The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but he trembles when we pray.
– Samuel Chadwick –
Christian Life
September 7, 2011
Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.
– Oswald Chambers –
September 6, 2011
No man is greater than his prayer life. Poverty-stricken as the church is today in many things, she is most stricken here, in the place of prayer. We have many organizers, but few agonizers; many players and payers, few pray-ers; many singers, few clingers; lots of pastors, few wrestlers; many fears, few tears; much fashion, little passion; many interferers, few intercessors; many writers, but few fighters. Failing here, we fail everywhere.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
September 5, 2011
Until a humility which will rest in nothing less than the end and death of self; which gives up all the honor of men as Jesus did, to seek the honor that comes from God alone; which absolutely makes and counts itself nothing, that God may be all, that the Lord alone may be exalted – until such a humility be what we seek in Christ above our chief joy, and welcome at any price, there is very little hope of a religion that will conquer the world.
– CS Lewis –
September 4, 2011
We are not only to renounce evil, but to manifest the truth. We tell people the world is vain; let our lives manifest that it is so. We tell them that our home is above and that all these things are transitory. Does our dwelling look like it? O to live consistent lives!
– Hudson Taylor –
September 3, 2011
A holy life will make the deepest impression. Lighthouses blow no horns, they just shine.
– DL Moody –
September 2, 2011
The holy man is not one who cannot sin. A holy man is one who will not sin.
– AW Tozer –
September 1, 2011
The only things that we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose.
– CS Lewis –
August 31, 2011
O brother, pray; in spite of Satan, pray; spend hours in prayer; rather neglect friends than not pray; rather fast, and lose breakfast, dinner, tea, and supper—and sleep too—than not pray. And we must not talk about prayer, we must pray in right earnest. The Lord is near. He comes softly while the virgins slumber.
– Andrew Bonar –