If You Will Ask : Reflections on the Power of Prayer

“Prayer changes things.”
 
While this familiar phrase holds an element of truth, prayer is about so much more than asking God to give us the job, help us sell the house, or heal us from sickness. It changes things, yes, but more importantly, it changes us.
 
That’s the premise of If You Will Ask, a collection of teachings on prayer from bestselling author and Bible teacher Oswald Chambers. This short book packs a punch, exploring how this vital spiritual discipline is less about getting what you want and more about getting to know the God of the universe.
 
Each chapter ends with a prayer taken directly from Chambers’ prayer journals and lectures at the Bible Training College in London.
 
Prayer aligns our hearts with God’s and nourishes our life in Him. Take your next step toward a richer, more vibrant prayer life.
 

Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) is best known for the classic devotional My Utmost for His Highest. Born in Scotland, Chambers had a teaching and preaching ministry that took him as far as the United States and Japan. He died at age forty-three while serving as chaplain to Allied troops in Egypt during World War I.

David McCasland is a contributor to Our Daily Bread and the author of Eric Liddell: Pure Gold and Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God, which won the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Gold Medallion for biography. He and his wife live in Colorado.