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  (AUDIO BOOK) THE WEAPON OF PRAYER
  by Amy Carmichael
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Summary: This sermon tells the story of a devoted Hindu mother who
pleaded with her gods to hinder the work of Christians and prevent her
daughter from following their teachings. Despite her efforts, obstacles
arose in her daughter's marriage proposals, leading to desperation and
shame. The mother's encounter with a demon god in a dream revealed that
the prayers of Christians were hindering his plans, urging them to stop
praying for a brief period to allow her daughter to marry and then
freely follow her own beliefs.

Topics: "The Power of Prayer", "Spiritual Warfare"
Scripture References: Psalm 34:17, James 5:16, Proverbs 3:5, 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Matthew 6:6, Ephesians 6:18, Philippians 4:6, 1 John 5:14

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This sermon tells the story of a devoted Hindu mother who pleaded with
her gods to hinder the work of Christians and prevent her daughter from
following their teachings. Despite her efforts, obstacles arose in her
daughter's marriage proposals, leading to desperation and shame. The
mother's encounter with a demon god in a dream revealed that the prayers
of Christians were hindering his plans, urging them to stop praying for
a brief period to allow her daughter to marry and then freely follow her
own beliefs.

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Oh, Amma, Amma, do not pray. Your prayers are troubling me. We all
looked up in astonishment.

We had just had our banned prayer meeting, when a woman came rushing
into the room and began to exclaim like this. She was the mother of one
of our girls, of whom I told you once before. She is still in the
terrible's den.

Now the mother a devote Hindu was all excitement and poured out a
curious story. When you went away last year I prayed. I prayed and
prayed, and prayed again to my God to dispel your work.

My daughter's heart was impressed with your words. I cried to my God to
wash the words out. As he washed them out, oh no! And I prayed for a
bridegroom for my daughter, and one came, and the cart was ready to take
her away, and a hindrance occurred, the marriage fell through, and I
wept till my eyes well nigh dissolved.

And again another bridegroom came, and again an obstacle occurred, and
yet again did a bridegroom come, and yet again an obstacle, and I cannot
get my daughter married, and the neighbours mock, and my cast is
disgraced, and the poor old mother cried, just sobbed in her shame and
confusion of face. Then I went to my God again and said, What more can I
offer you? Have I not given you all I have? And you reject my prayer.
Then in a dream my demon God appeared, and he said, Tell the Christians
not to pray.

I can do nothing against their prayers. Their prayers are hindering me.
And so, I beseech you, stop your prayers for fourteen days, only
fourteen days, till I get my daughter married, and after she is married.

We asked, Oh, then she may freely follow your God. I will hinder her no
more. Poor old mother! All lies are allowed where such things are
concerned.

We knew the proposed bridegroom came from a place three hundred miles
away, and the idea was to carry the poor girl off by force as soon as
she was married. We have been praying night and day to God to hinder
this, and he is hindering.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/QibsO6tcr-g.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/amy-carmichael/audio-book-the-weapon-of-prayer/
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