Spurgeon on prayer

Ephesians 6:18 NLT

Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.

The power we want and the power God wants us to have is through our connection to God and to prayer.

Romans 12:12 NLT

Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.

Spend some time learning from Charles Spurgeon about prayer in this e-devotion…

Charles Spurgeon described prayer as the "slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence," stressing that prayer is not just a formality but vital, ongoing communication with God. Spurgeon said…

"The power of prayer can never be overrated. They who cannot serve God by preaching need not regret. If a man can but pray he can do anything."

"Prayer moves the arm that moves the world."

"Whether we like it or not, asking is the rule of the Kingdom."

"True prayer is the trading of the heart with God."

"Not to pray because you do not feel fit to pray is like saying, 'I will not take medicine because I am too ill.'"

"I believe that no man loves prayer until the Holy Spirit has taught him the sweetness and value of it."

"Sometimes when we do not receive comfort in our prayers, when we are broken and cast down, that is when we are really wrestling and prevailing in prayer."

"Anything is a blessing which makes us pray. Indeed the very act of prayer is a blessing."

May we be turned toward prayer because we seek time with God!

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