The following is an excerpt from "Prayer that Moves Mountains" by Gordon Lindsay

"And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward. But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea." Ex 14:15-16

The reason many prayers are answered so slowly is because those who pray them do not do their part. Moses had prayed. Now the time had come for action.

Elisha took the mantle of Elijah and spoke to the Jordan saying, Where is the Lord God of Elijah?" and the water parted.

Elijah spoke and there was no rain for three years. Jesus spoke and the water was turned into wine. He spoke again and the leper was healed. At His command, demons were forced to come out. At His whisper the blind saw and the deaf heard. He spoke words of judgment to the fig tree and it dried up from the roots. The disciples watched Jesus as He worked and they too learned the secret of command. They too began to do the works He did. Jesus gave them the use of His name, and they too spoke the word and miracles took place.

At the Beautiful Gate, Peter said to the lame man, "Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I thee: in the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk." And the man who had been carried from his mother's womb leaped and walked.

Is it dangerous for men to have such power? Only if they use it for selfish purposes. Only if they fail to be led by the Spirit. Such, of course, is possible and care must be duly exercised. Moses lifted his rod and smote the rock twice, commanding water to come out (Num. 20:10-11) The watercame, but the act was done in anger rather than in the Spirit of God. Therefore, Moses was not permitted to lead the children of Israel into the Promised Land (Num 20:l2).  End.

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As Christians, we have to be very careful with the Word of God. We must exercise love and wisdom at all times. The same Bible tells us to have love is greater than any other gift. Let everything else fail, but love will remain. We see so many false teachers in our world today who are using the Gospel to exploit people, to deceive and all they are interested in is their money. I am afraid that is what most of the TV hype is all about. It is much better to stay with a local church and be active in that church with an outreach to help people in the local community and round about. Being doers is so much more important than just hearing and doing nothing. There are so many cult religions today that attract people with a great show of emotion and outward demonstration. We must beware of all of these. However, in the midst of all the turmoil, when we are still, we can hear that voice of God speaking to us through His Word, through things around us, and we can know that we have the power and authority inside of us to rise to the occasion, and be victorious in our lives, not defeated. To God be all the glory!

"Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's little nut that held its ground.... Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never, never in anything great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense" Winston S. Churchill

When Fanny Crosby was six weeks old, a dose of the wrong medicine in her eyes took her sight. However, she did not spend her life brooding in the darkness. When she was only eight, she wrote the verse:

Oh, what a happy soul am I

Althought I cannot see

I am resolved that in the world

Contented I will be

Her patience and her hope in tribulation made her blindness a blessing. God blessed her and made her a blessing to others. She wrote "Blessed Assurance" which has comforted so many.