Thirty-fifth Mountain Peak

"And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste, cities, the desolations of many generations. And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

Rut ye shall he named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves." Isaiah 61:4-6

YE SHALL REMAIN as Priests of God. Now a priest has a double privilege. The liberty to call upon God in any need; and then to convey God's message to the people. The priest could come into God presence to find God's message for other people according to their need. Now believers are the priests of God. Every believer has the right and privilege to enter into the presence of God at any time for any need. We do not require another mediator for the Lord Jesus Christ is our Mediator. Wherever we are we can kneel down and call upon God for our needs, our friends' needs, and even our enemies* need, and can seek God's face for an answer to our questions or to enable us to find God's will. The liberty is given to us as God's priests. We can enter into the presence of God at all times (Heb. 10:10). We as priests of God have liberty and boldness to enter into His Holy Presence at any time, for any matter, and for any problem. Verse 4 says that "they shall build the old wastes". This is being literally fulfilled. When the Jews come back as a nation to Palestine. they came after being scattered in different countries Tor more than 1900 years. When they came back the country was full of ruined places and old waste cities and in a short time they were transformed into such wonderful cities, even an old inhabitant could hardly recognise them. Spiritually we, as priests of God. have the same privilege on behalf of those who are in sin. First,we are saved by God's grace and then we can pray for unconverted friends, whether father, mother, brother sister, husband, wife or children, and God will wonderfully change their lives.

We had an all night prayer-meeting in Jamshedpur and God was working mightily in that prayer meeting. A nurse began to pray for her American Lady Doctor. She prayed for more than half an hour saying: "Lord, You can change so and so". She went on praying earnestly. and when she had finished a small voice behind her said: "Nurse, thank God, 1 have been born again this evening." She never knew that the Doctor was in the meeting and behind her. While the nurse was praying she was kneeling down at the back, and with all humility she came and testified "I am the Doctor, and I have confessed my sins, and am born again" and she was wonderfully transformed. After many years I met the same Doctor in West Pakisthan. She was very humble, and gathered a big crowd for a meeting. That is how God works. As we begin to pray all the ruined places become very fruitful. We can pray for our friends, strangers, those who are ruined by sin. Because of sin we become like a ruined building. It is a very pathetic sight to see a wall fall down. It takes so much time to build up again. Because of sin and hardening of heart, you are like a ruined building, wasting your time, and your money; and a misery wherever you go. Remember, somewhere, your mother or somebody is praying for you.

I went to a meeting in Canada. I went on praying, for I had no message for a long time. When I turned to my Bible I came across these words: "I am poor and needy". After the meeting I appealed. One man came to me and said "I want to be born again this evening" After I had prayed for him, his sister came and said: "You don't know, but I have been praying for him for many years. I have been asking him to come to the meetings but he has always refused. But this evening it began to rain very heavily. 1 wanted to come to the meeting and as it was raining heavily, my brother said to me, I will take you to the meeting. But I won't come inside. Only on that condition I will come. So I agreed and he brought me here but went away and I never knew where he was". Then the young man said how he was wandering in the street, and had no desire to come in. It was only to take shelter that he came inside, and having done so he felt the power of God and broke down. When i went to Canada again, he met me at the Harbour and testified how the Lord had changed him. Many ruined lives are changed by persistent prayer. Many who were living in sin, with no happiness, because of somebody's prayer have been changed. When you are born again your life will be changed and all these ruined places will become wonderful places,