us
truth, in the sense of receiving it into our heart, and allowing it to
possess and control our whole being. That we accept a truth is not
enough; the living God, of whom the truth speaks, must in its light so
be revealed, that our whole life is spent in His presence, with the
consciousness as clear as in a little child towards its earthly
parent--I know for certain my father hears me.

Beloved child of God! you know by experience how little an intellectual
apprehension of truth has profited you. Beseech God to reveal Himself to
you. If you want to live a different prayer-life, bow each time ere you
pray in silence to worship this God; to wait till there rests on you
some right sense of His nearness and readiness to answer. So will you
begin to pray with the words, "My God will hear me!"

2. "_My God will hear me._" _What a wondrous grace!_--Think of God in
His infinite majesty, His altogether incomprehensible glory, His
unapproachable holiness, sitting on a throne of grace, waiting to be
gracious, inviting, encouraging you to pray with His promise: "Call upon
Me, and I will answer thee." Think of yourself, in your nothingness and
helplessness as a creature; in your wretchedness and transgressions as a
sinner; in your feebleness and unworthiness as a saint; and praise the
glory of that grace which allows you to say boldly of your prayer for
yourself and others, "My God will hear me." Think of how you are not
left to yourself, and what you can accomplish, in this wonderful
intercourse with God. God has united you with Christ; in Him and His
Name you have your confidence; on the throne He prays with you and for
you; on the footstool of the throne you pray with Him and in Him. His
worth, and the Father's delight in hearing Him, are the measure of your
confidence, your assurance of being heard. There is more. Think of the
Holy Spirit, the Spirit of God's own Son, sent into your heart to cry,
Abba, Father, and to be _in you_ a Spirit of Supplication, when you know
not what to pray as you ought. Think, in all your insignificance and
unworthiness, of your being as acceptable as Christ Himself. Think in
all your ignorance and feebleness, of the Spirit making intercession
according to God within you, and cry out, "What wondrous grace! Through
Christ I have access to the Father, by the Spirit. I can, I do believe
it: 'My God will hear me.'"

3. "_My God will hear me._"--_What a deep mystery!_--There are
difficulties that can