April 27

“Now unto him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us . . .” Ephesians 3:20

God’s glory for endless ages is to be “in the church and in Christ Jesus” (verse 21). But God’s glory now, in the exercise of that exceedingly abundant power of his, is to be dependent on the Church, for here we see it measured according to the power that now works in us.

His people are thus the gateway of the power of God. What God wants to do here in time is narrowed down to limits set by their cooperation. Must we not therefore revive our ministry of prayer? The purpose of God here in Shanghai and throughout China—indeed worldwide—depends on the Church’s prayer ministry today. “Ask,” said Jesus, “and ye shall receive.” If we fail in this simple task, what use are we to God at all?