The saintly Andrew Bonar used to soak his pillow with tears every Saturday night in Scotland as people below trampled the streets returning from the taverns and shows. He would cry from the depths of his agonizing heart, “Oh! They perish, they perish!”
Prayer
Lord, Make Thyself Always Present to My Mind – John Wesley
Lord, make Thyself always present to my mind, and let Thy love fill and rule my soul in all those places, companies, and employments to which Thou callest me. Amen.
– John Wesley –
Talking to Ourselves in Prayer – AW Tozer
When we become too glib in prayer we are most surely talking to ourselves.
– AW Tozer –
Prayers That Have Been Prayed – EM Bounds
A man can pray better because of the prayers of the past; a man can live holier because of the prayers of the past; the man of many and acceptable prayers has done the truest and greatest service to the incoming generation.
– EM Bounds –
Don’t Plan Without God – Quote by Oswald Chambers
Don’t plan without God. God seems to have a delightful way of upsetting the plans we have made, when we have not taken Him into account.
– Oswald Chambers –
It is the Duty of All Nations – George Washington
It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to emplore His protection and favor.
– George Washington –
Pray for Guidance vs Obedience – Elisabeth Elliot
Does it make sense to pray for guidance about the future if we are not obeying in the things that lie before us today? How many momentous events in Scripture depended on one person’s seemingly small act of obedience! Rest assured: Do what God tell you to do now, and, depend on it, you will be shown what to do next.
– Elisabeth Elliot –
from Quest for Love
Prayer Will Become Effective When … – AW Tozer
Have you noticed how much praying for revival has been going on of late – and how little revival has resulted? I believe the problem is that we have been trying to substitute praying for obeying, and it simply will not work. To pray for revival while ignoring the plain precept laid down in Scripture is to waste a lot of words and get nothing for our trouble. Prayer will become effective when we stop using it as a substitute for obedience.
– AW Tozer –
Heaven-sent revival – David Smithers
We need a Heaven-sent revival, a burning fire from on high, A purifying passion and a forsaking of our stubborn pride. We need a vision of eternity, of Hell and the Judgment Day, A fervent love for our Savior, that will gladly serve and obey. We need a Pentecostal purging and a breaking deep within, A vision of God Almighty and a river of tears for our nation’s sin. We need a Heaven-sent revival, a burning fire set ablaze. Yet, we’ll never see such glory, until the Church begins to pray
– David Smithers –