Monthly Archives: March 2010

“Oh! For that warm and constant love, which is the main-spring of devoted diligence in the service of God.  Oh! For a larger supply of that “wisdom which is from above,” and which is “without partiality and without hypocrisy!”  (Jam. 3: … Continue reading →

 “It is not for the enemies’ sake that God doth preserve or deliver his people; nor for their sakes, their prayers, tears, faith, obedience, holiness, that he doth great things for them, bestows great mercies upon them; but it is … Continue reading →

“Because a Christian sometimes stops short of the Cross in his spiritual conflicts, he fails to defeat the enemy and remains unfruitful and unhappy, until by some special intervention of the great Restorer, he is again brought, in spirit, to … Continue reading →

“Nothing is more provoking to God, than our quarrelling with our allotment, and indulging the desires of the flesh.  Matthew Henry 1662-1714

“It is a conquering, prevailing greatness of His power; it makes nothing rise up to something; it makes all things arrive to whatsoever He will have them arrive; they have all a faculty in them to obey Him; He is … Continue reading →

“He who elevates himself is constantly engaged in wrecking his own life.  But he who is sincerely humble finds richness of life and happiness.”  Norval Geldenhuys  (First published 1951)

“The more I understand of the character of God, as revealed in Scripture, the more shall I see that he must be sovereign, and the more shall I rejoice from my inmost heart that He is so.   It was God’s … Continue reading →

“There are other ways of God outside the sanctuary — “In the sea.” And there we often find ourselves at a loss. If we are occupied with the sea itself, and with trying to scan God’s footsteps there, then “they … Continue reading →

“True repentance, which is an evangelical contrition of heart and a fixed resolution of spirit to turn from all sin to God, is wrought in the soul by the Spirit of Christ.” John Colquhoun (1748-1827)

“Thou canst, O Lord, forget thy displeasure against thy people; thou canst forget our iniquities, and cast our sins out of thy remembrance, Micah vii. 18, 19; but thou canst no more forget to be gracious, than thou canst cease … Continue reading →