where you believe that these qualities were now sufficient within you, then you would have no need for Christ! Martin Luther once stated, "Being saved is going lost at Jesus' feet." Seek grace to bring all of your sins and insufficiencies to the Savior to confess them at His feet.

No persons feel their shortcomings as much as those in whom the Lord is exercising His converting work. Therefore, "Ho, everyone that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto Me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near: let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon" (Isaiah 55:1-3; 6-7).

Pray for true prayer. Do not leave the Lord alone. Seek Him through the use of His means of grace. His Word shall not return unto Him void, to the glory of His wonderful, free, and sovereign grace.

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this Book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this Book:

And if any man shall take away from the words of this Book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the Book of Life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this Book.

- Revelation 22:17-19

1. Is prayer necessary?

Yes, it is a means of obtaining that which God hath commanded. "Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee" (Psalm 50:15).

2. To whom must we pray?

To God only. "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve" (Matthew 4:10).

3. May we pray to angels or saints?

No, they are not entitled to that honor, and are ignorant of our condition (Isaiah 42:8; Colossians 2:18).

4. How must we pray?

With a reverent heart, and modest gestures of body.

5. For what should we pray?

For all our spiritual and physical needs.

6. Has Christ given an example of prayer?

Yes, in the Lord's Prayer, which reads "Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen" (Matthew 6:9-13).