prayerful, the most holy, the most devoted 

 must die. And why? It is Jesus' prevailing 

 prayer, "Father, I will that they also, whom 

 Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I 

 am." It is that which bears them on eagles' 

 wings to heaven. Every time a believer 

 mounts from this earth to Paradise it is an 

 answer to Christ's prayer. A good old 

 divine rem^arks, "Many times Jesus and His 

 people pull against one another in prayer. 

 You bend your knee in prayer and say, 

 'Father, I will that Thy saints be with me 

 where / ami' ; Christ says, 'Father, I will that 

 they also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with 

 Me where / am.' " Thus the disciple is at 

 cross purposes with his Lord. The soul can- 

 not be in both places : the beloved one cannot 

 be with Christ and with you, too. Now, 

 which pleader shall win the day? If you had 

 your choice, if the King should step from His 

 throne and say, "Here are two supplicants 

 praying in opposition to one another; which 

 shall be answered?" Oh! I am sure, though 

 it were agony, you would start from your feet 

 and say, "Jesus, not my will, but Thine be 

 done." You would give up your prayer for 

 your loved one's sake if you could realize the 

 thought that Christ is praying in the opposite 

 direction — 'Tather, I will that they also, 

 whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where 

 I ami." Lord, Thou shalt have them. By 

 faith we let them go. —Spurgeon. 



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