While Charles Spurgeon is known as the prince of preachers, he also knew the importance and power of prayer. May the Spurgeon quotes below on prayer burden us all to spend more time on our knees.1
“He that knows how to overcome the Lord in prayer, has heaven and earth at his disposal.”
“Prayer can never be in excess.”
“Groanings which cannot be uttered are often prayers which cannot be refused.”
“I would rather teach one man to pray than ten men to preach.”
“Prayer pulls the rope below and the great bell rings above in the ears of God. Some scarcely stir the bell, for they pray so languidly. Others give but an occasional pluck at the rope. But he who wins with heaven is the man who grasps the rope boldly and pulls continuously, with all his might.”
“A prayerless church member is a hindrance. He is in the body like a rotting bone or a decayed tooth. Before long, since he does not contribute to the benefit of his brethren, he will become a danger and a sorrow to them. Neglect of private prayer is the locust which devours the strength of the church.”
“Delayed answers to prayer are not only trials of faith; they also give us opportunities to honor God through our steadfast confidence in Him, even when facing the apparent denial of our request.”
“If you cannot trust God for the temporal, how dare you trust him for the eternal?”
“Unless you have forgiven others you read your own death warrant when you repeat the Lord’s Prayer.”
“Prayer meetings are the throbbing machinery of the church.”
“In all states of dilemma or of difficulty, prayer is an available source. The ship of prayer may sail through all temptations, doubts and fears, straight up to the throne of God; and though she may be outward bound with only griefs, and groans, and sighs, she shall return freighted with a wealth of blessings!”
“Saints of the early church reaped great harvests in the field of prayer and found the mercy seat to be a mine of untold treasures.”
“There should be a parallel between our supplications and our thanksgivings. We ought not to leap in prayer, and limp in praise.”
“Mighty prayer has often been produced by mighty trial.”
“Prayer moves the arm that moves the world.”
“Oh! yes, (the prayer meeting) is the place to meet with the Holy Ghost, and this is the way to get His mighty power. If we would have Him, we must meet in greater numbers; we must pray with greater fervency, we must watch with greater earnestness, and believe with firmer steadfastness. The prayer meeting…is the appointed place for the reception of power.”
“Intercessory prayer is exceedingly prevalent. What wonders it has wrought! The Word of God teems with its marvelous deeds. Believer, thou hast a mighty engine in thy hand, use it well, use it constantly, use it with faith, and thou shalt surely be a benefactor to thy brethren.”
“Prayer must not be our chance work but our daily business, our habit and vocation.”
“Remember, Christ’s scholars must study upon their knees.”
“Prayer girds human weakness with divine strength, turns human folly into heavenly wisdom, and gives to troubled mortals the peace of God. We know not what prayer can do.”
“Whether we like it or not, asking is the rule of the kingdom.”
“True prayer is the trading of the heart with God.”
“Prayer is one of the necessary wheels of the machinery of providence.”
“True prayer is measured by weight, not by length.”
“Make the most of prayer. … Prayer is the master-weapon. We should be wise if we used it more, and did so with a more specific purpose.”
“Prayer is the best response to hatred.”
“Lord Jesus, cause me to know in my daily experience the glory and sweetness of Thy name, and then teach me how to use it in my prayer, so that I may be a prince prevailing with God.”
“The goal of prayer is the ear of God.”
1 All of these quotations are from the following website:
Charles Spurgeon Quotes About Prayer | A-Z Quotes (azquotes.com)