, believed th a t he has received, can allow God to tak e His tim e.— Murray. P ray er to God does no t change H im b u t fits us to receive th e things prayed for.— Stillingfleet. v. 5. By h e r con tinu al coming. Nothing pleases God more th a n th e faith th a t will no t ta k e No fo r an answer, Matt. 15:21-28. — Torrey. P ray er is not, as in th e illu stration , conquering God’s reluctance b u t tak ing hold upon God’s willingness.— Philips Brooks. Cold prayers never get any w arm answers.— Thomas Brooks. I w ill avenge. A rdent prayer opens heaven.—Young. P ersisten t prayer moves th e hand th a t moves th e world. —Wallace. Good p rayers will never come creeping home. We may be sure th a t we shall receive eith er w h at we ask or w hat we should ask.—-Hall. P ray er is no t eloquence b u t earn est ness, no t figures of speech, b u t com punction of soul.— T. P ark er. v. 10. Two men w en t to pray. Or ra th e r, one w ent to brag, th e o ther to pray.— Crayshaw. v. 11. The P h arisee prayed th u s w ith him self. I t seems to imply th a t he stood by him self to avoid th e con tam in ating contact of th e people of the earth .— Cam. Bible. The prayer was less addressed to God th a n to himself. It was mere soliloquy in his own praise, and it was in equal p arts adulation of him self and slander of others.— Mac- laren. I th a n k thee. H is prayer is not prayer a t all, no t even a thanksgiving, only a boast.— F a rra r. I am n o t as others. The only tim e th a t we may th a n k God for no t being as others is when we a ttrib u te the con trast to His
E ffectual P ra y e r Need Not Be Dong. A little g irl once k n elt down a t n igh t and said, “ Dear God, I am very tired. Good night. Amen.” This is prayer. She was on speaking term s w ith God. Another little g irl prayed a t n igh t her simple “Now I lay me down to sleep, etc.*’ A t th e close she said, “ Bless papa, mamma, sister, me and Anna’s m other and m ake h er well.” Anna’s m other was th e m other of a little play m ate of hers. The doctors had not been able to do much for th is sick m other fo r months, b u t she "began to mend in answer to th is p rayer and continued un til she was able to go abou t again. v. 1. Ought always to pray, no t fa in t.' When a pump is frequently used, th e w ater pours ou t a t th e first stroke because it is high, b u t if the pump h as no t been COMMENT FROM used for a long MANY SOURCES time, th e w ater gets K eith Ii. B rooks low and when you w an t it you must pump and prime a long while. I t is so w ith prayer.-—Neff. Come to Him even w ith your apathy and sluggish ness of h eart.— Sel. Complete tran sac tions w ith God.— McConkey. Some cease to ask and call it subm ission to th e will of God when really it is sp irit u al laziness.— Torrey. Why m u st God’s elect so often in th e m idst of suffering and conflict cry day and n igh t? The child so often w ants to pick th e half rip e fru it. The husbandm an knows to w ait u n til th e proper time. I t is the F a th e r in whose hands are th e times and seasons who alone knows th e mo m en t when th e soul is ripened to th a t fullness of faith in which it can really tak e and keep th e blessing.—Murray. v. 2. Ju d g e which feared n o t God. Even an u n ju st and abandoned judge g ran ts a ju s t petition a t last, out of base motives, to a defenseless person
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