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PRAY (Continued) sire to see Him glorified. We must desire this above all else — that His will, plans, and purposes be fulfilled. We must pray out of love for one another, for the Church which is His body, and for oth ers for whom Christ died. We need not be ignorant of God’s will. He is not willing that any should perish, and with bold ness we can come before Him and claim souls. It is the will of God that His children obey Him, that they grow in grace, that they live in victory, that they manifest the love of Christ, that they exercise faith, that they love one another. Therefore, we should ask these things for ourselves, for the mis sionaries, and for the native Christians. We must ask largely of God. The Bible says that “ Ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts” (James 4:2, 3). We cannot expect God to answer prayer based upon selfish motives. We must want God’s will in all things. We must pray with expectancy. Only then will God work for us and the missionaries, for He is limited by our unbelief. Even Jesus could do no mighty work in Nazareth because of the people’s unbelief. S ubjects of P rayer Pray for continents and na tions. A globe or map may help. Remember a different section each day so that in a certain time you will have covered the entire world. Pray for the efforts being made to reach religious groups — the Moslems, Hindus, Buddhists, and others. Pray for missionaries by name, remembering their definite needs and requests. Many on furlough ask for prayer that they may have time alone with the Lord every (Continued on p. 29)
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