双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：11月3日 祈祷功效

11月3日

祈祷功效

义人祈祷所发的力量，是大有功效的。

雅各书5:16

纵观圣经的记载，都看到那些祷告蒙应允者的记录——他们藉着祷告扭转了历史的潮流；他们恳切祷告，神就应允了。

希西家王在他的城市受到西拿基立率领的亚述入侵大军威胁时祷告，西拿基立的军队全军覆没，国家得以再延续了一代——因为国王祷告了（历代志下32）。

除非我们的国家首领向上帝祈祷，否则世界上的问题永远得不到解决。只要他们能发现倚靠上帝的能力和智慧，很快就能看到世界面临的严重问题得到解决。如果美国副总统在每次会议开始时要求参议院跪在上帝面前，那该有多好啊！政府的一切事务将会发生多么巨大的变化啊！

以利亚祷告，神就从天上降下火来，烧灭他在仇敌面前所筑坛上的供物。

以利沙祷告，书念妇人的儿子从死里复活了。

但以理祷告，神就使他知道神的奥秘，要救他和他同伴的性命，因而改变了历史进程。

保罗祷告，于是在小亚细亚和欧洲诞生了数百个教会。

彼得祷告，多加复活了，为耶稣基督多服事了几年。

正如十七世纪神学家约翰·欧文所说：“凡按着他应当祷告的样式祷告的人，必会努力活出他祷告的样式。”

今日祷告：

父啊，求祢垂听我们的祷告，当我们呼求祢的时候，求祢将我们所求的赐给我们。但求祢引导我们的祷告，使我们照您的旨意祈求；奉耶稣的名，阿们。

November 3

EFFECTUAL PRAYER

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

From one end of the Bible to the other,there is the record of those whose prayers have been answered-men who turned the tide of history by prayer;men who fervently prayed,and God answered.

Hezekiah prayed when his city was threatened by the invading army of the Assyrians under the leadership of Sennacherib,and the entire army of Sennacherib was destroyed,and the nation was spared for another generation-because the king prayed(2 Chronicles 32).

The problems of the world will never be settled unless our national leaders go to God in prayer.If only they would discover the power and wisdom that there is in reliance upon God,we could soon see the solution to the grave problems that face the world.How wonderful it would be if the vice president of the United States would ask the Senate,at the beginning of each session,to get on its knees before God!What a tremendous change there would be in all the affairs of government!

Elijah prayed,and God sent fire from heaven to consume the offering on the altar he had built in the presence of God’s enemies.Elisha prayed,and the son of the Shunammite woman was raised from the dead.

Daniel prayed,and the secret of God was made known to him for the saving of his and his companions’lives,and the changing of the course of history.

Paul prayed,and hundreds of churches were born in Asia Minor and Europe.Peter prayed,and Dorcas was raised to life,to have added years of service for Jesus Christ.

As the seventeenth century theologian,John Owen,said,“He who prays as he ought,will endeavor to live as he prays.”

Pray for the Day:

Father,we pray that You will hear our prayer,and that when we call to You,that You will give us what we ask.But lead us in our prayer,so that we will ask according to Your will;in Jesus’Name,Amen.