Prayer is the easiest and hardest of all things; the simplest and the sublimest; the weakest and the most powerful; its results lie outside the range of human possibilities-they are limited only by the omnipotence of God.
Edward Mckendree BoundsRead
Leaders in the realm of religious activity are to be judged by their praying habits and not by their money or social position. Those who must be placed in the forefront of the Church's business must be, first of all, men who know how to pray.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True leadership in religious contexts is measured by one's commitment to prayer rather than wealth or status.
Edward Mckendree Bounds emphasizes that the essence of leadership within religious communities is rooted in the ability to pray, highlighting the spiritual connection and discipline necessary for effective leadership. By stating that leaders should be judged by their praying habits rather than their financial means or social standing, Bounds asserts that the foundation of church leadership lies in spiritual devotion and a deep relationship with the divine.
Themes
LeadershipPrayerReligionSpiritualityDevotion
In practice
Example use cases
In a sermon discussing the importance of faith, this quote could highlight the necessity of prayer in leadership roles.
More from Edward Mckendree Bounds
All quotes →No erudition, no purity of diction, no width of mental outlook, no flowers of eloquence, no grace of person can atone for lack of fire. Prayer ascends by fire. Flame gives prayer access as well as wings, acceptance as well as energy. There is no incense without fire; no prayer without flame.
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Importunity is a condition of prayer. We are to press the matter, not with vain repetitions, but with urgent repetitions. We repeat, not to count the times, but to gain the prayer. We cannot quit praying because heart and soul are in it. We pray "with all perseverance." We hang to our prayers because by them we live. We press our pleas because we must have them, or die.
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We may excuse the spiritual poverty of our preaching in many ways, but the true secret will be found in the lack of urgent prayer for God's presence in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Edward Mckendree BoundsRead
Faith, and hope, and patience and all the strong, beautiful, vital forces of piety are withered and dead in a prayerless life. The life of the individual believer, his personal salvation, and personal Christian graces have their being, bloom, and fruitage in prayer.
Edward Mckendree BoundsRead
It is only when the whole heart is gripped with the passion of prayer that the life-giving fire descends, for none but the earnest man gets access to the ear of God.
Edward Mckendree BoundsRead
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