| Devotional Hours with the Bible |
Chapter 26 |
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The lesson for us is that we should never be discouraged by delays in the answering of our prayers. Even God’s silence to us should not dishearten us. He before whom we stand can do for us whatever we need to have done. Nothing is impossible to Him. He waits to draw out of faith until it reaches its fullness of power and wins its victory.
If this woman had turned away at any time, discouraged by Christ’s seeming repulse of her, by His silence, or by His seemingly scornful words, she would have missed the blessing which at last came to her in such richness. No doubt many people fail to get answers to their prayers because they are not importunate. A man spent thousands of dollars drilling for oil. At last he became weary and gave up the quest, selling his well for a mere trifle. The purchaser, in two hours after he began work, came upon one of the richest oil wells in the country. The fist man had lost heart just two hours too soon. The same lack of persistence causes failure, no doubt, often, in praying. Jesus says we should always pray, and not faint; that is, not give up.
We can picture the joy of this mother as she at last went to her house and found her child well. Her home was not longer darkened by this old-time sadness. The child was no longer under the power of the demon, but was happy and well and beautiful. Whatever the trouble with their children may be, mothers should always find the way to Christ and should plead with Him in patience, persistence, and faith, until their children are blessed and happy.
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