Be earnest, be prayerful, be united. Study the Word, and practice it. Live on Christ, and live for Him.
– Charles Spurgeon –
from Letters of Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Prayer
The Highest and Holiest Work – Andrew Murray
Though in its beginnings prayer is so simple that even a small child can pray, it is at the same time the highest and holiest work to which anyone can rise. It is fellowship with the unseen and most holy One. The powers of the eternal world have been placed at its disposal. It is the very essence of true religion. It is the channel of all blessings and the secret of power and life. Through prayer, God has given to everyone the right to take hold of Him and His strength. It is on prayer that promises wait for their fulfillment, the kingdom for its coming, and glory of God for its full revelation.
– Andrew Murray –
from Teach Me to Pray
Behold, He Prayeth – Charles Spurgeon
And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, Acts 9:11 ESV
The Holy Ghost’s evidence by which he convinced Ananias of Paul’s conversion was not, “Behold, he talks loudly of his joys and feelings,” but, “Behold, he prayeth,” and that prayer was earnest, heart-broken confession and supplication. Oh to see this sure evidence in all who profess to be our converts!
– Charles Spurgeon –
from The Soul Winner
If I Could Hear Christ Praying For Me – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
If I can hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet the distance makes no difference; He is praying for me.
– Robert Murray M’Cheyne –
Lord Teach Us to Pray – Andrew Murray
Ignorant and feeble as we are, Lord, teach us to pray.
– Andrew Murray –
from Teach Me to Pray
Don’t Wait to Pray – Martin Luther
It is a good thing to let prayer be the first business of the morning and the last at night. Guard yourself carefully against those false, deluding ideas which tell you, “Wait a little while. I will pray in an hour; first I must attend to this or that.” Such thoughts get you away from prayer into other affairs which so hold your attention and involve you that nothing comes of prayer that day.
– Martin Luther –
from A Simple Way to Pray
Prayer Carries Us to the Throne – Augustus Toplady
As the sails of a ship carry it into the harbor, so prayer carries us to the throne and bosom of God.
– Augustus Toplady –
1740-1778 AD
May I Worship and Pray to God as if … – William Law
Grant that I may worship and pray unto Thee with as much reverence and godly fear, as if I saw the heavens open and all the angels that stand around Thy throne. Amen.
– William Law –
from A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life
Are You Praying Without Ceasing? – EM Bounds
Pray without ceasing. –Thes 5:17
Are you praying in everything without ceasing, in the closet, hidden from men, and praying always and everywhere? That is the personal, pertinent, and all-important question for every person.
– EM Bounds –