Prayer
The angel fetched Peter out of prison, but it was prayer that fetched the angel. [ATFG]
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[Prayer] is a key that unlocks the treasury of God’s mercy. Prayer keeps the heart open to God, and shut to sin. [ATFG]
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Thanksgiving ought to be a part of every prayer; and whatever is the matter of our rejoicing ought to be the matter of our thanksgiving. [MHBC – Col 1]
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If God does not hold the hearts of the wicked in his hands, and entirely control them, how can the pious pray for deliverance from wicked men with any hope that they will be heard and answered? [JJTP]
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A minister who preaches the Word of God without constant prayer for its success is likely to be harbouring secret atheism in his heart and very unlikely to work holiness in the lives of others. [AFTG]
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Read the Word with diligence; flock to where it is powerfully preached. Pray for the coming of the Spirit in the Word. Come from your knees to the sermon, and come from the sermon to your knees. The sermon does not prosper because it is not watered by prayers and tears, nor covered by meditation. [ASGTH]
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When we pray, we need to pray again for Christ to pardon the defects of our prayers. [TBR]
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What is the prayer of the lips without grace in the heart, but the carcase without life? [ASGTH]
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He that neglects prayer is a profane and unsanctified sinner. He that is not constant in prayer is a hypocrite, unless the omission be contrary to his ordinary course. [ASGTH]
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Do not plunge straight into prayer or worship, but spend time meditating on the glory of Christ first and in this way the graces necessary for carrying out that duty will be roused and ready. [TGOC]