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Pray lest you enter into temptation.
Pray
2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
Hebrews 13:16
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Psalms 5:2
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
Psalms 55:17
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Matthew 5:44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Matthew 6:7
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Matthew 24:20
But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day:
Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Mark 6:46
And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
Mark 11:24
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
Luke 6:12
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
Luke 6:28
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Luke 21:36
Watch ye therefore, and pray always,that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Acts 8:22
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
James 5:14
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
James 5:16
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
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The Praying Girl.
No doubt there are many of our little readers that pray, and perhaps some who do not, or who have become discouraged because they have not always received what they asked for, and think the Saviour does not hear them, as they do not immediately receive the things they desire.
Sometimes we ask for things that will not do us good, and He who knows all things withholds them for our benefit, or answers our prayers in ways we think not of. I know of a little girl who was led to seek the Saviour, and through prayer, rejoiced in the peace of Christ; and though she had unconverted brothers and sisters who would taunt her about her prayer?, yet she steadfastly clung to Christ; and when ridiculed for professing his name, would go away and secretly ask God to turn their hearts to Him, and beg that even one of them might go with her on the heavenly way. The Lord graciously answered her prayer in the conversion of one sister, and though the other was willful and wild, the Lord softened her heart, and not long after, she too confessed her need of a Saviour, and found pardon at hand.
This little girl was glad indeed when her sisters turned to the Lord, and thought if they were on her side, she would not care what her brothers might say. Still she thought if one of them would go with her, she would be satisfied.
She made it a special subject of prayer that the Lord would save even one of them; and though for a time she thought the Lord did not hear her prayers, one brother, who was then many miles away, was at that time convicted of sin, and returned home to give is heart to the Lord.
Some of you have brothers and sisters and parents that are unsaved. Pray for them, and if you do not see the answers so soon as you would like, trust in the Lord and wait patiently for him, clinging to the promise that “whatsoever ye ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.”
Sunbeam Stories.
Do I want Jesus and heaven more than anything else?
Six Little Girls
Three little girls, and three little girls who were visiting them, suddenly decided they wanted to get the Shetland pony and take turns riding.
There was no reason they shouldn’t ride, except that the pony was out in the south pasture, running with some yearling steers. And this particular pony loved her freedom. She could run faster than most Shetlands, and she knew every trick of escape. It took two well-mounted men to bring her in.
The father who owned the horse explained to the girls that he couldn’t bring her in alone, and he tried to suggest something else they might do. But after a hurried conference the six little girls just dropped to their knees and began to pray. The problem to them was so simple. God could bring the pony in.
It was a sight to remember-six little girls with their heads together, praying so earnestly. The father was almost moved to join them. But he wondered if it might not be a sacrilege to pray for a range-running horse to come home. And it seemed so futile.
He was about to tell them that one doesn’t ask God for such things, when he looked up and saw the pony coming on the run-down the butte, across the flat, through the creek. And into the corral, where she stopped and waited. The girls by now were up from their knees and waiting for her. They weren’t even surprised. They just ran for her with cries of joy, got her bridled, and took her off for an afternoon of riding.
The father of the visiting girls was absolutely shaken. His face was white. He said to his host. “It seems it’s not what you pray for but who does the praying!”
He had just seen six little girls blast every rule of horsemanship. He wouldn’t have believed the story if it had been told him. But he had seen it and couldn’t forget. He began reading his Bible and then attending church with his family. He had since held several offices in the church. Before witnessing what happened that day, religion had meant nothing to him. His faith is now unshakeable!
M. L. Lloyd
It would be wonderful if we all had such great faith!