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availeth much. Our prayers will not be in vain. “Ask, and ye shall
receive.” God alone can bring up Lucinda. She has given herself to
God. She is His property. He will not forget the sacrifice she has made
for the Lord. He will work for her and none can hinder. Only have
faith. How I long to see you and make earnest intercessions for you.
We are doing this where we are, far from you, but Jesus knows it all.
He can hear from here and bless you there just as well....
This morning, Sabbath, we called in Brother Haskell and Elbert
Lane and engaged in prayer for our dear Lucinda. We felt that God did
not turn away our prayer, but that His ears hearkened to our petition
and that He would raise up the dear child to soundness. We shall
continue to hold fast the arm of God. I have faith in no other power, no
other skill. It is put within me. No arm but the Lord’s can bring help
to Lucinda. If she is raised up it will be by the prayer of faith. Jesus is
our great deliverer. If we ask Him He will hear us. We shall plead with
God. I hope dear Lucinda will take hold on the promises herself and
not let go. I hope she will have unwavering faith.—
Letter 69, 1874
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You need not go to the ends of the earth for wisdom, for God is
near. It is not the capabilities you now possess or ever will have that
will give you success. It is that which the Lord can do for you. We
need to have far less confidence in what man can do and far more
confidence in what God can do for every believing soul. He longs to
have you reach after Him by faith. He longs to have you expect great
things from Him. He longs to give you understanding in temporal as
well as in spiritual matters. He can sharpen the intellect. He can give
tact and skill. Put your talents into the work, ask God for wisdom, and
it will be given you.
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Christ’s Object Lessons, 146
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