This morning at The Men's Bible Doctrine Class at Living Hope we discussed the Gospel Call. An important part of the effectual call for salvation is effective prayer.
It reminded me George Muller's beliefs about effective prayer. From Arthur T. Peirson's book George Muller at Bristol.
1. Entire dependence upon the merits and mediation of the Lord Jesus. Christ is the only ground of any claim for blessing (John 14:13).
2. Separation from all known sin. If we regard iniquity in our hearts, the Lord will not hear us, for it would be sanctioning sin (Psalm 66:16).
3. Faith in God's word of promise as confirmed by His oath. Not to believe Him is to make Him both a liar and a perjurer (Hebrews 11:6).
4. Asking in accordance with His will. Our motives must be godly; we must not seek any gift of God to consume it upon our own lusts (James 5:7).
5. Importunity in supplication. There must be waiting on God and waiting for God, as the husbandman has long patience to wait for the harvest (Luke 18:1-10).
May we all pray for the lost and see them redeemed as we share the Gospel and see God powerfully move upon them.
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I have been meditating on verses 4 and 5 of 1 Corinthians 2 (also 1 Thessalonians 1:5) where Paul is talking about presenting the gospel not just in word but backed by the power of God. I’ve been asking the Lord what that looks like – I know the gospel has the power to transform lives and this power should be evident in our owned changed lives – but I think there is more. In Romans 15 Paul alludes to mighty signs and wonders (vs. 18, 19) and in Acts we see many demonstrations of God’s power and as a result many souls were saved. . . . I really want to understand what Paul is saying and how to get to that place of experiencing this soul-saving power working through me. Prayer certainly is one of the keys; the other two are quite obvious: one, know the Word and two, be filled with and yielded to the Holy Spirit. As a church we have seen several awesome conversions and baptisms, imagine what it would look like if we started walking in the miracle working power of God that Paul is speaking about! Believe with me!
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