“When we consult God’s Word, we find that no duty is more binding, more exacting, than that of prayer. On the other hand, we discover that no privilege is more exalted, no habit more richly owned of God. No promises are more radiant, more abounding, more explicit, more often reiterated, than those that are attached to prayer…. There is no limit to the provisions included in the promises to prayer, and no exclusion from its promises.” (E. M. Bounds)
Prayer, according to E. M. Bounds, is the richest of habits. It is hard to argue against that. When we look at the Scriptures and see how lofty and valuable the work of prayer is, it ought to press us further into that task. Only then–when we diligently give ourselves to prayer–will we begin seeing and tasting the richness prayer’s rewards.