You may as soon find a living man who does not breathe, as a living Christian who does not pray.

The prayers and supplications that Christ offered up were, joined with strong cries and tears, herein setting us example not only to pray, but to be fervent and importunate in prayer. How many dry prayers, how few wet ones, do we offer up to God!

Holy joy will be oil to the wheels of our obedience.

We read of preaching the Word out of season, but we do not read of praying out of season, for that is never out of season.

Grace in the soul is heaven in that soul.

It is easy to be religious when religion is in fashion; but it is an evidence of strong faith and resolution to swim against a stream to heaven, and to appear for God when no one else appears for Him.

To wait on God is to live a life of desire toward Him, delight in Him, dependence on Him, and devotedness to Him.