a holy occupation Chambers, Oswald 1874-1917 creator Verploegh, Harry. text miu Grand Rapids, Mich Discovery House c1992 1992 monographic eng

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192 p. ; 18 cm. "Do I pray to keep something bad from happening or do I pray to make something good happen? Is one motive better than the other?..With all the books and tools available to us, paryer should be the most widely understood and most universally practiced discipline of the Christian life. So why isn't it? Because prayer is work. Few authors dare to make this startling statement, but Oswald Chambers does. He doesn't make promises God won't fulfill. He says it plainly, simply, and directly: Prayer is work. It's an act of the will, an act of obedience, a holy occupation. If that is so, what does the job require? According to Chambers, it requires: boldness; childlikeness; communication; concentration; discipline; faith; honesty; Intimacy; obedience; patience; power; purpose; silence; simplicity; wonder; worship." -- BOOK JACKET. Oswald Chambers ; edited by Harry Verploegh. Includes indexes. Prayer Christianity BV215 .C514 1992 248.3 C444P 0929239598 9780929239590 92035949 DLC 921020 20180810191618.0 26928718 eng