Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Prayer

Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Devotional – Oct. 8, Evening
Jude 20: Praying in the Holy Ghost.
Mark the grand characteristic of true prayer-"In the Holy Ghost." The seed of acceptable devotion must come from heaven's storehouse. Only the prayer which comes from God can go to God. We must shoot the Lord's arrows back to Him. That desire which He writes upon our heart will move His heart and bring down a blessing, but the desires of the flesh have no power with Him.
. . . praying in fervency.
It means praying humbly, . . . .
. . . we pray to God De profundis: out of the depths must we cry, . . .
It is loving prayer. Prayer should be perfumed with love, saturated with love-love to our fellow saints, and love to Christ.
Moreover, it must be a prayer full of faith. A man prevails only as he believes. The Holy Spirit is the author of faith, and strengthens it, so that we pray believing God's promise.

My prayer is for all to prayer in Spirit with fervency, humbly, out of the depths, lovingly and full of faith. Amen.

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