There is no power like that of prevailing prayer, of Abraham pleading for Sodom, Jacob wrestling in the stillness of the night, Moses standing in the breach, Hannah intoxicated with sorrow, David heartbroken with remorse and grief, Jesus in sweat of blood. Add to this list from the records of the church your personal observation and experience, and always there is the cost of passion unto blood. Such prayer prevails. It turns ordinary mortals into men of power. It brings power. It brings fire. It brings rain. It brings life. It brings God.
— Samuel Chadwick (1860–1932), Prediger, Evangelist, Rektor des Cliff College und Autor
Topics: Prayer & Silence, Courage & Strength
Occasions: For Reflection
Samuel Chadwick
Samuel Chadwick war ein britischer methodistischer Prediger, Evangelist und Leiter des Cliff College an der Wende zum 20. Jahrhundert. Er stand für die wesleyanische Heiligungsbewegung und betonte in seinen Schriften und Predigten die Notwendigkeit des beharrlichen Gebets sowie das Wirken des Heiligen Geistes. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er als Autor, der die Kirche vor geistlicher Selbstgenügsamkeit warnte und zu einer kompromisslosen Hingabe an Gott aufrief.
All quotes by Samuel Chadwick (16)
When we pray, the circumstances often remain the same, but we become different.
Oswald Chambers
Prayer does not change God, but the one who prays.
Søren Kierkegaard
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.
Corrie ten Boom
To pray is to draw breath from God.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Prayer does not equip us for greater works – prayer is the greater work.
Oswald Chambers
God has his ear at your heart.
Augustine of Hippo
Prayers are tools not for doing or getting, but for being and becoming.
Eugene Peterson