God's Readiness to Answer Prayer.

Is there no friend to soothe our woe,
Or check the ills we bear?
Sufferer! look up from earth below,
And call on God in prayer!

Then, call on God, thou child of dust;
Flee from each earthly snare.
Wait but His will; His mercy trust;
And He shall hear thy prayer."

Wallace

PRAYER.

GOD'S READINESS TO ANSWER PRAYER.

Almighty and everlasting God, our Heavenly Father, who forgivest all our iniquities, who healest all our diseases, who redeemest our lives from destruction, who crownest us with loving kindness and tender mercies; who art good and ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee; we cast all our care upon Thee who carest for us. Hast Thou not told us that, where two or three are gathered together in Thy name, there Thou art in the midst of them: that, before they call, Thou wilt answer; and that while they are yet speaking, Thou wilt hear? We draw nigh to Thee, O Lord; and we ask Thee to grant us Thy Holy Spirit. We ask Thee to supply all our need, according to Thy riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Feed us, Lord, with the bread of Life. Forgive our sins; receive our prayers; and, when we come to die, receive our souls, for Jesus Christ's sake.

AMEN.

CHAPTER IX.

"FERVENT IN SPIRIT; SERVING THE LORD;-CONTINUING IN

I. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.-Psalm xcv., 6.

2. Let us lift up our heart with our hands, unto God in the Heavens.-Lament. iii., 41.

3. For we have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was, in all points, tempted like as we are; yet, without sin. Let us, therefore, come boldly unto the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. -Hebrews iv., 15, 16.

4. Having, therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He hath consecrated for us through the Veil,-that is to say, His Flesh; and having an High Priest over the House of God, let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith.-Hebrews. x., 19 and 22.

5. Jesus said unto them, "I am the Bread of Life. He that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth in Me shall never thirst."-John vi., 35.

6. "Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it you. Hitherto, ye have asked nothing in My name: Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full."-John xvi. 23, 24.

7. Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God; praying always, with all prayer and supplication, in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance.-Ephesians vi., 14, 18.

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8. I will, therefore, that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.-I Timothy ii., 8. 9. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.-Colossians iv., 2.

10. Pray without ceasing: In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.-2 Thessal., v., 17, 18.

11. Pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.Matthew vi., 6.

12. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. -Matthew xxvi., 41.

13. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord; but the prayer of the upright is His delight.—Proverbs xv., 8.

14. The Lord is far from the wicked; but He heareth the prayer of the righteous.-Proverbs xv., 29.

15. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous; and His ears are open to their cry.-Psalm xxxiv., 15.

16. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth; and delivereth them out of all their troubles.-Psalm xxxiv., 17.

17. Be careful for nothing; but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. And the Peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.-Philippians iv., 6, 7.

18. In God have I put my trust. I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.-Psalm lvi., 11.

19. My voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, O Lord. In the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee, and will look up.-Psalm v., 3.

20. I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; yea, I will praise Him among the multitude.-Psalm cix., 30.

21. What reward shall I give unto the Lord? Behold, O Lord, how that I am Thy Servant.-Psalm cxvi., 11, 14. 22. Thou art my God, and I will thank Thee. Thou art my God, and I will praise Thee.-Psalm cxviii., 28.

23. With my soul have I desired Thee in the night; yea, with my Spirit within me will I seek Thee early.— Isaiah xxvi., 9.

24. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of

Fervent in Spirit: Serving the Lord.

my heart, be acceptable in Thy Sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.-Psalm xix., 14.

"FERVENT IN SPIRIT; SERVING THE LORD. CONTINUING INSTANT IN PRAYER."

Almighty God, Lord of Heaven and earth; we come boldly, in the name of Jesus Christ, unto Thy Throne of Grace. Thou art our God, and we will thank Thee. Thou art our God, and we will praise Thee. Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our hearts be, now and always, acceptable unto Thee, O Lord, our strength and our Redeemer.

We approach Thee, O God, through the Blood of Jesus, in the full assurance of faith. We ask for all the blessings which Thou seest we need, in the Name of Him whom Thou hearest always; and who hath, even Himself, told us, "Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My name, He will give it you." Send home, blessed Lord, Thy Word with power to the hearts of all who hear it. Lord Jesus! Thou art the Bread of Life. Thou art, at all times, our refuge from guilt, our rest in trouble. We come to Thee, then, pleading only Thine own most gracious words," Him that cometh to Me, I will in no wise cast out." AMEN.

CHAPTER X.

"RIGHTLY DIVIDING THE WORD OF TRUTH." 99 2 Tim. ii., 15.

1. Dearly beloved, I beseech you, as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul.- Peter, ii., II.

2. What fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness ?2 Corinth., vi., 14.

3. Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord; and touch not the unclean thing.— 2 Corinth., vi., 17.

4. We command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly.-2 Thessal., iii., 6.

5. Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof,-Romans xiii., 14.

6. That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation.-Philippians ii., 15.

7. This I say, then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.-Galatians v., 16.

8. For, if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye, through the spirit, do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.-Romans viii., 13.

9. To be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.-Romans viii, 6.

10. Be not deceived: God is not mocked; for, whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.-Galatians vi., 7.

II. The wicked shall be turned into hell; and all the nations that forget God.—Psalm ix., 17.

12. As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye from for why will ye die ?---Ezekiel xxxiii., 11.

your evil

ways;