The coming revival must begin with a great revival of prayer. It is in the closet, with the door shut, that the sound of abundance of rain will first be heard.
– Andrew Murray –
Prayer
Tune Your Instrument First – Hudson Taylor
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 –
Learning to pray – John Trapp
He that cannot pray, let him go to sea, and there he will learn.
– John Trapp –
1601-1669
The highest and purest act of religion – Thomas Watson
Praising God is one of the highest and purest acts of religion. In prayer we act like men; in praise we act like angels.
– Thomas Watson –
The most important time to pray – Charles Spurgeon
If I feel myself disinclined to pray, then is the time when I need to pray more than ever.
– Charles Spurgeon –
The Spirit of Prayer – Charles Finney
If the spirit of prayer departs, it is a sure indication of a backslidden heart, for while the first love of a Christian continues, he is sure to be drawn by the Holy Spirit to wrestle much in prayer.
– Charles Finney –
Marked by Prayer – Leonard Ravenhill
The true church lives and moves and has its being in prayer.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
Too busy for God? – AB Christiansen
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 –
A Revival of Praying – EM Bounds
We can never expect to grow in the likeness of our Lord unless we follow His example and give more time to communion with the Father. A revival of real praying would produce a spiritual revolution.
– EM Bounds –