thing, we glorify God. By it we
glorify Christ. By it we bring blessing to the Church and the world. By
it we obtain our highest nobility--the Godlike power of saving men.

_The way to it._--Paul writes, "Walk in love, even as Christ loved us,
and gave Himself a sacrifice to God for us." If we live as Christ
lived, we will, as He did, give ourselves, for our whole life, to God,
to be used by Him for men. When once we have done this, given ourselves,
no more to seek anything for ourselves, but for men, and that to God,
for Him to use us, and to impart to us what we can bestow on others,
intercession will become to us, as it is in Christ in heaven, the great
work of our life. And if ever the thought comes that the call is too
high, or the work too great, the faith in Christ, the Interceding
Christ, who lives in us, will give us the victory. We will listen to Him
who said, "The works that I do, shall ye do; and greater works shall ye
do." We shall remember that we are not under the law, with its
impotence, but under grace with its omnipotence, working all in us. We
shall believe again in Him who said to us, Rise and walk, and gave
us--and we received it--His life as our strength. We shall claim afresh
the fulness of God's Spirit as His sufficient provision for our need,
and count Him to be in us the Spirit of Intercession, who makes us one
with Christ in His. Oh! let us only keep our place--giving up ourselves,
like Him, in Him, to God for men.

Then we shall understand the part intercession is to take in God's work
through us. We shall no longer try to work for God, and ask Him to
follow it with His blessing. We shall do what the friend at midnight
did, what Christ did on earth, and ever does in heaven--we shall first
get from God, and then turn to men to give what He gave us. As with
Christ, we shall make our chief work, we shall count no time or trouble
too great, to receive from the Father; giving to men will then be in
power.

Servants of Christ! children of God! be of good courage. Let no fear of
feebleness or poverty make you afraid--ask in the Name of Christ. His
Name is Himself, in all His perfection and power. He is the living
Christ, and will Himself make His Name a power in you. Fear not to plead
the Name; His promise is a threefold cord that cannot be broken:
_Whatsoever ye ask--in My Name_--IT SHALL BE DONE UNTO YOU.

A PLEA FOR MORE PRAYER

CHAPTER XII

My God will hear Me

"Therefore will