A man may study because his brain is hungry for knowledge, even Bible knowledge. But he prays because his soul is hungry for God.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
Prayer
Prayer is great – JC Ryle
Great is the power of prayer and intercession!
– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856
Prayer and holiness are connected – John Wesley
The neglect of prayer is a grand hindrance to holiness.
– John Wesley –
Gifts improved and shared – John Flavel
Gifts are improved in us by prayer and study, but the benefits of those gifts are shared among us by love and unity.
– John Flavel –
1627-1691
Praying for others – Samuel Rutherford
I have benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself.
– Samuel Rutherford –
What we need – D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
We need less traveling by jet planes from congress to congress … but more kneeling and praying and pleading to God to have mercy upon us, more crying to God to arise and scatter his enemies and make himself known.
– D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones –
Intercession – Oswald Chambers
Jesus Christ carries on intercession for us in heaven; the Holy Ghost carries on intercession in us on earth; and we the saints have to carry on intercession for all men.
– Oswald Chambers –
Laying a hold of God’s willingness – Martin Luther
Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance, but laying hold of His willingness.
– Martin Luther –
Praying with eyes on God – Oswald Chambers
We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.
– Oswald Chambers –