Famous Quotes from prayer warriors:

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“When we pray, God works. All fruitfulness in service is the outcome of prayer.”

— John Hyde

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“What the church needs today is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can use—men of prayer.”

— E. M. Bounds

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“Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance, but laying hold of His willingness.”

— George Müller

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“Satan dreads nothing but prayer.”

— Samuel Chadwick

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“Prayer is the breath of life to the Christian.”

​Amy Carmichael

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“Prayer lays hold of God’s plan and becomes the link between His will and its accomplishment on earth.”

​Elisabeth Elliot

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In the Epistles, prayer is presented as the normal and continual practice of the Church in this present dispensation, flowing from our position in Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit. Believers are exhorted to be “devoted to prayer” (Romans 12:12), to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17), and to bring “supplication, prayer, intercession, and thanksgiving” before God for all people (1 Timothy 2:1). Prayer is not a means of earning favour or advancing an earthly kingdom, but an expression of dependence and trust in God’s will, as Paul writes, “In everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God” (Philippians 4:6). Peter reminds believers to approach prayer with spiritual clarity and holiness, urging them to be “of sound judgment and sober spirit for the purpose of prayer” (1 Peter 4:7), and warning that disobedience and broken relationships can hinder prayer (1 Peter 3:7). James emphasizes both the practice and power of prayer in the believer’s life, calling Christians to pray in times of suffering, joy, and weakness, and affirming that “the prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail” (James 5:16). Together, the Epistles present prayer as a faithful, Spirit-led response of those already redeemed, aligning the believer’s heart with God’s purposes while awaiting the fulfillment of His plan.

 

This thought continues into the last book of the New Testament, Book of Revelation. The apostle John writes of heavenly worship where “the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints” (Revelation 5:8). Later, John sees an angel at the altar who is given much incense “to offer, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne,” and the smoke of the incense rises before God (Revelation 8:3–4). These scenes reveal that the prayers of God’s people are neither forgotten nor insignificant, but are received, remembered, and incorporated into the outworking of God’s sovereign purposes, even as His final judgments unfold.

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