The key to praying with power is to become the kind of persons who do not use God for our ends but are utterly devoted to being used for His ends.
John PiperThe evil and suffering in this world are greater than any of us can comprehend. But evil and suffering are not ultimate. God is. Satan, the great lover of evil and suffering, is not sovereign. God is.
John PiperIf you want to be a conduit for God's grace, you don't have to be lined with gold. Copper will do.
John PiperAll the different ways God has chosen to display his glory in creation and redemption seem to reach their culmination in the praises of his redeemed people. God governs the world with glory precisely that he might be admired, marvelled at, exalted and praised. The climax of his happiness is the delight he takes in the echoes of his excellence in the praises of the saints.
John Piper