of mediation--one pleading for another. When the
Spirit of intercession takes full possession of us, all selfishness, as
if we wanted Him separate from His intercession for others, and have Him
for ourselves alone, is banished, and we begin to avail ourselves of our
wonderful privilege to plead for men. We long to live the Christ-life of
self-consuming sacrifice for others, as our heart unceasingly yields
itself to God to obtain His blessing for those around us. Intercession
then becomes, not an incident or an occasional part of our prayers, but
their one great object. Prayer for ourselves then takes its true place,
simply as a means for fitting us better for exercising our ministry of
intercession more effectually.

May I be allowed to speak a very personal word to each of my readers? I
have humbly besought God to give me what I may give them--Divine light
and help truly to forsake the life of failure in prayer, and to enter,
even now, and at once, upon the life of intercession which the Holy
Spirit can enable them to lead. It can be done by a simple act of faith,
claiming the fulness of the Spirit, that is, the full measure of the
Spirit which you are capable in God's sight of receiving, and He is
therefore willing to bestow. Will you not, even now, accept of this by
faith?

Let me remind you of what takes place at conversion. Most of us, you
probably too, for a time sought peace in efforts and struggles to give
up sin and please God. But you did not find it thus. The peace of God's
pardon came by faith, trusting God's word concerning Christ and His
salvation. You had heard of Christ as the gift of His love, you knew
that He was for you too, you had felt the movings and drawings of His
grace; but never till in faith in God's word you accepted Him as God's
gift to you, did you know the peace and joy that He can give. Believing
in Him and His saving love made all the difference, and changed your
relation from one who had ever grieved Him, to one who loved and served
Him. And yet, after a time, you have a thousand times wondered you love
and serve Him so ill.

At the time of your conversion you knew little about the Holy Spirit.
Later on you heard of His dwelling in you, and His being the power of
God in you for all the Father intends you to be, and yet His indwelling
and inworking have been something vague and indefinite, and hardly a
source of joy or strength. At conversion you did not yet know your need
of Him, an