and grown spiritually into a glorious maturity through this experience. She had moved into a place of victory. The joy which had filled her heart was being seen through the lives of her children. They, too, were praying for their father. Today, you may be unloved and in the midst of circumstances which cause you sorrow and distress. You may be a woman with a broken heart. You may be a man with sheer despera tion written across the face of life itself. Standing above all else is the truth that God is able. Take God at His Word. You don’t try to under stand it, or to reason it, or to work it out. How many of us are carrying bur dens which are needless for us to shou ld e r? We w o rry our way through a situation knowing that our worry has absolutely no value to the real problem. It really makes it hard er for us. Still most of us follow the same old pattern of worry, frustra tion, and distress. Why not give God an opportunity to do something mi raculous in and through us? Why not come to the position that this woman did and say, “Heavenly Father, I can’t understand it, and yet, I want to take You at Your word. Here it is, now you work it out. It may be a broken home or a coming operation for a health problem. It could be financial disaster, trouble with a teen age son or daughter, or one of many things which we face. When we com mit these things to God then we go forward expecting Him to do some thing. Are you unloved amid sorrow and distress? Why don’t you come to Him? Walk right into the problem, right into the difficulty, trusting Him in child-like faith, to answer the deep est needs of your longing heart. Where you go hereafter largely depends on what you go after here. * * * You will never learn to pray fervently until you have learned to pray frequently. . . .
RESURRECTION VICTO RY There is a fascinating story from his tory which tells of a little town in Aus tria which awakened one Sunday morn ing with the word that it was sur rounded by 18,000 men from Napoleon’s army. Before dawn, leaders of the com munity were summoned together for an emergency meeting. Upon hearing the report some felt that a delegation should be made up with several men going out to surrender to the enemy. Others sug gested the people should fight to the last to save their country, although knowing the impending doom they faced. A faith ful pastor stood up and suggested, “We can’t count on our own strength to win, that’s for sure. Remember, however, the day that’s dawning is the Lord’s day. Why not ring the bells and have church services just as usual. I am convinced that God will take care of us." Ad monished for their fear, the people agreed to try it. From the towers of the four commu nity churches the familiar pealing rang forth. Before long, the streets were filled with people hurrying on their way to church, most of them unaware of the impending danger. When Napoleon’s general, viewing the scene from the high overlooking mountain, saw all the people in the streets, and heard the bells, he got the idea that the Austrian army had arrived during the night and that they were ready to fight for the town. He gave the orders to retreat. Before the bells had stopped sounding the enemy was gone. That was certainly a great victory for the people of the little town. More than this, however, it re minded the residents of the town of the victory the Lord Jesus Christ won for us when He died on Calvary’s cross and rose again triumphant from the dead. His power defeats death, the devil, and sin. What does th is overcoming truth mean to you? How often do you thank the Lord for His care and concern? Re member this glorious promise of assur ance, for Christ rightly declared, “Be cause I live, ye shall live also.” * The only fully satisfied person in the world is thefull consecratedperson. * * * He whomoves God,must first be moved by God. * *
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