HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div
“And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down that the rain stop thee not.” 1 Kings 18:44
I would copy Elijah’s humility. He bowed himself down upon the earth and put his face between his knees.
While I am a child and can use all holy boldness with my Father — I am a subject also and must stand in awe of my Sovereign God. Therefore I will take off the shoes from my feet. I will remember that no spot on earth is so sacred as the footstool of God’s throne. I will count it ever a wondrous privilege that I am permitted to pray.
I would copy Elijah’s expectancy. He sent his servant to the topmost peak of the mountain, to look toward the sea. Many a time the fleets of God have come sailing into the harbour laden with the very gifts I need — but I have not been there to welcome their arrival and to receive their priceless cargoes. I should get up to my watch tower. I should look and look and look toward the sea.
I would copy Elijah’s perseverance. Seven times the servant reported, “There is nothing,” and seven times he was bidden return to the mount. Often, after I have prayed, I say to my heart, “There is nothing — no sign of amendment in the wayward life so dear to me; no deliverance from my own perplexities.” But I must ask until seven times, perhaps until seventy times seven. I must . . .
- wrestle like Jacob,
- and pants like David,
- and hope like Elijah,
- and be persistent like Bartimaeus,
- and cry with tears like my blessed Lord!
“More things are wrought by prayer, than this world dreams of.” But the prayer must be of the right sort — very humble, very expectant, very persevering. Lord, teach me so to pray!
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