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strong ties of sanctified love—a love which has its foundation in duty
faithfully performed.
Parents have a great and responsible work to do, and they may well
inquire: “Who is sufficient for these things?” But God has promised to
give wisdom to those that ask in faith, and He will do just as He said
He would. He is pleased with the faith that takes Him at His word.
The mother of Augustine prayed for her son’s conversion. She saw no
evidence that the Spirit of God was impressing his heart, but she was
not discouraged. She laid her finger upon the texts, presenting before
God His own words, and pleaded as only a mother can. Her deep
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humiliation, her earnest importunities, her unwavering faith, prevailed,
and the Lord gave her the desire of her heart. Today He is just as ready
to listen to the petitions of His people. His “hand is not shortened,
that it cannot save; neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear;” and if
Christian parents seek Him earnestly, He will fill their mouths with
arguments, and for His name’s sake will work mightily in their behalf
in the conversion of their children.
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