The Kayelton Group

“’The fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much,’ and wishes accomplished so long as it shall serve for God’s glory and the true good of the petitioner.  (Robert Johnstone  1871)

“It is not forbidden us in hours of dire distress to ask for speed on God’s part in his coming to rescue us.”  (Charles H. Spurgeon  1834-1892)

“The Lord can turn the heart perfectly to hate sin that was most of all beloved; and the strength of sin is gone when once it’s hated and as the hatred grows stronger and stronger, sin becomes weaker and weaker daily.”  (Nathaniel Vincent  1695)

“God pours out His grace plentifully on humble hearts.  His sweet dews and showers slide off the mountains to fall on the low valleys of humble hearts, and make them pleasant and fertile.”  (Robert Leighton  1611-1684)

“While God assists our weakness, he does not intend to encourage our laziness; therefore, we are also  to labor and strive according to his working which works in us mightily.”  (Henry Dove) 

“The will of God and His decrees are unchangeable: there can be no alteration in the Divine intention, no new act arise in His mind, no reversion of His eternal plan, all being founded in adorable sovereignty, ordered by infallible wisdom, ratified by omnipotence, and cemented with immutability.” (Jerome Zanchius  1516-1590)

“Moral persuasion will not bring a soul to Christ. That man cannot come himself but must be drawn is proved from John 6:44:  ‘No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent Me draw him.’”  (Christopher Ness  1621-1705)

“He died for our sins that we might not die in our sins.  He consented to their slaying him, that they might not slay us.”  (Robert Candlish  1806-1873)

“O Christian! Remember when you trust God you trust an Almighty Creator, who is able to help. Let your case be never so desperate.”  (Thomas Manton  1620-1677)

“Only the Spirit Himself can show us what is wrong with us and only the Spirit can prescribe the cure.  Only the Spirit can save us from the numbing unreality of Spiritless Christianity.”  (A. W. Tozer  1897-1963)