Chapter 80—Faith and Prayer
Through faith in Christ, every deficiency of character may be sup-
plied, every defilement cleansed, every fault corrected, every excel-
lence developed.
“Ye are complete in Him.”
Prayer and faith are closely allied, and they need to be studied to-
gether. In the prayer of faith there is a divine science; it is a science that
every one who would make his life work a success must understand.
Christ says, “What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that
ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” He makes it plain that our
asking must be according to God’s will; we must ask for the things
that He has promised, and whatever we receive must be used in doing
His will. The conditions met, the promise is unequivocal.
For the pardon of sin, for the Holy Spirit, for a Christlike temper,
for wisdom and strength to do His work, for any gift He has promised,
we may ask; then we are to believe that we receive, and return thanks
to God that we have received.
We need look for no outward evidence of the blessing. The gift
is in the promise, and we may go about our work assured that what
God has promised He is able to perform, and that the gift, which we
already possess, will be realized when we need it most.—
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