"God . . . hath quickened us together with
Christ and hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly
places in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:4-6).
What is our attitude concerning our needs in the
Christian life and warfare? Are we outside the armory, struggling and pleading
for supplies? Or are we inside the arsenal, ready to be fully supplied and
armed as our daily needs require? "Be strong in
the Lord--be empowered through your union with Him; draw your strength from Him"
(Ephesians 6:10, Amp.).
"It has come these days with new light and power that
the first thing we have to see to as we draw near to God day by day is that our
fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. If we listen in
the stillness till our hearts begin to respond to what He is thinking and
feeling about the matter in question, whether it concerns ourselves or others,
we can, from that moment, begin praying downwards from the Throne, instead of
praying upwards from ourselves." -L.T.
"We must not think the revelation as to the will of God
is an end in itself; it is but the first phase of a prayer ministry. When
Daniel had prayed through to an understanding of the ways of the Lord, he then
set himself three times a day to persevere in prayer for the fulfillment. His
prayer ministry took him into the lion's den, but it also brought him out
again, and he was able to see the things through to the glorious end."
-H.F.
"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 4:16).
