Monthly Archives: August 2009

“For never was any sinner qualified to come to Christ. He is well qualified to come to us; but a sinner out of Christ has no qualifications for Christ but sin and misery.” Horatius Bonar (1808-1890)

“Watcheth for his heart. The Lord identifies Himself with the cause of those who trust in Him.” (James G. Murphy; 1808-1896)

“ANTIPAS, THE FAITHFUL WITNESS OF JESUS CHRIST BURNED AT PERGAMOS IN A RED HOT BRAZEN OX. A.D. 95. (Rev. 2:12-14). Touching the time and manner of his death, there is nothing stated in Holy Writ; but some of the ancient … Continue reading →

“Perhaps God withholds what thou wouldest have, that it may be the more prized by thee when it comes: ‘Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.’” Prov. xiii. 12.” (John … Continue reading →

“For with the Lord is mercy…In myself I perceive nothing but wrath, in the devil nothing but hatred, in the world nothing but extreme fury and madness. But the Holy Ghost cannot lie, which willeth me to trust because there … Continue reading →

“Simple childlike faith in prayer consists not in high devotion and warm feeling; it is nothing but believing and not doubting from the bottom of the heart.” Rudolf E. Stier (1816-1862)

“To desire ease, therefore, is to embrace a deadly enemy. Who that knows his own heart will not feel it a matter, not of congratulation, but of deep and anxious prayer – ‘In all time of our wealth-Good Lord, deliver … Continue reading →

For to deny a man’s self, is to know he hath no power in himself to do any spiritual duty. (Thomas Hooker; 1586-1647)

“Thou holdest mine eyes waking.” “Oh, how wearisome a thing it is to spend the long night in tossing up and down in a restless bed, in the chase of sleep; which the more eagerly it is followed, flies so … Continue reading →

“Though the revelation of God in his works is sufficient to render men inexcusable, it does not follow that it is sufficient to lead men, blinded by sin, to a saving knowledge of himself. As Paul says of the law, … Continue reading →