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Matthew Henry Quotes about Prayer

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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”

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

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

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