Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Read Ephesians 6:18
By Sam and Sue Stack
Sweet hour of prayer! Sweet hour of prayer!
That calls me from a world of care,
And bids me at my Father’s throne
Make all my wants and wishes known;
In seasons of distress and grief,
My soul has often found relief,
And oft escaped the tempter’s snare,
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
William Walford, the author of this hymn, was a blind preacher and shopkeeper in England. One day when a local minister stopped in his store, William asked the minister to write out a new poem that he had in his head. Three years later on a visit to the United States that minister shared the poem with a newspaper editor allowing the poem to become the hymn that has been sung for over 150 years.
It is amazing what God can do with the little things of life to spread His word. Being in the right place at the right time is never by accident. We serve a sovereign God. The minister who brought the poem to America, the newspaper editor and even the author are long gone and forgotten, but the words live on. Today’s scripture reminds us to always be alert and open to the prodding of the Lord who answers prayer.
Applying Truth as an Individual
Do you pray without ceasing? Are you open to the prodding of the Holy Spirit in your daily life? Pray today that God will use you in some way for His glory.
Applying the Truth as a Church
Do we as a church pray without ceasing? Are we open to the movement of the Holy Spirit even when it may move us to a different place? Pray today for the membership of Pleasant Valley.
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