if the devil can get the church to withdraw from prayer by believing reasonable excuses, the church is under his dominion.

He who is too busy to pray will be too busy to live a holy life. Satan had rather we let the grass grow on the path to our prayer chamber than anything else.

He who would pray, must obey.

Our praying, however, needs to be pressed and pursued with an energy that never tires, a persistency which will not be denied, and a courage which never fails.

Prayer is the one prime, eternal condition by which the Father is pledged to put the Son in possession of the world. Christ prays through His people. Had there been importunate, universal, and continuous prayer by God's people, long ere this the earth had been possessed for Christ.

Prayer is the greatest of all forces, because it honors God and brings him into active aid.

The men who have done the most for God in this world have been early on their knees.