“Is it not a proof that the Holy Spirit is to a great extent a stranger in the church when prayer, for which God has made such provisions, is regarded as a task and a burden? And does not this teach us to seek for the deep root of prayerlessness in our ignorance of and disobedience to the Divine Instructor, whom the Father has commissioned to teach us to pray?” – Andrew Murray
In my mind the greatest question ever asked of Jesus was, “…Lord, teach us how to pray.” (Luke 11:1) And is it any wonder when the Master, “in the days of His flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears..” and was often found alone in prayer when tired and in the early darkness of the morning. And in John 17 we have the beauty and power of His praying, the toil of praying in the garden the night He was betrayed, and in Luke 18:1-8 we have that beautiful parable of the widow woman regarding prayer, whereby He ends by saying: “Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Luke 18:8) And yet today so very few care about the prayer meeting at all. Where is our faith? Where is our application of the Word of God unto a powerful working reality in our lives – deeply, powerfully and most beautifully?
This little page is designed to help those who genuinely want to repent and cultivate a life of prayer. Am I someone special? No. I just simply desire to know the Lord, both in tandem with His word and in intimate prayer. Below there are some simple prayers that I hope will cultivate your own life of prayer in and through the Scriptures.
Pray through the Scriptures
More coming soon
Resource Helps
On praying
- The Hidden Life of Prayer & The Prayer-Life of Our Lord – David McIntyre
- The Hidden Life of Prayer – David McIntyre
- With Christ In The School of Prayer – Andrew Murray
- The Lord’s Prayer – Thomas Watson
- The Complete Works of E.M. Bounds – E.M. Bounds
- Power Through Prayer – E.M. Bounds
- Revival Praying – Leonard Ravenhill
- The Lord’s Prayer – Thomas Watson
- A Praying Church: The Neglected Blessing of Corporate Prayer – Dennis Gundersen
- Praying: Finding Our Way Through Duty to Delight – J.I. Packer
- A Call to Prayer – J.C. Ryle
Assist with praying
- Valley of Vision – Puritan Prayers
- Morning and Evening – Charles H. Spurgeon
- One Man’s Walk with God: Preparing for Trials and Fears – J.B. Strang
- My Utmost for His Highest – Oswald Chamber
Recommended related biographies and more
- The Autobiography of George Muller (A Million and a Half in Answer to Prayer) – George Muller
- In Light of Eternity: The Life of Leonard Ravenhill – Mack Tomlinson
- The Life of God in the Soul of Man – Henry Scougal
