Give yourselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word. If you do not pray, God will probably lay you aside from your ministry, as He did me, to teach you to pray.
Robert Murray M'CheyneRead
I ought to spend the best hours of the day in communion with God. It is my noblest and most fruitful employment, and is not to be thrust into any corner.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes prioritizing time spent in spiritual reflection and communion with God as a vital and noble pursuit.
Robert Murray M'Cheyne highlights the importance of dedicating one's best time to connect with God, viewing this spiritual communion as not only the highest calling but also the most productive use of one's hours. He suggests that such spiritual engagements should not be relegated to the peripheries of our lives but should be central to our daily existence, reflecting their significance in personal fulfillment and moral development.
Themes
SpiritualityCommunionTimeReflectionFaith
In practice
Example use cases
In a sermon discussing the importance of prayer and meditation.
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All quotes →I ought to pray before seeing any one. Often when I sleep long, or meet with others early, it is eleven or twelve o'clock before I begin secret prayer. I feel it is far better to begin with God-to see His face first, to get my soul near Him before it is near another.
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Rose early to seek God and found Him whom my soul loveth. Who would not rise early to meet such company?
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Live near to God, and so all things will appear to you little In comparison to eternal realities.
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If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies.
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The greatest need of my people is my own holiness.
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