The battle of prayer is against two things in the earthlies: wandering thoughts and lack of intimacy with God's character as revealed… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
If we think of prayer as the breath of our lungs and the blood from our hearts, we think rightly. The blood… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the biblical purpose of prayer is that we… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Prayer is not getting things from God. That is a most initial stage; prayer is getting into perfect communion with God: I… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
If we rely on the Holy Spirit, we shall find that our prayers become more and more inarticulate; and when they are… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
You say, "But He has not answered." He has, He is so near to you that His silence is the answer. His… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
We lean to our own understanding, or we bank on service and do away with prayer, and consequently by succeeding in the… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
It is by no haphazard chance that in every age men have risen early to pray. The first thing that marks decline… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
If we pray only because we want answers, we will become irritated and angry with God. We receive an answer every time… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
The inattentive, slovenly way we drift into the presence of God is an indication that we are not bothering to think about… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
We hear it said that a man will suffer in his life is he does not pray; I question it. What will… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Spiritual lust--'I must have it at once'--causes me to demand an answer from God, instead of seeking God himself who gives the… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Prayer is the practice of drawing on the grace of God. Don't say, "I will endure this until I can get away… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Get into the habit of dealing with God about everything. Unless in the first waking moment of the day you learn to… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Our Lord never referred to unanswered prayer. He taught that prayers are always answered: “Everyone who asks receives”. And He implied that… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Can Jesus Christ see the agony of His soul in us? He can't unless we are so closely identified with Him that… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Worshipping God is the great essential of fitness. If you have not been worshipping...when you get to work you will not only… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Whenever the insistence is on the point that God answers prayer, we are off the track. The meaning of prayer is that… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
We think of prayer as a preparation for work, or a calm after having done work, whereas prayer is the essential work. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
One great effect of prayer is that it enables the soul to command the body. By obedience I make my body submissive… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ carries on intercession for us in heaven; the Holy Ghost carries on intercession in us on earth; and we the… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
If God sees that my spiritual life will be furthered by giving the things for which I ask, then He will give… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
God's "nothings" are His most positive answers. We have to stay on God and wait. Never try to help God to fulfill… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
There is nothing to be valued more highly than to have people praying for us; God links up His power in answer… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
To say that 'prayer changes things' is not as close to the truth as saying, 'prayer changes me and then I change… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Intercessory prayer for one who is sinning prevails. God says so! The will of the man prayed for does not come into… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
It is impossible to live the life of a disciple without definite times of secret prayer. You will find that the place… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
One of the most subtle burdens God ever puts on us as saints is this burden of discernment concerning other souls. He… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“If we deliberately choose to obey God, then He will tax the remotest star and the last grain of sand to assist us with… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
Realize that the Lord is here now, and the freedom you receive is immediate. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
When Jesus Christ shed his blood on the cross, it was not the blood of a martyr; or the blood of one man for… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
“Let circumstances take you where they will, but keep drawing on the grace of God in whatever condition you may find yourself.” — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
The goal of faithfulness is not that we will do work for God, but that He will be free to do His work through… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
We are in danger of forgetting that we cannot do what God does, and that God will not do what we can do. We… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
“It is a solemn thing, and no small scandal in the Kingdom, to see God's children starving while actually seated at the Father's table.” — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
“If my holiness is not drawing towards Him, it is not holiness of the right order, but an influence that will awaken inordinate affection… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
“My spiritual history must have as its underlying foundation a personal knowledge of Jesus Christ. To be born again means that I see Jesus.” — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
We always have visions, before a thing is made real. When we realize that although the vision is real, it is not real in… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
The thing that awakens the deepest fountain of gratitude in a human being is that God has forgiven his sin. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
The secret of the missionary is...I am His, and He is carrying out His work through me. — Oswald Chambers Copy Share
