Be assured that God's people are always a praying people. This is one of the most certain marks by which His children may be known. One who has learnt to pray as he ought has found out the secret of a godly life. We may grow rich without prayer. We may live long without prayer. We may become learned without prayer. We may get through the world without prayer. But never, never, shall we reach heaven without it. It is prayer that knocks at the gate of mercy, and that calls down showers of blessings from above. It is by prayer that we come to Christ, and find salvation for our souls.

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