The Weapon of Prayer Quotes

“Men and women are needed whose prayers will give to the world the utmost power of God; who will make His promises to blossom with rich and full results. God is waiting to hear us and challenges us to bring Him to do this thing by our praying. He is asking us, to-day, as He did His ancient Israel, to prove Him now herewith." Behind God's Word is God Himself, and we read: "Thus saith the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, his Maker: Ask of me of things to come and concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands, command ye me." As though God places Himself in the hands and at the disposal of His people who pray - as indeed He does. The dominant element of all praying is faith, that is conspicuous, cardinal and emphatic. Without such faith it is impossible to please God, and equally impossible to pray.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer

“Nothing is well done without prayer for the simple reason that it leaves God out of the account.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer

“Whatever affects the intensity of our praying affects the value of our work.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer

“It is better to let the work go by default than to let the praying go by neglect.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer

“Men of piety are always men of prayer. Men are never noted for the simplicity and strength of their faith who are not preeminently men of prayer. Piety flourishes nowhere so rapidly and so rankly as in the closet. The closet is the garden of faith.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer - Enhanced Version

“Praying men are a necessity in carrying out the divine plan for the salvation of men.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer

“Leaders in the realm of religious activity are to be judged by their praying habits, and not by their money or social position.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer - Enhanced Version

“Prayer concerns God, whose purposes and plans are conditioned on prayer.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer

“can eject it. It takes God, the presence and personality of God Himself, to oust the care and to enthrone quietness and peace. When Christ comes in with His peace, all tormenting fears are gone, trepidation and harrowing anxieties capitulate to the reign of peace, and all disturbing elements depart. Anxious thought and care assault the soul, and feebleness, faintness and cowardice are within. Prayer reinforces with God’s peace, and the heart is kept by Him. “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee.” All now is safety, quietness and assurance. “The work of righteousness is peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer - Enhanced Version

“In this relation, God makes prayer identical in force and power with Himself and says to those on earth who pray: “You are on the earth to carry on My cause. I am in heaven, the Lord of all, the Maker of all, the Holy One of all. Now whatever you need for My cause, ask Me and I will do it. Shape the future by your prayers, and all that you need for present supplies, command Me. I made heaven and earth, and all things in them. Ask largely. Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. It is My work which you are doing. It concerns My cause. Be prompt and full in praying. Do not abate your asking, and I will not wince nor abate in My giving.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer - Enhanced Version

“Things legitimate and right may become wrong when they take the place of prayer. Things right in themselves may become wrong things when they are allowed to fasten themselves inordinately upon our hearts.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer - Enhanced Version

“Hannah's petition for a son began a great prayer movement for God in Israel. Praying women, whose prayers like those of Hannah, can give to the cause of God men like Samuel, do more for the Church and the world than all the politicians on earth. Men born of prayer are the saviours of the state, and men saturated with prayer give life and impetus to the Church. Under God they are saviours and helpers of both Church and state.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer

“Every movement for the advancement of the Gospel must be created by and inspired by prayer. In all these movements of God, prayer precedes and attends as an invariable and necessary condition. In this relation, God makes prayer identical in force and power with Himself and says to those on earth who pray: “You are on the earth to carry on My cause. I am in heaven, the Lord of all, the Maker of all, the Holy One of all. Now whatever you need for My cause, ask Me and I will do it. Shape the future by your prayers, and all that you need for present supplies, command Me. I made heaven and earth, and all things in them. Ask largely. Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. It is My work which you are doing. It concerns My cause. Be prompt and full in praying. Do not abate your asking, and I will not wince nor abate in My giving.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer - Enhanced Version

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― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer - Enhanced Version

“Church activities may so engage and absorb us as to hinder praying, and when this is the case, evil results always follow. It is better to let the work go by default than to let the praying go by neglect.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer

“Church fails to pray, God s cause decays and evil of every kind prevails. In other words, God works through the prayers of His people, and when they fail Him at this point, decline and deadness ensue.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer

“When the Church is in the condition of prayer God s cause always flourishes and His kingdom on earth always triumphs.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer

“The progress to consummation of God’s work in this world has two basic principles—God’s ability to give and man’s ability to ask.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer - Enhanced Version

“let it be said, at once, that a prayerless man in the Church of God is like a paralyzed organ of the physical body.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer - Enhanced Version

“So he who seeks God’s good gifts must practice God’s good deeds.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer - Enhanced Version

“conduct. Hands outstretched to God in prayer must be “holy hands,” unstained hands. The word “holy” here means undefiled, unspotted, untainted, and religiously observing every obligation.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer - Enhanced Version

“hands” are the symbols of supplication. Outstretched hands stand for an appeal for help. It is the silent yet eloquent attitude of a helpless soul standing before God, appealing for mercy and grace. “Hands,” too, are symbols of activity, power and”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer - Enhanced Version

“The closet is the garden of faith.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Weapon of Prayer - Enhanced Version