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“Prayer is simple, prayer is supernatural, and to anyone not related to our Lord Jesus Christ, prayer is apt to look stupid.”

Book:Prayer: A Holy Occupation

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Prayer: A Holy Occupation

This book explores the role of prayer in different faiths, offering insights into its historical, cultural, and spiritual dimensions. It delves into the personal and communal aspects of prayer, examining its purpose and the transformative power it holds for individuals and communities. more

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Oswald Chambers

Oswald Chambers (July 24, 1874 – November 15, 1917) was a Scottish Christian minister, teacher, and writer, best known for his devotional classic 'My Utmost for His Highest'. Born in Aberdeen, he studied art in London before feeling called to ministry. He taught at the Bible Training College in London and served as a YMCA chaplain to British soldiers in Egypt during World War I, where he died of complications from appendicitis. His works, compiled posthumously by his wife Gertrude, have inspired millions worldwide. more

“One of the most subtle burdens God ever puts on us as saints is this burden of discernment concerning other souls. He reveals things in order that we may take the burden of these souls before Him and form the mind of Christ about them. It is not that we bring God into touch with our minds, but that we rouse ourselves until God is able to convey His mind to us about the one for whom we intercede.”

Mind May Soul Able Form Order Christ Prayer Saint Burden Subtle Discernment God Is Able

Author:Oswald Chambers

“If we with earnest effort could succeed To make our life one long, connected prayer, As lives of some, perhaps, have been and are; If, never leaving Thee, we have no need Our wandering spirits back again to lead Into Thy presence, but continued there Like angels standing on the highest stair Of the Sapphire Throne: this were to pray indeed!”

Source: Sabbation: Honor Neale : and Other Poems

“When an answer I did not expect comes to a prayer which I believed I truly meant, I shrink back from it; if the burden my Lord asks me to bear be not the burden of my heart's choice, and I fret inwardly and do not welcome His will, then I know nothing of Calvary love.”

Ifs Knows Heart Choices Asks Prayer Answers Lord Bears My Heart Burden Welcome Ask Me Shrinks Calvary

Book:If: Devotional Edition

Source: If: Devotional Edition

“The history of missions is the history of answered prayer. From Pentecost to the Haystack meeting in New England and from the days when Robert Morrison landed in China to the martyrdom of John and Betty Stam, prayer has been the source of power and the secret of spiritual triumph.”

Has Beens Spiritual Prayer Secret Source England Meetings China Missions Triumph Martyrdom New England Answered Prayers Missions And Prayer Pentecost

Author:Samuel Marinus Zwemer

“Prayer is the breath of the new creature.”

Prayer Creatures Breaths

Book:The Practical Works of Richard Baxter; with a Preface, Giving Some Account of the Author, and of this Edition of His Practical Works; an Essay on His Genius, Works, and Times ...

Source: The Practical Works of Richard Baxter; with a Preface, Giving Some Account of the Author, and of this Edition of His Practical Works; an Essay on His Genius, Works, and Times ...

“Prayer must carry on our work as much as preaching; he preacheth not heartily to his people that will not pray for them.”

People Prayer Praying Preaching

Book:The Practical Works of the Rev. Richard Baxter, with a Life of the Author, and a Critical Examination of His Writings

Source: The Practical Works of the Rev. Richard Baxter, with a Life of the Author, and a Critical Examination of His Writings

“Prayer is the acid test of devotion.”

Prayer Tests Devotion Revival Acid Intercession Revival Prayer Christian Prayer Revival In America

Author:Samuel Chadwick

“The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayer-less religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.”