He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them (Ps. 145:19).
When a student one day entered Pasteur's laboratory, he found the great scientist bent over his microscope. Not wishing to disturb him, the young man started to leave. Pasteur looked up, and the student said, "I thought you were praying." Turning again to his microscope, the great but humble man of science replied, "I was."
Prayer consists not only of words spoken, but of a constant attitude in the life of true Christians. Their desire is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever. This desire is imparted by the Holy Spirit, therefore God will answer it. God-fearing people desire to be holy, to be useful to God, to be a blessing to others. They desire help in time of need, guidance in times of perplexity, deliverance in trouble. Sometimes these desires are so strong that they cry out in agony as a child might to its father or mother. Then the Lord hears and answers wondrously.
Like Daniel, we are to be people of desires, and God will help us to realize them. If we fear God, we have nothing else to fear, for then our salvation will be certain, and that will be our chief desire. The Lord will hear our cry and will save us. Let us often have this great threefold promise upon our tongues. It will bless us as long as we live.
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
Unuttered or expressed;
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.
Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
The falling of a tear,
The upward glancing of an eye
When none but God is near.
__James Montgomery
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing" (Ps. 145:16).
When a student one day entered Pasteur's laboratory, he found the great scientist bent over his microscope. Not wishing to disturb him, the young man started to leave. Pasteur looked up, and the student said, "I thought you were praying." Turning again to his microscope, the great but humble man of science replied, "I was."
Prayer consists not only of words spoken, but of a constant attitude in the life of true Christians. Their desire is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever. This desire is imparted by the Holy Spirit, therefore God will answer it. God-fearing people desire to be holy, to be useful to God, to be a blessing to others. They desire help in time of need, guidance in times of perplexity, deliverance in trouble. Sometimes these desires are so strong that they cry out in agony as a child might to its father or mother. Then the Lord hears and answers wondrously.
Like Daniel, we are to be people of desires, and God will help us to realize them. If we fear God, we have nothing else to fear, for then our salvation will be certain, and that will be our chief desire. The Lord will hear our cry and will save us. Let us often have this great threefold promise upon our tongues. It will bless us as long as we live.
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire,
Unuttered or expressed;
The motion of a hidden fire
That trembles in the breast.
Prayer is the burden of a sigh,
The falling of a tear,
The upward glancing of an eye
When none but God is near.
__James Montgomery
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing" (Ps. 145:16).
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