Jim Chandler

“Although we can’t earn God’s favor, Scripture does talk about pleasing God. In 2 Corinthians 5:9 Paul says that his aim is “to be pleasing to Him” (cf. 1 Thess 2:4), and he tells believers to have the same purpose (1 Thess 4:1).”
― David Platt, Exalting Jesus in Galatians

“Here on earth the influence of one who asks a favor for others depends entirely on his character, and the relationship he bears to him with whom he is interceding.”
― Andrew Murray, The Ministry of Intercession (Updated and Annotated): A Plea for More Prayer

“And we – you, my reader, and I – may have the privilege of offering ourselves to God to labor in prayer and bring down these blessings to this earth.”
― Andrew Murray, The Ministry of Intercession (Updated and Annotated): A Plea for More Prayer

“The light that shows us our sin and condemns us for it, will show us the way out of it, into the life of liberty that is well-pleasing to God.”
― Andrew Murray, The Ministry of Intercession (Updated and Annotated): A Plea for More Prayer