SIXTEENTH DAY
What to Pray - For the Power of the Holy Spirit
in Our Sunday Schools
Thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the
mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for
I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and will save thy children.
-Isa. 49:25.
Every part of the work of God's Church is His work. He must
do it. Prayer is the confession that He will - the surrender of ourselves into
His hands to let Him - work in us and through us. Pray for the hundreds of
thousands of Sunday School teachers, that those who know God may be filled with
His Spirit. Pray for your own Sunday School. Pray for the salvation of the
children.
How to Pray - Boldly
We have a great High
Priest, Jesus the Son of God. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of
grace. -Heb. 4: 14, 16.
These hints to help us in our work of
intercession - what are they doing for us? Making us conscious of our feebleness
in prayer? Thank God for this. It is the very first lesson we need on the way to
pray the effectual prayer that availeth much. Let us persevere, taking each
subject boldly to the throne of grace. As we pray we shall learn to pray and to
believe and to expect with increasing boldness. Hold fast your assurance: it is
at God's command you come as an intercessor. Christ will give you grace to pray
aright.
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