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Quotations on Prayer:
- Conversation between God and
mankind in this world is maintained by God's Word on His part, and by prayers
on ours. By the former, He speaks and expresses His mind to us; by the latter,
we speak and express our mind to Him." Jonathan Edwards
- "Prayer is as universal as religion and as instinctive as breathing." Anon
- "Prayer is able to prevail with
heaven and bend omnipotence to it's desire." C. H. Spurgeon
- "More things were wrought by prayer than the world
dream of." Anon
- ''We can approach God as: a
stranger, as child or as a friend." DJB
- "Prayer can be worship, walking, watching, waiting or
warfare. (Each us need to be able to tell the
difference, and do all of the above in their proper time, place and
purpose)
" DJB
- "Satan trembles when he sees the
weakest saint upon his (her) knees." Anon
- "On our
knees we can have favour with God, influence with man and power over demons."
DJB
- "To make intercession
for men is the most powerful and practical way in which we can express our
love fro them." John Calvin
- "Prayer
is not providing information to an ignorant deity, but intimacy with the
Almighty." DJB
- "Expect great things from God.
Attempt great things for God." William Carey
- "Prayer - secret, fervent, believing prayer - lies
at the root of all personal godliness.: Wm. Carey
- "The future is as bright as the promises of God."
Wm. Carey
- "Revival will come, only as an
answer to prayer." DJB
- When God has
something very great to accomplish for His church, it is His will that there
should precede it, the extraordinary prayers of His people. And is is
revealed that when God is about to accomplish a great thing for His church, He
will begin by remarkably pouring out the spirit of grace and supplication."
Jonathan Edwards
- "When you strive together in prayer, you commit yourself
to the hardest work on earth, but the most rewarding." Chuck Swindoll
- "Don't be afraid of silence
in your prayer time. It may be that you are meant to listen, not to
speak. So wait before the Lord. Wait in stillness." Amy Carmichael
- "Often there is a wrestle. . . We must press
through, fight through, and the sword with which we fight is the blessed word
of God." Amy Carmichael
- "For we do not wrestle
against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against
the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness
in the heavenly places." Eph 6:12 (NKJV)
- "People who pray effectively know the Word of God.
You cannot pray in ignorance and pray effectively. Ignorance and power
do not go hand in hand." Chuck Swindoll
- If Christians who have been
complaining about their ministers had said and acted less before men, and had
taken the trouble to cry to God for their ministers, if they had risen and
stormed heaven with their humble, fervent , and incessant prayers for their
pastors, they would have had much more in the way of success." Jonathan
Edwards
- "You cannot
criticize a person that you're praying for. You just can't do it." Chuck
Swindoll
- " Prayer is an earnest and
familiar talking with God,: John Knox
(Send me your favourite
quotation on prayer. You might see it above.)
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