Whatever you learn from the word, labor to put it in practice. … No wonder they get little insight into the Bible who make no conscience of practicing what they know. But while the stream runs into a holy life, the fountain will be the more free.
– Thomas Boston –
Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.
– Hudson Taylor –
Too busy? O forgive, dear Lord, that I should ever be, too much engrossed in earthly tasks, to spend an hour with thee.
– AB Christiansen –
He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find him the rest of the day.
– John Bunyan –
Prayer is reaching out after the unseen; fasting is letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepen, confirm the resolution that we are ready to sacrifice anything, even ourselves to attain what we seek for the kingdom of God.
– Andrew Murray –
I ask whether you pray, because there is no duty in religion so neglected as private prayer.
– JC Ryle –
from A Call to Prayer
When asked, what is more important: praying or reading the Bible? I ask, “What is more important: breathing in or breathing out?”
– Russ Scalzo –
Because God disciplines those He loves, He will take drastic measures to get our attention if we need to grow up spiritually.
– Crystal McDowell –
Christ has paid the full price for our redemption, but our walk with God on a daily basis will cost us much. Are we willing, cheerfully, to pay the cost?
– AW Tozer –
from A Man of God