I have now concentrated all my prayers into one, and that one prayer is this, that I may die to self, and live wholly to Him.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Prayer
A Prayerless Soul is a Christless Soul – Charles Spurgeon
A prayerless soul is a Christless soul. Prayer is the lisping of the believing infant, the shout of the fighting believer, the requiem of the dying saint falling asleep in Jesus. It is the breath, the watchword, the comfort, the strength, the honour of a Christian.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Nothing too Great and Nothing too Small – AW Pink
Nothing is too great and nothing is too small to commit into the hands of the Lord.
– AW Pink –
Power of Prayer – John R. Mott
If added power attends the united prayer of two or three, what mighty triumphs there will be when hundreds of thousands of consistent members of the Church are with one accord day by day making intercession for the extension of Christ’s Kingdom.
– John R. Mott –
Prayer is Absolutely Vital – Charles Spurgeon
Whether we like it or not, asking is the rule of the Kingdom. If you may have everything by asking in His Name, and nothing without asking, I beg you to see how absolutely vital prayer is.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Beware the Prayerless Leader – David Smithers
A man can not lead others where he is not willing to go himself. Therefore, beware of the prayerless church leader who no longer readily admits his own need for more of the person and power of Jesus Christ. Only a seeking, praying heart can truly encourage spiritual HUNGER in others!
– David Smithers –
We Need Fire – EM Bounds
No erudition, no purity of diction, no width of mental outlook, no flowers of eloquence, no grace of person can atone for lack of fire. Prayer ascends by fire. Flame gives prayer access as well as wings, acceptance as well as energy. There is no incense without fire; no prayer without flame.
– EM Bounds –
A Life of Prayer – George Whitefield
Whole days and weeks have I spent prostrate on the ground in silent or vocal prayer.
– George Whitefield –
Pray Before Seeing Anyone – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
I ought to pray before seeing any one. Often when I sleep long, or meet with others early, it is eleven or twelve o’clock before I begin secret prayer. This is a wretched system. It is unscriptural. Christ arose before day and went into a solitary place. David says: Early will I seek thee, Thou shalt early hear my voice. Family prayer loses much of its power and sweetness, and I can do no good to those who come to seek from me. The conscience feels guilty, the soul unfed, the lamp not trimmed. Then when in secret prayer the soul is often out of tune. I feel it is far better to begin with God-to see His face first, to get my soul near Him before it is near another.
– Robert Murray M’Cheyne –