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XIII.
Prayer and Public Worship
Chapter 142
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Watching Unto Prayer
1. UNTO what are we
exhorted to watch?
"But the end of all things is at
hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto
prayer." 1 Peter 4:7.
2. What is one of the
petitions of the Lord's prayer? "Lead
us not into temptation." Matt. 6:13.
3. By what means can we
escape temptation?
"Watch and pray, that ye enter
not into temptation: the
spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is
weak." Matt. 26:41.
NOTE.-We should couple with our prayers a
spirit of watchfulness, thus cooperating
with God In answering them. This is watching
unto prayer.
4. How is this duty
again expressed?
"Continue in prayer, and watch in
the same with thanksgiving." Col. 4:2.
5. How faithful should
we be in this matter?
"Praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the spirit, and watching
thereunto with all perseverance and
supplication for all saints." Eph. 6:18.
6. When did Israel
prevail in battle?
"And it came to pass, when Moses
held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and
when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed."
Ex. 17:11.
7. When the householder
ceased watching, what happened?
"But know this, that if the goodman
of the house had known in what watch the thief
would come, he would have watched, and
would not have suffered his house to be
broken up." Matt. 24:43.
8. What experience
comes to those who wait upon the Lord?
"But they that wait upon the Lord
shall renew their strength; they shall mount
up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not
be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
Isa.40:31.
9. For what did
Habakkuk say he would watch?
"I will stand upon my watch, and set
me upon the tower, and will watch to see what
He will say unto me." Hab. 2:1.
NOTE.-Some are very anxious that God should
hear them when they pray, but are quite
indifferent as to what He says in reply.
10. How may we escape
the evils coming on the world?
"Watch ye, therefore, and pray
always, that ye may be accounted worthy to
escape all these things that shall come to pass,
and to stand before the Son of man." Luke 21:36.
NOTE.-Vigilance, as well as prayer, is
necessary if we would escape the evils,
delusions, and calamities of the last days.
11. What will be the
result of not watching?
"But and if that servant shall say in
his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and
shall begin to beat the men servants and
maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be
drunken, the lord of that servant will come
in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an
hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in
sunder, and will appoint him his portion with
the unbelievers." Luke 12:45,46.
12. What will Christ's
servants be doing when He comes?
"Let your loins be girded about, and
your lights burning; and ye yourselves like unto
men that wait for their lord, when he will
return from the wedding; that when he cometh and
knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when
he cometh shall find watching." Verses
35-37.
13. How general is the
command to watch?
"And what I say unto you I say
unto all, WATCH." Mark 13:37. |
