Matthew Henry Quotes About Prayer

Quotes about: Prayer

• It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we may not unsay them in our practice.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, Practice, May

  Matthew Henry (1839). “An Exposition of the Old and New Testament: Wherein Each Chapter is Summed Up in Its Contents: Job-Solomon's Song. 1839”, p.391

• Though we cannot by our prayers give God any information, yet we must by our prayers give him honor.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, Giving, Honor

  Matthew Henry (1991). “The Secret of Communion with God”, p.15, Kregel Publications

• The Bible is a letter God has sent to us; prayer is a letter we send to him.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, Letters

  Matthew Henry (1848). “Daily Communion with God: Christianity No Sect ; The Sabbath ; The Promises of God ; The Worth of the Soul ; A Church in the House”, p.81

• The prayers and supplications that Christ offered up were, joined with strong cries and tears, herein setting us example not only to pray, but to be fervent and importunate in prayer. How many dry prayers, how few wet ones, do we offer up to God!

  Matthew Henry

  Strong, Prayer, Tears

  Matthew Henry, Samuel Palmer (1838). “An Exposition of the Old and New Testament ...”, p.715

• Prayer time must be kept up as duly as meal-time.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, Meals, Prayer Time

  Matthew Henry, Leslie F. Church (1992). “The NIV Matthew Henry Commentary in One Volume: Based on the Broad Oak Edition”, p.530, Harper Collins

• Days of trouble must be days of prayer.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, Trouble

  Matthew Henry (1866). “An Exposition of the Book of Psalms: With Practical Remarks and Observations”, p.368

• You may as soon find a living man who does not breathe, as a living Christian who does not pray.

  Matthew Henry

  Christian, Prayer, Men

• Prayer is the midwife of mercy, that helps to bring it forth.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, Helping, Mercy

  Matthew Henry, Leslie F. Church (1992). “The NIV Matthew Henry Commentary in One Volume: Based on the Broad Oak Edition”, p.4040, Harper Collins

• We read of preaching the Word out of season, but we do not read of praying out of season, for that is never out of season.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, Praying, Preaching

  Matthew Henry (1866). “Directions for daily communion with God, in 3 discourses, and The communicant's companion”, p.3

• God's promises are to be our pleas in prayer.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, Promise

  Matthew Henry (1808). “An Exposition of All the Books of the Old and New Testaments ...: Wherein Each Chapter is Summed Up in Its Contents : the Sacred Text Inserted at Large in Distinct Paragraphs : Largely Illustrated with Practical Remarks and Observations”, p.252

• Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of mercy in petitions, and returning it in praises; it proves and maintains the spiritual life.

  Matthew Henry

  Spiritual, Prayer, Men

  Matthew Henry (2011). “Matthew Henry Study Bible - KJV edition”, Importantia Publishing

• Prayer is a salve for every sore, a remedy for every malady; and when we are afflicted with thorns in the flesh, we should give ourselves to prayer. If an answer be not given to the first prayer, nor to the second, we are to continue praying. Troubles are sent to teach us to pray; and are continued, to teach us to continue instant in prayer.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, Giving, Answers

  Matthew Henry, Noah Webster (2018). “Matthew Henry Study Bible - Revised King James Version”, p.1505, Importantia Publishing

• The best we can say to God in prayer, is what He has said to us.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, Said

  Matthew Henry, Leslie F. Church (1992). “The NIV Matthew Henry Commentary in One Volume: Based on the Broad Oak Edition”, p.293, Harper Collins

• When God is about to give His people the expected good, He pours out a Spirit of prayer, and it is a good sign that He is coming towards them in mercy.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, People, Giving

  Matthew Henry, Thomas Scott (1834). “A commentary upon the holy Bible: Isaiah to Malachi”, p.232

• God's Word must be the guide of your desires and the ground of your expectations in prayer.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, Expectations, Desire

  Matthew Henry (1866). “Directions for daily communion with God, in 3 discourses, and The communicant's companion”, p.10

• Those that forget to attend God with their praises may perhaps be compelled to attend him with their prayers.

  Matthew Henry

  Prayer, May, Forget

  Matthew Henry (1808). “An exposition of all the books of the Old and New Testaments: ...: Wherein each chapter is summed up in its contents: the sacred text inserted at large in distinct paragraphs ... largely illustrated with practical remarks and observations”

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