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Faith and Prayer
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place, but it is secret communion with God that sustains the soul
life.
In the mount with God Moses saw the pattern of that wonderful
building which was to be the abiding place of His glory. It is in
the mount with God—in the secret place of communion—that we
are to contemplate His glorious ideal for humanity. Thus we shall
be enabled so to fashion our character building that to us may be
fulfilled His promise, “I will dwell in them and walk among them. I
will be their God, and they shall be My people.”
2 Corinthians 6:16
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It was in hours of solitary prayer that Jesus received wisdom and
power. Encourage the young to follow His example in finding at
dawn and twilight a quiet season for communion with their Father
in heaven. And throughout the day let them lift up their hearts to
God. At every step of our way He says, “I the Lord your God will
hold your right hand, ... Fear not, I will help you.”
Isaiah 41:13
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These are lessons that only people who have learned them can
teach. It is because so many parents and teachers profess to believe
the Word of God while their lives deny its power, that the teaching of
Scripture has no greater effect on children and youth. It is one thing
to treat the Bible as a book of good moral instruction, to be followed
so far as is consistent with the spirit of the times and our position
in the world, it is another thing to regard it as it really is—the Word
of the living God, the Word that is our life, the Word that is to mold
our actions, our words, and our thoughts. To hold God’s Word as
anything less than this is to reject it. And this rejection by those who
profess to believe it, is foremost among the causes of skepticism and
infidelity in today’s youth.
Take Time With God
Unprecedented intensity is taking possession of the world. In
amusement, in moneymaking, in the contest for power, in the very
struggle for existence, there is a terrible force that engrosses body
and mind and soul. In the midst of this maddening rush, God is
speaking. He invites us to come apart and commune with Him. “Be
still, and know that I am God.”
Psalm 46:10
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Many, even in their seasons of devotion, fail to receive the bless-
ing of real communion with God. They are in too great haste. With