"PRAYER GEMS"

Minimum Of Organization

The ancient church had a minimum of organization, but it had a maximum of power. The average church today has a maximum of organization but tragically lacks power.

Dr. G. Campbell Morgan once warned, "One of Satan's methods today is to start so many organizations in a church that the members have no time for unhurried communion with God. Many Christians are so busy that they can hear only the clink and clatter of church machinery."

The Shut Door

When the disciples locked the doors, Christ knew He was sure of a welcome. He could not get their ear because of the din and confusion that came through the open doors. Closing the door to the world is opening the door to the Master. Don't be afraid of shutting the door. It is the best invitation for the Master to enter.

--- Christian Herald

Seeing More Of Heaven On Knees

Said the great and devout scientist, Sir Isaac Newton: "I can take my telescope and look millions and millions of miles into space, but I can lay it aside and go into my room, shut the door, get down on my knees in earnest prayer, and see more of heaven and get closer to God than I can assisted by all the telescopes and material agencies on earth."

Baby's Earliest Memories

A caller found a young mother with her babe in her lap and her Bible in her hand. "Are you reading to your baby?" was the humorous query. "Yes," the young mother replied. "But, do you think he understands?" "I am sure he does not understand now, but I want his earliest memories to be that of hearing God's Word." God's Word is the "sword of the Spirit." Only by His Word are we purified and strengthened to do His will. It is impossible to overestimate the importance of reading the Word all through life.

Mother's Prayers

"I cannot tell you how much I owe to the custom on Sunday evenings while we were yet children for Mother to stay at home with us, and then we sat around the table and read verse after verse and she explained the Scriptures to us. After that was done there came a time of pleading, and the question was asked how long it would be before we would think about our state; how long before we would seek the Lord. Then came mother's prayer; and some of the words of our mother's prayer we shall never forget even when our hair is gray."

--- Charles Haddon Spurgeon