Samuel Rutherford Quotes about Prayer

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Your heart is not the compass that God steers by.

Your heart is not the compass that God steers by.

Samuel Rutherford

Christian, Prayer, Heart

I have been benefited by praying for others; for by making an errand to God for them I have gotten something for myself.

Samuel Rutherford

Prayer, Errands, Praying

Samuel Rutherford (1818). “Joshua redivivus, or, three hundred and fifty-two religious letters: to which is added a testimony to the convenanted work of Reformation between 1638 and 1649”, p.148

But the way to overcome is by patience, forgiving and praying for your enemies, in doing whereof you heap coals upon their heads, and your Lord shall open a door to you in your trouble: wait upon Him, as the night watch waiteth for the morning. He will not tarry. Go up to your watch-tower, and come not down, but by prayer, and faith, and hope, wait on.

Samuel Rutherford

Forgiveness, Morning, Prayer

Samuel Rutherford, Hamilton Smith (2008). “Extracts from the Letters of Samuel Rutherford”, p.45, Scripture Truth