He wants to do exceeding abundantly above all that we can ask or think. That great missionary leader, William Carey, said, “Attempt great things for God, and then expect great things fom God!” The children of Israel sent out spies to look over the land, to see if it was ready for invasion. But the people accepted the report of the majority and decided not to move at God’s command. As a result they wandered for forty years in the wilderness. We, as God’s children are often like the children of Israel. We wander around forlornly and fruitlessly, as far as our ministry is concerned, while God says to go in and possess the land. “O ye of little faith.” Merv Rosell tells of the time he was conducting revival services in the mid west. The first night the people gath ered for instruction and prayer. After the service was over an elderly man came up and said, “Dr. Rosell, I just want you to know, I’ve been in this town for forty years. I’ve seen preach ers come and preachers go. This is the evangelists’ graveyard! It is impossi ble to have revival in this town or church; but I just want you to know I’ll be praying for you.” In his inimit able manner, Merv answered, “Sir, if you don’t mind, I’d just as soon you didn’t. What’s the use? If it can’t happen, why bother to pray? If you don't believe that God can do some thing why take His time to pray about it? ” The Bible tells us that. Abraham staggered not at the promises of God through unbelief, but that he was strong in the faith. Is there anything too hard for God? Your troubles, your difficult circumstances at work, your problems in the home; are any of these too hard for the Lord? A brok enhearted woman wrote the other day and said, “You know, I’ve been pray ing for my husband for so long, it just seems he gets harder and harder as the days go by. It’s so difficult to pray without any hope!” Our hearts were full of sympathy because we know the heartbreak; we get letters like
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T he third essential of prayer for the Christian is to come to God in confidence. We must believe that the Lord can do something, and wants to do something in our lives. You have heard of the little girl in a certain midwest church who went to a prayer meeting which had been called to ask the Lord to send rain. She was the only one who had enough faith to take along an umbrella. This is the type of faith we need. No. wonder the Lord Jesus had to say to his disciples, as to us of these days, “O ye of little faith.” Why are we so surprised when God does the miraculous? He wants to do it day by day in our lives, as well as in the lives of our loved ones.
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