Is it God's will that the tides of the Atlantic and Pacific
should sweep across the Isthmus of Panama? That men should run
under the Alps? That thoughts and words should be winged across
the ocean without any visible or tangible medium? Yes; it is His
will, if men will it, and work to these ends in harmony with His
great physical laws. So in the spiritual world there are wonders
wrought by prayer, and God wills the will of His people when they
come to Him in faith and love.
What else is meant by such promises and assurances as these:
"Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye
pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them" (Mark
xi. 24); "The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in
its working. Elijah was a man of like passions with us, and he
prayed fervently that it might not rain; and it rained not on the
earth for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and
the heavens gave rain and the earth brought forth her fruit"
(James v. 16-18. American Revision).
The Holy Spirit dwelling within the heart helps us to understand
the things we may pray for, and the heart that is full of love
and loyalty to God only wants what is lawful. This is mystery to
people who are under the dominion of selfishness and the darkness
of unbelief, but it is a soul-thrilling fact to those who are
filled with the Holy Ghost.
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