“True prayer is not a mere mental exercise, nor a vocal performance, but it is deeper far than that – it is spiritual communion with the Creator of heaven and earth. God is a Spirit unseen of mortal eye and only to be perceived by the inner man; our spirit within us, begotten by the Holy Ghost at our regeneration. Prayer is a spiritual business from beginning to end, and its aim and object end not with man, but reach to God himself.” Charles Spurgeon
“God wants consecrated men because he wants praying men. Consecration and prayer meet in the same man. Prayer is the tool with which the consecrated man works. Consecrated men are the agents through whom prayer works. Prayer helps the consecrated man in maintaining his attitude of consecration, keeps him alive to God, and aids him doing the work to which he has given himself. Consecration enables one to get the most out of his praying.” E M Bounds
“Little of the Word with little prayer is death to the spiritual life. Much of the Word with little prayer gives a sickly life. Much prayer with little of the Word gives more life, but without steadfastness. A full measure of the Word and prayer each day gives a healthy and powerful life.” Andrew Murray
“Prayer is the coupling of primary and secondary causes. It is the splicing of our limp wire to the lightning bolt of heaven.” John Piper
“Because there is one thing God loves to do more than bless the world. He loves to bless the world in answer to prayer.” John Piper
“When we depend upon organisations, we get what organisations can do; when we depend upon education, we get what education can do; when we depend upon man, we get what man can do; but when we depend upon prayer, we get what God can do.” A C Dixon
“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 programmes are ineffective and bankrupt – they will accomplish more than 50 men around a table discussing problems for a whole year.” Alan Redpath
“Prayer is not pious reverie…it is spiritual warfare.” Oswald Sanders
“The prayer of faith is the power which converts promise into performance.” Oswald Sanders
“Prayer is a force as real as terrestrial gravity…it is the only power in the world that seems to overcome the so-called laws of nature.” Dr Alexis Carrel (scientist)
“You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you can never do more than prayer until you have prayed.” A J Gordon
“Humility is an indispensable requisite of true prayer. It must be an attribute or characteristic of prayer. Humility must be in the praying character as light is in the sun. Prayer has no beginning, no ending, no being, without humility. As a ship is made for the sea, so prayer is made for humility and so humility is made for prayer.” E M Bounds
“There is nothing more profitable, more priceless you can ask for us than that in spite of physical weariness, of frequent infirmities and the care of multiplying converts, we may be enabled to remain on our knees.” Veteran Missionary
“Satan dreads nothing but prayer. His one concern is to keep the saints from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.” Samuel Chadwick
“Prayer is the pulse of life; by it the doctor can tell what is the condition of the heart. The sin of prayerlessness is a proof for the ordinary Christian or minister that the life of God in the soul is in deadly sickness and weakness.” Andrew Murray
“The two prerequisites to successful Christian living are vision and passion, both of which are born in and maintained by prayer. The ministry of preaching is opened to few; the ministry of prayer – the highest ministry of all human offices – is open to all.” Leonard Ravenhill
“Prayer is loyalty to God. Non-praying is to reject Christ and abandon heaven. A life of prayer is the only life which heaven counts.” E M Bounds
“Those who have left the deepest impression on this sin cursed earth have been men and women of prayer. You will find that prayer has been the mighty power that has moved not only God, but man.” D L Moody
“On his knees the believer is invincible.” C H Spurgeon
“There is no way that Christians, in a private capacity can do so much to promote the work of God and advance the kingdom of Christ as by prayer.” Jonathan Edwards
“Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.” D L Moody
“God does nothing but by prayer, and everything with it.” John Wesley
“Work without prayer is atheism; and prayer without work is presumption.” R W Dale
