April 16

“He set the bounds of the peoples according to the number of the children of Israel.” Deuteronomy 32:8

In the centuries when China was strong, the was no opportunity for the progress of the gospel. Then came a period of a hundred yea when she was at her weakest. God in wisdom ordained this for the building of his Church. He was holding a door open for Chinese to find Christ. In relation to earthly nations and event the supreme question to ask ourselves is always how is the Church of God affected? This should be the direction of all our prayers with regard to world governments—not for or against one side or another, in politics or war, but for the will of God.

If all history is in relation to the Lord’s testimony, then we must know how to pray. It must be possible for British and German, Chinese and Japanese Christians to kneel together and pray together, and all say Amen. Our one appeal to God must be for a march of event that is of advantage to the testimony of his Son.