CHARLES SPURGEON'S LIFE-CHANGING PRAYERS
Harold Lindsell
July 1, 1980
Charles Haddon Spurgeon was a prince among preachers. His dynamic prayer life multiplied his usefulness as a servant of God. Had Spurgeon been prayerless he would never have reached the heights he did; he would never have preached to thousands of people every Sunday: nor would he have seen the large number of conversions that resulted from his preaching.
In Russell H. Conwell's biography of Spurgeon, he recounts this instance of answered prayer. "One night Spurgeon was praying that the Lord would provide funds with which to supply the necessities of the orphanage. At the same time, a stranger was walking the foggy streets of London. He had never seen Spurgeon nor read any of his sermons. He had only heard his name. The impression on his mind that same night was so great that he determined to visit Spurgeon. He found it impossible to break away from this fascinating impression. He rang Spurgeon's doorbell, insisted upon seeing him, and gave him a large sum of money. He refused to leave his name with Spurgeon, simply saying that he 'lived many miles away.' Afterward, he sent another large gift saying that the pleasure he had received from the first donation had made it one of the best investments of his life."
When construction began on his long-awaited dream, the great Tabernacle, Spurgeon prayed that no workman might be injured. His prayer was so distinctly answered that, when the construction of a large business house near Ludgate Circus was begun, Spurgeon was beseeched by the owners to come and offer the same prayer in connection with their enterprise. Though many old buildings were torn down and some very large ones built, no persons were injured, and the buildings were completed, to use the owners' expression, "with songs ...
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