The Prayer Motivator with Daniel Whyte III

Rick Warren said: "The more you pray, the less you’ll panic. The more you worship, the less you worry. You’ll feel more patient and less pressured." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Ezekiel 22:30-31 which reads: "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath; their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God." Our prayer motivator quote today is from Charles Spurgeon. He said, "In all states of dilemma or of difficulty, prayer is an available source. The ship of prayer may sail through all temptations, doubts and fears, straight up to the throne of God; and though she may be outward bound with only griefs, and groans, and sighs, she shall return freighted with a wealth of blessings!"

The Prayer Motivator Minute #677

Timothy Keller said: "Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Matthew 5:44 which reads: "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." Our prayer motivator quote today is from Oswald Chambers. He said, "It is not so true that "prayer changes things" as that prayer changes me and I change things. God has so constituted things that prayer on the basis of Redemption alters the way in which a man looks at things. Prayer is not a question of altering things externally, but of working wonders in a man's disposition."

The Prayer Motivator Minute #676

Billy Graham said: "Three things necessary for a successful crusade. The first is prayer, the second is prayer, and the third is prayer." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Psalm 35:13 which reads: "But as for me, when they [my enemies] were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom." Our prayer motivator quote today is from J. Oswald Sanders. He said: "Mastering the art of prayer, like any other art, will take time, and the amount of time we allocate to it will be the true measure of our conception of its importance."

The Prayer Motivator Minute #675

George Muller said: "On the ground of our own goodness we cannot expect to have our prayers answered. But Jesus is worthy, and for His sake we may have our prayers answered." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Proverbs 15:8 which reads: "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight." Our prayer motivator quote today is from Jonathan Edwards. He said: "It is God’s will through His wonderful grace, that the prayers of His saints should be one of the great principal means of carrying on the designs of Christ’s kingdom in the world."

The Prayer Motivator Minute #674

F.B. Meyer said: "The man who prays grows, and the muscles of the soul swell from this whipcord to iron bands." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Psalm 145:18 which reads: "The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth." Our prayer motivator quote today is from R.A.Torrey. He said: "The Spirit, when He prays through us, or helps us to meet the mighty “oughtness” of right praying, trims our praying down to the will of God."

The Prayer Motivator Minute #673

Someone said, "Prayer is our partnership with God in transforming history." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Zechariah 4:6 which reads: "Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts." Our prayer motivator quote today is from Daniel Henderson. He said, "Prayerlessness is our declaration of independence from God."

The Prayer Motivator Minute #672

Alvin Reed said, "Prayer is intimacy with God that leads to the fulfillment of His purposes." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Proverbs 15:8 which reads: "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight." Our prayer motivator quote today is from John Piper. He said, "God aims to exalt Himself by working for those who wait for Him. Prayer is the essential activity of waiting for God: acknowledging our helplessness and His power, calling upon Him for help, seeking His counsel… Prayer is the antidote for the disease of self-confidence that opposes God’s goal of getting glory by working for those who wait for Him."

The Prayer Motivator Minute #671

"Let us stop launching movements that we claim will change the world until we have made prayer a sincere and intentional focus." Our prayer motivator passage from the Word of God today is Philippians 4:19 which reads: "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Our prayer motivator quote today is from Perry Noble. He said, "Covering laziness in prayer is not a spiritual discipline. God did not just call us to PRAY about His will but also to PARTICIPATE in it."