▶ DESCRIPTION How blessed it is to hear some aged saint, who has long walked with God and enjoyed intimate communion with Him, pouring out his heart before Him in adoration and supplication. But how much more blessed should we esteem it could we have listened to the utterances of those who accompanied with Christ in person during the days when He tabernacled in this scene. And if one of the apostles were still here upon earth what a high privilege we should deem it to hear him engage in prayer! Such a high privilege that most of us would be willing to go to considerable inconvenience and to travel a long distance in order to be thus favored. And if our desire were granted, how closely we would listen to his words, how diligently we would seek to treasure them up in our memories. Well, no such inconvenience, no such journey, is required: it has pleased the Holy Spirit to record quite a number of the apostolic prayers for our instruction and satisfaction. Do we evidence our appreciation of such a boon? Have we ever made a list of them and meditated upon their import?
▶ CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Prayer and Praise 3. Instruction in Prayer 4. Prayer in Hope 5. Prayer for Peace 6. Prayer for Insight 7. Prayer for Weaker Brothers 8. Prayer Concerning Tribulation 9. Prayer in Affliction 10. Prayer of Benediction 11. Prayer of Gratitude 12. Prayer for Faith and Knowledge 13. Prayer for Understanding 14. Prayer for Spiritual Apprehension 15. Prayer for Appreciation of Christ’s Triumph 16. Prayer of Adoration 17. Prayer for Inner Strength 18. Prayer for Christ-centeredness 19. Prayer for Comprehension of God’s Love 20. Prayer of Doxology 21. Prayer for Discerning Love 22. Prayer for Fruits of Righteousness 23. Prayer for a Worthy Walk 24. Prayer for Long-suffering 25. Prayer for Joy and Thankfulness. 26. Prayer for Brotherly Love 27. Prayer for Sanctification of the Young Saints 28. Prayer for Persevering Grace: Occasion and Importunity 29. Prayer for Persevering Grace: Petition, Design, Accomplishment 30. Prayer for Comfort and Stability 31. Prayer for Love Toward God 32. Prayer for Patience 33. Prayer of Worship 34. Paul’s Prayer for Philemon. 35. Other Books
Much Has Been Written upon what is usually called "The Lord’s Prayer" but which we prefer to term "The Family Prayer," and much upon the high priestly prayer of Christ in John 17, but very little upon the prayers of the apostles. Personally we know of no book devoted to the same, and except for a booklet on the two prayers of Ephesians 1 and 3 we have seen scarcely anything thereon. It is not easy to explain this omission, for one would think the apostolic prayers had such importance and value for us that they would attract the attention of those who wrote on devotional subjects. While we very much deprecate the efforts of those who would have us believe the prayers of the Old Testament are obsolete and unfitted for the saints of this dispensation, yet it seems evident that the prayers recorded in the epistles are peculiarly suited to Christians. Excepting only the prayers of the Redeemer, in the epistle prayers alone are the praises and petitions specifically addressed to "the Father," in them alone are they offered in the name of the Mediator, and in them alone do we find the full breathings of the Spirit of adoption.
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▶ DESCRIPTION
How blessed it is to hear some aged saint, who has long walked with God and enjoyed intimate communion with Him, pouring out his heart before Him in adoration and supplication. But how much more blessed should we esteem it could we have listened to the utterances of those who accompanied with Christ in person during the days when He tabernacled in this scene. And if one of the apostles were still here upon earth what a high privilege we should deem it to hear him engage in prayer! Such a high privilege that most of us would be willing to go to considerable inconvenience and to travel a long distance in order to be thus favored. And if our desire were granted, how closely we would listen to his words, how diligently we would seek to treasure them up in our memories. Well, no such inconvenience, no such journey, is required: it has pleased the Holy Spirit to record quite a number of the apostolic prayers for our instruction and satisfaction. Do we evidence our appreciation of such a boon? Have we ever made a list of them and meditated upon their import?
▶ CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Prayer and Praise
3. Instruction in Prayer
4. Prayer in Hope
5. Prayer for Peace
6. Prayer for Insight
7. Prayer for Weaker Brothers
8. Prayer Concerning Tribulation
9. Prayer in Affliction
10. Prayer of Benediction
11. Prayer of Gratitude
12. Prayer for Faith and Knowledge
13. Prayer for Understanding
14. Prayer for Spiritual Apprehension
15. Prayer for Appreciation of Christ’s Triumph
16. Prayer of Adoration
17. Prayer for Inner Strength
18. Prayer for Christ-centeredness
19. Prayer for Comprehension of God’s Love
20. Prayer of Doxology
21. Prayer for Discerning Love
22. Prayer for Fruits of Righteousness
23. Prayer for a Worthy Walk
24. Prayer for Long-suffering
25. Prayer for Joy and Thankfulness.
26. Prayer for Brotherly Love
27. Prayer for Sanctification of the Young Saints
28. Prayer for Persevering Grace: Occasion and Importunity
29. Prayer for Persevering Grace: Petition, Design, Accomplishment
30. Prayer for Comfort and Stability
31. Prayer for Love Toward God
32. Prayer for Patience
33. Prayer of Worship
34. Paul’s Prayer for Philemon.
35. Other Books
Much Has Been Written upon what is usually called "The Lord’s Prayer" but which we prefer to term "The Family Prayer," and much upon the high priestly prayer of Christ in John 17, but very little upon the prayers of the apostles. Personally we know of no book devoted to the same, and except for a booklet on the two prayers of Ephesians 1 and 3 we have seen scarcely anything thereon. It is not easy to explain this omission, for one would think the apostolic prayers had such importance and value for us that they would attract the attention of those who wrote on devotional subjects. While we very much deprecate the efforts of those who would have us believe the prayers of the Old Testament are obsolete and unfitted for the saints of this dispensation, yet it seems evident that the prayers recorded in the epistles are peculiarly suited to Christians. Excepting only the prayers of the Redeemer, in the epistle prayers alone are the praises and petitions specifically addressed to "the Father," in them alone are they offered in the name of the Mediator, and in them alone do we find the full breathings of the Spirit of adoption.