“THEY tell Him of her.” How simple and yet how striking the words! In them are found the essential and essence of prayer. Emphasize each word.
“They tell Him of her.” The men who are in touch with Christ have the ear of Christ. Holy John, zealous Peter, discriminating James, and faithful Andrew, are the men who are in touch with Christ. These men in their several characteristics may be taken as illustrating four essentials in prayer, namely, holiness, zeal, discrimination and faithfulness.
“They tell Him of her.” What is prayer? It is illustrated here. Speaking to Christ is prayer. Prayer is not getting on to the stilts of wordism, nor floating in the balloon of honeyed phrases by the aid of the gas of human eloquence, inflating the mind with self-conceit; but it is simply telling the Lord the heart’s need, or speaking to Him in a natural manner as we ask favours for others.
“They tell Him of her.” There is no need to mention His name, we have only to put a capital H to the pronoun for it to be recognised that we speak of Christ. He has made it possible for us to tell Him, for He has died for us; hence we can come boldly to the throne of grace through the consecrated way of His atonement, and speak to Him face to face. He has told us to come to Him, for He has said “Whatsoever we shall ask in prayer, believing, we shall receive.” His promise is our plea and introduction in speaking to Him. We remember who He is, and as we do so we are drawn towards Him, as the needle is drawn to the loadstone.
Tell Him, for He cares. Tell Him, for He knows. Tell Him, for He loves. Tell Him, for He is listening. Tell Him all. Tell Him often. Tell Him always. Tell Him now.
“They tell Him of her.” They were very definite in their petition and pointed in their plea. They did not vacillate or hesitate, but they went right to the mark and hit it. And methinks as they saw the once fevered patient calm and cool, as she waited upon them, they rejoiced; and if they had wanted a new name for Simon’s wife’s mother, they might have called her Answered-Prayer.
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