Time spent in prayer will yield more than that given to work. Prayer alone gives work its worth and its success. Prayer opens the way for God Himself to do His work in us and through us. Let our chief work, as God’s messengers, be intercession; in it, we secure the presence and power of God to go with us.
– Andrew Murray –
from The Ministry of Intercession
In prayer we become conscious of our lack of faith.
– Andrew Murray –
from Teach Me to Pray
Without love, true holiness is impossible, so I pray that my love for others will grow.
– Andrew Murray –
God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.
– Andrew Murray –
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 –
Just as water ever seeks and fills the lowest place, so the moment God finds you abased and empty, His glory and power flow in.
– Andrew Murray –
While others still slept, He went away to pray and to renew His strength in communion with His Father. He had need of this, otherwise He would not have been ready for the new day. The holy work of delivering souls demands constant renewal through fellowship with God.
– Andrew Murray –
We must be willing to live as entirely different men, who literally represent heaven on earth, because we have received the Spirit of the King of heaven.
– Andrew Murray –
from Experiencing the Holy Spirit
There is need of a great revival of spiritual life, of truly fervent devotion to our Lord Jesus, of entire consecration to His service. It is only in a church in which this spirit of revival has at least begun, that there is any hope of radical change …
– Andrew Murray –