the ‘gate of prayer’

(J.R. Miller, “The Wider Life” 1908)  LISTEN to audio!  Download audio “Lord, teach us to pray!” Luke 11:1 A little child missed her mother at a certain time every day. The mother’s habit was to slip away upstairs alone, and to be … Continued

not as I will

(J.R. Miller, 1905)  LISTEN to audio! Download audio Where to go in sorrow is one of life’s great questions. For there are none to whom sorrow come at some time. The Master, whose footprints are on all life’s paths, shows us the … Continued

Go to Him

(from Winslow’s, “The Broken Heart Bound Up”) What is your sorrow?Take your bereaved, stricken and bleeding heart to Him, and rest it upon His, once bereaved, stricken and bleeding, too; for He knows how to bind up the broken heart, … Continued

His refuge was prayer

(J.R. Miller, “The Shining Light” 1911) “Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to them: Sit here while I go over there and pray.” Matthew 26:36 We see the Master at prayer in Gethsemane. It was … Continued

Gems from Martin Luther

Grace Gems​ Gems from Martin Luther Prayer is climbing up into the heart of God!    ~  ~  ~  ~ God does not need your good works–but your neighbor does!    ~  ~  ~  ~ I have held many things … Continued

the refuge still was prayer

(J.R. Miller, “The Shining Light” 1911) “Then Jesus went with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to them: Sit here while I go over there and pray.” Matthew 26:36 We see the Master at prayer in Gethsemane. It was … Continued

Gems from William Gurnall

Choice gems from William Gurnall, prayer The gospel is God’s heart in print! ~  ~  ~  ~  ~ That book must be worth reading–that has God for the author! ~  ~  ~  ~  ~ The pleasures of sin must needs be short, because … Continued

All that He has and is-is theirs…

(Charles Spurgeon) I will be their God.” Jeremiah 31:33  Child of God, let me urge you to make use of your God. Make use of Him in prayer; I beseech you, go to Him often, because He is your God. … Continued

“before they call, I will answer”…

(Arthur Pink) The omniscience of God is an encouragement to prayer. There is no cause for fearing that the petitions of the righteous will not be heard, or that their sighs and tears shall escape the notice of God–since He … Continued

Continue earnestly…

CONTINUE EARNESTLY IN PRAYER… “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving, meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also … Continued