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Prayerwhat harmony is there betweenChrist and Belial? Or what portiondoes a faithful person havewith an unbeliever?"Associate with Christian Brothers; Help, Edify One AnotherActs 2 :42 "And they continueddevoting themselves to the teachingof the apostles and to associationtogether, to taking ofmeals and to prayers ."1 Thess . 5 :11 "Therefore keepcomforting one another andbuilding one another up, just asyou are in fact doing ."Luke 24 :32 "And they said toeach other : `Were not our heartsburning as he was speaking tous on the road, as he was fullyopening up the Scriptures tous?' "Heb . 2 :17 "Consequently he wasobliged to become like his 'brothers'in all respects, that he mightbecome a merciful and faithfulhigh priest in things pertainingto God, in order to offer propitiatorysacrifice for the sins ofthe people."Heb . 3 :13 "Keep on exhortingone another each day, as long asit may be called `Today' ."Modern Assembly of New WorldSociety of Far Greater Significanceand Awe-inspiring Splendorthan Assembly of Israelat Mt . SinaiPs. 68 :8 "The earth trembled,the heavens also dropped rain atthe presence of God : yon Sinaitrembled at the presence of God,the God of Israel ."Ex. 19 :18, 19 "And mount Sinai,the whole of it, smoked, be-PrayerDEFINITIONTrue prayer is an earnest petition, offered to the right one, in theright manner, and on right matters . Prayers of the Christian areoffered only to Jehovah God as the Right One, the Supreme One ofthe universe . Prayer is therefore offered reverently, with proper280cause Jehovah descended uponit in fire ; and the smoke thereofascended as the smoke of a furnace,and the whole mountquaked greatly. And when thevoice of the trumpet waxedlouder and louder, Moses spake,and God answered him by avoice ."Heb . 12 :18, 19, 22-24 "For youhave not approached that whichcan be felt and which has beenset aflame with fire, and a darkcloud and thick darkness and atempest, and the blare of atrumpet and the voice of words,on hearing which voice the peopleimplored that no word shouldbe added to them . But you haveapproached a mount ion and acity of the living God, heavenlyJerusalem, and myriads of angels,in general assembly, and the congregationof the firstborn whohave been enrolled in the heavens,and God the Judge of all,and the spiritual lives of righteousones who have been madeperfect, and Jesus the mediatorof a new covenant, and the bloodof sprinkling which speaks in abetter way than Abel's blood ."Full and Complete Giving ofSelf Certain to BringGod's RewardMal. 3 :10 "Bring ye the wholetithe into the store-house, thatthere may be food in my house,and prove me now herewith, saithJehovah of hosts, if I will notopen you the windows of heaven,and pour you out a blessing, thatthere shall not be room enoughto receive it."