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October 30, 2008 The Missing Ingredient“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” (Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV) A young man had been called to the foreign field. He had not been in the habit of preaching, but he knew one thing, how to prevail with God; and going one day to a friend he said: “I don’t see how God can use me on the field. I have no special talent.” His friend said: “My brother, God wants men on the field who can pray. There are too many preachers now and too few ‘pray-ers’.” He went. In his own room in the early dawn a voice was heard weeping and pleading for souls. All through the day, the shut door and the hush that prevailed made you feel like walking softly, for a soul was wrestling with God. Yet to this home, hungry souls would flock, drawn by some irresistible power. Prayer is the missing ingredient for spiritual propagation. Let every believer have at least some times like that spoken of by Hudson Taylor. It is unbelief to think that success may be had without prayer. The enemy has seduced many believers with a false sense of wellbeing. This world is full of devils and the prince of the power of the air is rocking his would-be children to sleep. The battle is not over. Call on the Lord as He has promised to answer. Do believers think they should rest while others perish? Are they to abandon the battlefronts? God forbid that believers would be so indifferent to souls. Surely you would agree that the cause is worth the effort. Bow down today and plead for souls to be saved. Bow down today and plead for boldness. Bow down today and ask God to show Himself mighty to you. Bow Down! “. . . The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” (James 5:16 NKJV) Don’t be guilty of wasting the opportunities you have to serve the Lord. Your life is but a vapor so live it wisely. ___________________ |