What They Said

“Prayer is never out of season: in summer and in winter its merchandize is precious. Prayer gains audience with heaven in the dead of night, in the midst of business, in the heat of noonday, in the shades of evening. In every condition, whether of poverty, or sickness, or obscurity, or slander, or doubt, your covenant God will welcome your prayer and answer it from His holy place.”

Charles Spurgeon

“Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.”

John Bunyan

“When thou prayest, rather let thy hearts be without words, than thy words without a heart.”

John Bunyan

"The firmament of the Bible is ablaze with answers to prayer."

"Prayer is never out of season: in summer and in winter its merchandise is precious. Prayer gains audience with heaven in the dead of night, in the midst of business, in the heat of noonday, in the shades of evening. In every condition, whether of poverty, or sickness, or obscurity, or slander, or doubt, your covenant God will welcome your prayer and answer it from his holy place."

"Prayer is an open door that none can shut. Devils may surround you on all sides, but the way upward is always open, and as long as that road is unobstructed, you will not fall into the enemy's hand."

"Prayer is the never-failing resort of the Christian in any case, in every plight. When you cannot use your sword, you may take to the weapon of all-prayer. Your powder may be damp, your bow-string may be relaxed, but the weapon of all-prayer need never be out of order."

"A true prayer is an inventory of needs, a catalogue of necessities, a revelation of hidden poverty.  While it is an application to divine wealth, it is a confession of human emptiness."

"The act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is a very beneficial lesson for such proud beings as we are. If God gave us favors without constraining us to pray for them, we would never know how poor we are.”

"The measure of our love for others can largely be determined by the frequency and earnestness of our prayers for them. "

"Our Lord's kingdom is not of this world; and most of His people may do their country much more essential service by pleading for it in prayer, than by finding fault with things which they have no power to alter."

“Be sure to set the presence of God before you in prayer.  Have a real sight of the infinite greatness, majesty, and glory of that one whom you present yourselves unto when you are calling on Him.”

“The glory of God should be the chief matter we are to pray for………..Begin with the Glory of God.  Mind that in the chief place above all things.”

"Yea, but we have waited a long time.  Well, but yet know that you are at the right door."

"Prayer differs from hearing the word, in that hearing is concerned with the will of God; but Prayer is concerned with our will. In hearing the word, we receive the Will of God; but in Prayer we offer our will to God, that it may be received by him."

"A godly man never prays more than when God prospers him in this world.  Carnal men will pray much in times of affliction, but to be motivated to pray by prosperity is rare."

"Praise shall conclude that work which prayer began"

“We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts. How can God entrust great things to one who will not thankfully receive from Him the little things?”

“Where there is continuance in prayer, there will be spiritual growth in some proportion.”

“This holy complacency, this rest and sweet repose of mind, is the foundation of the delight of believers in this duty. They do not pray only because it is their duty so to do, nor yet because they stand in need of it, so as that they cannot live without it, but they have delight in it; and to keep them from it is all one as to keep them from their daily food and refreshment.”