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1801 The Present Truth, vol. 9 June 1, 1893, page 164 paragraph 11
… brings to our remembrance some of the words of the Lord. When those words are thus brought to our minds, we are to accept them as the answer to our prayers. We are …
1802 The Present Truth, vol. 9 October 5, 1893, page 420 paragraph 5
… belongs to the past? Are there prophecies to be fulfilled in our own day? The best answers to such questions can be obtained from a study of the prophecies themselves …
1803 The Present Truth, vol. 9 October 12, 1893, page 434 paragraph 2
… men to the gospel of God-“the power of God unto salvation”-and to the coming of that better kingdom and government which will be the answer to the prayer, “Thy will …
1804 The Present Truth, vol. 9 October 12, 1893, page 436 paragraph 4
… Himself to us, so that His perfection is our perfection, whether of body or soul or spirit. And hence the prayer of Paul can be answered, and believers be preserved …
1805 The Present Truth, vol. 9 October 26, 1893, page 467 paragraph 13
To whom did Christ give Himself? Who are the principals in this wonderful transaction? We find several texts which answer this question. In His prayer for …
1806 The Present Truth, vol. 10 January 18, 1894, page 37 paragraph 1
… to work for them in their way. And when something comes from the Lord which is not in their way at all, although perhaps a direct answer to their prayers, they …
1807 The Present Truth, vol. 10 June 14, 1894, page 377 paragraph 5
… our knees, I used to look at the light on my father’s face, and wish I were like him in spirit, hoping that, in answer to his prayers, I might be privileged to carry …
1808 The Present Truth, vol. 10 June 28, 1894, page 403 paragraph 36
… how our prayers should be answered!
1809 The Present Truth, vol. 10 August 23, 1894, page 529 paragraph 5
… are to expect to our prayer that the Lord of the harvest would send forth labourers, is, “Go.” Only unselfish prayers may be expected to be answered, and no unselfish …
1810 The Present Truth, vol. 11 April 4, 1895, page 210 paragraph 10
… to the will of God.” Prayer must not be offered according to the will of man, without reference to God’s will; and then whatever God sends in answer must …
1811 The Present Truth, vol. 11 July 11, 1895, page 434 paragraph 5
… the prayer in our hearts, “Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us” ( Psalm 90:17 ), and His answer is, “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is …
1812 The Present Truth, vol. 11 August 1, 1895, page 481 paragraph 2
… said to Him, “Increase our faith.” Luke 17:5. Many people to-day make the same prayer, and make it in vain because they do not recognise the Lord’s answer. “Faith cometh …
1813 The Present Truth, vol. 11 October 17, 1895, page 661 paragraph 3
… , “Increase our faith,” without realising that the answer to their prayer rests with themselves. Let such read the following bit of experience, and profit by …
1814 The Present Truth, vol. 12 June 18, 1896, page 404 paragraph 9
… and our daily prayer be answered, “Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.”
1815 The Present Truth, vol. 12 July 16, 1896, page 449 paragraph 4
… in answer to the prayer the trial comes which is to develop the grace in our souls.
1816 The Present Truth, vol. 12 July 16, 1896, page 464 paragraph 14
The Prayer of Faith .-Christ’s words in regard to the answer to prayer are unequivocal. In one place he says: “If two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything …
1817 The Present Truth, vol. 13 June 17, 1897, page 370 paragraph 7
… of prayer than to agree that God answers prayer, although that is a good thing to know, it is far from a true realisation of what prayer really is. We speak now …
1818 The Present Truth, vol. 13 December 9, 1897, page 771 paragraph 9
… the prayer will be heard?—Certainly not; for it has already been heard, and answered. This very sin from which we are praying to be delivered, your own personal …
1819 The Present Truth, vol. 13 December 9, 1897, page 772 paragraph 1
… even our most earnest prayer for personal help, if we would pray the prayer that is certain to be answered. When we come to the throne of grace absorbed in the …
1820 The Present Truth, vol. 14 January 20, 1898, page 36 paragraph 4
… all prayer in public is evident from the example of our Lord Himself, The seventeenth chapter, of John is the prayer of Jesus in the presence of His disciples …