Bow Before God

[Thompson, Darryl]

Bow Before God 

     Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you
up. James 4:10.  

     If ever there was a time when every house should be a house of
prayer, it is now. Infidelity and skepticism prevail. Iniquity abounds.
Corruption flows in the vital currents of the soul, and rebellion
against God breaks out in the life. Enslaved by sin, the moral powers
are under the tyranny of Satan. The soul is made the sport of his
temptation; and unless some mighty arm is stretched out to rescue him,
man goes where the arch rebel leads the way.  

     And yet in this time of fearful peril some who profess to be
Christians have no family prayer. . . .  

     The idea that prayer is not essential is one of Satan's most
successful devices to ruin souls. Prayer is communion with God, the
fountain of wisdom, the source of strength and peace and happiness.
Jesus prayed to the Father "with strong crying and tears." . . . "Pray
one for another," James says; "the effectual fervent prayer of a
righteous man availeth much."  

     By sincere, earnest prayer parents should make a hedge about their
children. They should pray with full faith that God will abide with
them, and that holy angels will guard them and their children from
Satan's cruel power. . . .  

     How appropriate it is for parents to gather their children about
them before the fast is broken and point them to the heavenly Father,
who so liberally gives them the bounties of His providence! How fitting
for them to thank Him for His protection during the night and to ask for
His help and grace and the watchcare of His angels during the day! How
fitting, also, when evening comes, to gather once more before Him and
praise Him for the mercies and blessings of the day that is past! 

>From My Life Today - Page 31