What do You Want?

What do you want

What do You Really want?

Jesus wants to hear from our own lips not just a general petition for mercy, but the distinct expression of what is our desire. Until we speak it out, He will not answer. Such definite prayer teaches us to know our own needs better. It demands time, and thought, and self-scrutiny to find out what really is out greatest need.

As long as in prayer we just pour out heart in a multitude of petitions, without taking time to see whether every petition is sent with the purpose and expectation of getting an answer, not many will reach the mark. But if, as in silence of soul we bow befoe the Lord, we were to ask such questions s these: What is now really my desire? Do I desire it in faith, expective to receive?

“And Jesus Answered him, and said, What do you want me to do for you?” Mark 10:51
Andrew Murray

The Secret of the Apostles

Secret

Provoking Thoughts on Prayer

The secret of the success of the apostles lay not in what they did and said, but in the presence of Christ in them and with them. They saw with the eyes of Christ, felt with His heart, and worked with His energies. They were nothing: Christ was everything. Christ was living, breathing, and triumphing in their personal lives. Their entire nature being replete with His life, their spirits bathed in His light, and their souls kindled with the fires of His love, they moved in the midst of men as embodiments of supernatural power…Brethren, this is what we must be, if this mighty empire (China) is to be moved through us. But to be this, the throne of grace must be our refuge, the secret place of prayer before the Most high must be our daily and hourly habitation.

Griffith John

Who was Griffith John?
Griffith John served in China for 55 years. He was among the first to begin Christian missionary work in there. He set up schools, hospitals and training colleges, with a permanent base at Hankou (now part of Wuhan city) in Hubei. In 1861 he went from Shanghai through the provinces of central China, and established over 100 mission stations. During a career spanning 60 years John left China only three times. He became fluent in Chinese. He fought the opium trade and established one of the first major thrusts to address its impact on Chinese culture.

Do You Really Believe in the Boundless Possibilities of Prayer?

Unlimited

Do You Really Believe the Boundless
Possibilities of Prayer?

The scripture reveals the possibilities of prayer to be as great as the boundless measure of redemptive grace. The unsparing God places no limit on our praying because there is no limit placed on His giving. If we believe that Christ was sacrificed to save us to the uttermost, we must likewise believe that He is able to supply our needs to the uttermost.

The lamentable fact is we have been exceedingly slow to comprehend the unlimited possibilities of prayer revealed in Christ’s plain words. When we fully understand His instructions about praying and grasp the promises by faith, we will not find it difficult to pray the effectual fervent prayer of achieving faith.

T. M. Anderson

Dare You Take the First Step?

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Provoking Thoughts on Prayer


Dare You Take The First Step?

Before Christ can lead a chosen vessel into a life of intercession, He first must deal to the bottom with all that is natural. Love of money, personal ambition, natural affection for parents and loved ones, the appetites of the body, the love of life itself, all that makes even a converted man live unto himself, for his own comfort or advantage, for his own advancement, even for his own circle of friends, as to go to the cross.

It is no theoretical death, but a real crucifixion with Christ, such as only the Holy Ghost Himself can make actual in the experience of His servant. Both as a crisis and process, Paul’s testimony must be made ours: “I have been and still am crucified with Christ.” The self must be released from itself to become the agent of the Holy Spirit.

Noman Grubb from Rees Howells Intercessor

On Every Page of the Bible

Bible

On Every Page of the Bible

Christianity without the power of God is no Christianity at all!! Power is a fundamental part of God’s working with humankind throughout history. On every page of the Bible, you can read about God’s miraculous power in operation, beginning with the very first verse of the Bible, when “God created the heavens and the earth.” Prayer is the central part of bringing this power in our midst.

If you are a Christian, I encourage you to examine your heart and ask God to reveal those areas of your life where you have placed limits on Him. The time is short, and God is looking for people who are serious about His kingdom. He wants people who will pray and walk in purity and to proclaim the gospel throughout the earth.

Brother Yun