Ryle: proof of conversion

Sunday, August 30, 2015
Meditation:
    The Lord told [Ananias], “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.”
    —Acts 9:11 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Of all the evidences of the real work of the Spirit, a habit of hearty private prayer is one of the most satisfactory that can be named. A man may preach from false motives. A man may write books and make fine speeches and seem diligent in good works, and yet be a Judas Iscariot. But a man seldom goes into his closet, and pours out his soul before God in secret, unless he is in earnest. The Lord himself has set his stamp on prayer as the best proof of true conversion.
    ... J. C. Ryle (1816-1900), A Call to Prayer, published in the 1850’s as a pamphlet, American Tract Society, 1867, p. 10 (see the book)
    See also Acts 9:11; Deut. 4:29; Ps. 32:6; 130:1-3; Pr. 15:8; Jon. 2:2; Luke 11:9-10; Acts 2:21; 1 Thess. 5:17
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, open my heart. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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