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By Hubert Mitchell
the inhabitors of the earth and of the sea, for the Devil is come down to you, having great wrath because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.” Dare we slow up or taper off in our praying now? God forbid! See Romans 13:11, “ And that, knowing the time, that it is high time to wake out of sleep for now is our salvation nearer than when we first believed.” And again, Hebrews 10:25, “ Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves to gether, as the manner of some is; but exhort (encourage) one another AND SO MUCH THE MORE AS YE SEE THE DAY APPROACHING.” The end of the race is always the most important. Every sign of the times points to this one thing. W e are at the end of the age. It has to be a stepped-up program. Nights of prayer will build courage into the whole fabric of the church. The weakest members will be emboldened to speak for Christ. If we seek the Lord — we shall seek the lost. The spirit of humility and gentleness will begin
to infiltrate the church. A holy awe will come upon the people. One night of prayer a week is not too much. It will make the whole church prayer-conscious. The neighbors in the city will soon begin to realize that the church means business. PASTORS, EVANGELISTS, MIS SIONARIES AND ALL CHRISTIAN LEADERS EVERY WHERE . . . this is a forthright call to you . . . from one desperate heart to another. Let us launch out and chal lenge our people. Let us lead them as well as feed them. Let us make Wednesday night or any other night in the week a NIGHT OF PRAYER. Gather the people at 10 p.m. and stay through until the break of day. List the unsaved families in your neighborhoods. Pray for them by name. Level a barrage of prayer in the direction of the unsaved, drunken, unfaithful, indifferent husbands and fathers. Be definite with God and He will be definite with you. The Godless men of this nation are the prime delinquents of the land. No wonder wives and mothers are breaking. No wonder our children are “ ganging up” on society. Our disintegrating family life is now plung ing our nation deeper and deeper into shame and inter national embarrassment. It is no secret any. longer •— the awful truth is out. We must face it, Christians. The elements of destruction are all about us. The sighs and cries of frustrated humanity penetrate and break in upon us from everywhere. I have seen scores of Indian Chris tians stay up every Saturday night, the whole night through, for eight solid weeks. Missionaries led the way. I know some people in Chicago who pray two full nights a week, regularly. There may be some reading this article who'w ill say: “Why be so fanatical about this business of prayer? It is just another spurt of excitement, and will soon taper off and die down.” Yes, carnal Christians will oppose this sacrificial ministry. They will not only absent themselves from nights of prayer but they will keep others from coming. True, there is no glamor, no lime light, and no human glory within the framework of this warfare. I am quite convinced that carnal Christians are a greater hindrance to revival than outright sinners. Brother, this is labor, and I mean labor. (I Thessalonians 3:10). Tears, sweat, groanings and oftentimes agony! It is all part of knowing Christ in the fellowship of His suf ferings. Jesus was a champion of night praying. Read through the four Gospels and note how the Captain of our salva tion, made perfect through sufferings, prayed and prayed, and that’s not all. “He ever liveth to make intercession for us.” . (Hebrews 7:25). Right now . . . tonight . . . to morrow . . . tweiity-four hours around the clock He will be praying. GOD HELP YOU . . . GOD HELP ME . . . GOD HELP ALL OF US . . . TO PRAY!
Rev. Mitchell is director of the Greater Chicago Prayer Meetings and other inter-church ministries.
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