Magnificent Prayer #117
Magnificent Prayer #117
My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.
Isaiah 56:7
Last night I had a unique experience. I awoke intensely oppressed and as I lay under the dead weight of it, it dawned on me that it meant I was to pray, so I got to work to pray for the men who have just gone off to the fighting line, and in a marvelous way the oppression left and peace ineffable came, and the words emerged, “a house of prayer for all nations.” It is a good thing to stake your confidence on the ground of the perfected Redemption and pray from that basis.
OSWALD CHAMBERS
Pray About It: The men who went off to the firing line were soldiers during World War I. God woke Oswald Chambers up to pray for these men. This is a common occurrence among regular pray-ers. Don’t be surprised if God comes to you in the middle of the night and asks you to pray. You may never see the answer, but others will. And perhaps someday in eternity, God will let you see too.
The great battles, the battles that decide our destiny and the destiny of generations yet unborn, are not fought on public platforms, but in the lonely hours of the night and in moments of agony.
SAMUEL LOGAN BRENGLE
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