There are five outlets of power: five avenues through which God shows Himself, and reveals His power. First: through the life, what we are. Just simply what we are. If we be right the power of God will be constantly flowing out, though we be not conscious of it. It throws the keenest kind of emphasis on a man being right in his life. There will be an eager desire to serve. Yet we may do more in what we are than in what we do. We may serve better in the lives we live than in the best service we ever give. The memory of that ...
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There are five outlets of power: five avenues through which God shows Himself, and reveals His power. First: through the life, what we are. Just simply what we are. If we be right the power of God will be constantly flowing out, though we be not conscious of it. It throws the keenest kind of emphasis on a man being right in his life. There will be an eager desire to serve. Yet we may do more in what we are than in what we do. We may serve better in the lives we live than in the best service we ever give. The memory of that should bring rest to your spirit when a bit tired, and may be disheartened because tired. Second: through the lips, what we say. It may be said stammeringly and falteringly. But if said your best with the desire to please the Master it will be God-blest. I have heard a man talk. And he stuttered and blushed and got his grammar badly tangled, but my heart burned as I listened. And I have heard a man talk with smooth speech, and it rolled off me as easily as it rolled out of him. Do your best, and leave the rest. If we are in touch with God His fire burns whether the tongue stammer or has good control of its powers. Third: through our service, what we do. It may be done bunglingly and blunderingly. Your best may not be the best, but if it be your best it will bring a harvest. Fourth: through our money, what we do not keep, but loosen out for God. Money comes the nearest to omnipotence of anything we handle. And, fifth: through our prayer, what we claim in Jesus' name. And by all odds the greatest of these is the outlet through prayer.
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This is one of my favorite books on prayer. I give it often as gifts. I prefer the older dates of this title in case editors or publishers have changed it. I have not compared it to the newer publications with this title. One of the significant things about this book is his reminder that in prayer we can go anywhere in the world, but in the physical realm we can only be in one place to be a benefit to others.
