True prayer MUST be aflame.
– EM Bounds –
Prayer
The Heartbeat of Prayer – Al Whittinghill
Without the heartbeat of prayer, the body of Christ will resemble a corpse. The church is dying on her feet because she is not living on her knees.
– Al Whittinghill –
The Power of Prayer – Alan Redpath
Half a dozen men on their knees for 60 minutes waiting upon the Lord with the absolute conviction that they have no answer, that their human ideas and programs are ineffective and bankrupt—they will accomplish more than 50 men around a table discussing problems for a whole year.
– Alan Redpath –
One Thing That Surprised God – Samuel Chadwick
The one thing that is said to have surprised God is that the voice of intercession had ceased. “And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor” (Isaiah 59:16).
– Samuel Chadwick –
To Pray Is To Mount On Eagle’s Wings – Charles Spurgeon
To pray is to mount on eagle’s wings above the clouds and get into the clear heaven where God dwelleth.
– Charles Spurgeon –
The Prayers of the Righteous – Thomas Lye
I had rather stand against the cannons of the wicked than against the prayers of the righteous.
– Thomas Lye –
Mighty in Word, Mighty in Prayer – William Gurnall
The mightier any is in the Word, the more mighty he will be in prayer.
– William Gurnall –
Jesus Set Us An Example – Matthew Henry
Though he had so much work to do with others, yet He [Jesus] chose sometimes to be alone, to set us an example.
– Matthew Henry –
True Prayer Must Be Aflame – EM Bounds
Love is kindled in a flame, and ardency is its life. Flame is the air which true Christian experience breathes. It feeds on fire … True prayer MUST be aflame.
– EM Bounds –