Prayer Quote by Zondervan

Prevailing prayer requires a tender, compassionate heart, a deep solicitude for the glory of God and the good of His people. Nehemiah wept and…

— Arthur Wallis

“Nephi did not pray, as I probably would have prayed, to have his circumstances changed. Rather, he prayed for the strength to change his…

— Council of the Twelve Apostles

“The work of God requires stamina. Nehemiah sustained his stamina even through staggering difficulties. He persisted through both ridicule and discouragement, and he remained…

— Paul Chappell

God instructed Nehemiah to build a wall around Jerusalem to protect its citizens from enemy attack. You see, God is not against building walls!

— Robert Jeffress

“Prayers are like the powerful sounds of trumpets. When God's people come together and pray, the walls that challenge progress will fall.”

— Ellen J. Barrier

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

— Anonymous

“He was praying the Psalms, as he'd done in times past, with the enemies of King David translated into his own enemies of fear…

— Jan Karon

Though I am weak, yet God, when prayed, Cannot withhold his conquering aid.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. (Nehemia 4:9)

— Bible

“Our praying needs to be pressed and pursued with an energy that never tires, a persistency which will not be denied, and a courage…

— E.M. Bounds

“After defending the value of prepared prayers, the author cautions against over-reliance on them. Just as David could not fight in the armor of…

— N.T. Wright

“Prayer had fortified him. It would require an almost superhuman strength of purpose, an absolute resolve, to save my brother from himself.”

— Ron McLarty