Prayer Quotes by J. C. Ryle

Prayer is the very life-breath of true Christianity.

— J. C. Ryle

Do you wish to grow in grace and be a holy Christian? Then never forget the value of prayer.

— J. C. Ryle

If you train your children to anything, train them, at least, to a habit of prayer.

— J. C. Ryle

A man's state before God may always be measured by his prayers.

— J. C. Ryle

Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.

— J. C. Ryle

No prayers can be heard which do not come from a forgiving heart.

— J. C. Ryle

We must wrestle earnestly in prayer, like men contending with a deadly enemy for life.

— J. C. Ryle

Backsliding, generally first begins with neglect of private prayer.

— J. C. Ryle

What is the cause of most backslidings? I believe, as a general rule, one of the chief causes is neglect of private…

— J. C. Ryle

If anyone feels his sins, let him come at once, straight, direct, not merely to church, or to the sacrament, or to…

— J. C. Ryle

Let us resolve by God's grace, that however poor and feeble our prayers may seem to be, we will pray on.

— J. C. Ryle

Let us resolve by God's grace that, however feeble and poor our prayers may seem to us, we will pray on.

— J. C. Ryle

Let us seek friends that will stir up our prayers, our Bible reading, our use of time, and our salvation.

— J. C. Ryle

True worship leads to a more full knowledge of self, God, heaven, duty, doctrine, practice and experience.

— J. C. Ryle

Surely if there be any habit which your own hand and eye should help in forming, it is the habit of prayer.

— J. C. Ryle

Our prayers may be weak, stammering, and poor in our eyes. But if they come from a right heart, God understands them.…

— J. C. Ryle

What is the reason that some believers are so much brighter and holier than others? I believe the difference, in nineteen cases…

— J. C. Ryle

If we would have good ministers, we must remember our Lord’s example, and pray for them. Their work is heavy. Their responsibility…

— J. C. Ryle

There are few professing Christians, it may be feared, who strive to imitate Christ in the matter of private devotion. There is…

— J. C. Ryle

Such true worship will stand the test of Christ's great principle, “By their fruits you shall know them”. It sanctifies the Christian's…

— J. C. Ryle

I should as soon expect a farmer to prosper in business who contented himself with sowing his fields and never looking at…

— J. C. Ryle

Sunday morning, before we go to hear the Word of God preached...let us not rush into God’s presence careless, reckless, and unprepared,…

— J. C. Ryle

Without the blessing of the Lord, your best endeavors will do no good. He has the hearts of all men in His…

— J. C. Ryle

Faith is to the soul what life is to the body. Prayer is to faith what breath is to the body. How…

— J. C. Ryle

When a man’s heart is cold and unconcerned about religion – when his hands are never employed in doing God’s work –…

— J. C. Ryle

Bibles read without prayer; sermons heard without prayer; marriages contracted without prayer; journeys undertaken without prayer; residences chosen without prayer; friendships formed…

— J. C. Ryle

Happy are they, who in the matter of marriage observe three rules. The first is to marry only in the Lord, and…

— J. C. Ryle

No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees.

— J. C. Ryle

Prayer is the surest remedy against the devil and besetting sins.

— J. C. Ryle

Prayer is the mightiest weapon that God has placed in our hands.

— J. C. Ryle

If you want to find out how much someone loves you, find out how much they pray for you.

— J. C. Ryle

It is not always those who have the most eminent gifts who are the most successful laborers for God. It is generally…

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Prayer needs neither learning, wisdom or book knowledge to begin it. It needs nothing but heart and will.

— J. C. Ryle

To be prayerless is to be without God, without Christ, without grace, without hope, and without heaven.

— J. C. Ryle

Jesus hears us, and in His own good time will give an answer... He may sometimes keep us long waiting...but He will…

— J. C. Ryle

The 'means of grace' are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word…

— J. C. Ryle

Oh, dear friend, if you love your children, I charge you, do not let the early impression of a habit of prayer…

— J. C. Ryle

The 'means of grace' are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word…

— J. C. Ryle