The Wondrous Power Of Prayer

Come, sit, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee in the comfort of the Lord:  "Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice."  Ephesians  4:31

              " . . . The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."   James  5:16

     When we come to the end of all human devices there is ever a great untapped reservoir of power available to us - it is the power of prayer!  The wonders that have been wrought by God through the intercession of His saints would fill so many volumes that the libraries of the world would scarcely be able to contain them all.  Here is just one such authentic incident:

     While crossing the Atlantic many years ago, Dr. F.B. Meyer was asked to address the passengers.  At the captain's request he spoke on "Answered Prayer."  An agnostic who was present at the service was asked by his friends,  "What did you think of Dr. Meyer's sermon?"  He answered,  "I didn't believe a word of it."  That afternoon Dr. Meyer went to speak to the steerage passengers.  Many of the listeners at his morning address went along, including the agnostic, who claimed he just wanted to hear  "what the babbler had to say."  Before starting for the service, the agnostic put two oranges in his pocket.  On his way he passed an elderly woman sitting in her deck chair fast asleep.  Her hands were open.  In the spirit of fun, the agnostic put the two oranges in her out-stretched palms.  After the meeting, he saw the old lady happily munching one of the pieces of fruit.  "You seem to be enjoying that orange,"  he remarked with a smile.  "Yes, sir,"  she replied,  "My Father is very good to me."  "Your father!  Surely your father can't be still alive?"  "Praise God,"  she replied,  "He is very much alive."  "What do you mean?"  pressed the agnostic.  She explained,  "I'll tell you, sir.  I have been seasick for days.  I was asking God somehow to send me an orange.  I suppose I fell asleep while I was praying.  When I awoke, I found He had not only sent me one, He had sent me two oranges!"  The astonished agnostic came under conviction, and was later led to Christ.  He had received an unexpected confirmation of Dr. Meyer's morning discourses on  "Answered Prayer."

     Yes, prayer changes things!

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