| Wednesday, January 12 Twenty-Three Years Later (We) always ought to pray and not lose heart.
Luke 18:1 After Bill Jones, President of Columbia International University, received Christ on March 24, 1974, he grew burdened for his dad. The elder Jones wasn't a Christian, and Bill prayed for him for years. Finally Bill had the opportunity of sharing the Gospel and watching his dad become a Christian. The date was March 24, 1997--23 years later to the day after Bill himself had made the same decision. "Years later, after my dad died," Jones told his students, "I was given his Bible. Among its pages I found the little diagram I had drawn to explain the Gospel to him. So don't stop praying for your loved ones. It may take awhile, but God has a wonderful way of answering prayer." The Bible teaches that the earnest prayers of a righteous son or daughter--or dad, or mom, or friend--are powerful and avail much. As we seek God in prayer, it's important to remember that He has given us keys to success. Jesus hears and answers prayer, and the Holy Spirit is given to encourage us to keep on praying. Prayer does not fit us for the greater works; prayer is the greater work.
Oswald Chambers Read-Thru-the-Bible
Genesis 35:1-37:11  | 
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