Monthly Archives: May 2010

“The soul hardens rapidly under the fires of lust.”  William Howard Van Doren  (1810-1882)

“For when we repose all faith in Him to whom we cling and understand that all things flow from Him alone and that we are in His care, then sweet love toward Him has to follow.”  Martin Luther (1483-1546)

“The mind which holds the simple fundamental truth that all is of God, may also hold, almost as a matter of course, that all is designed of God.”  J. J. Stewart Perowne (1823-1904)

“He has an exceeding greatness of power in Him, engaged to believers, which is a prevailing power—nothing can resist it.”  Thomas Goodwin  (1600-1679)

“Let the resolution of the prophet be thine,” I will look unto the Lord;  I will wait for the God of my salvation:  my God will hear me.”  William Greenhill  (1650)

“Seeing the end from the beginning, He saw that the thing He desired would never come to pass unless brought into being by a direct act of His own will.”  Horatius Bonar  (1808-1890)

“There is nothing of more importance, whether for the individual believer or for the Church collectively, than a firm conviction, such as the Book of Joshua emphatically supplies, that long delays on God’s part involve no forgetfulness of His promises, … Continue reading →

“The church must never be satisfied to preach to “respectable” people only, but should continually be engaged in evangelizing those who have fallen into sin or who religiously are outsiders.  If Jesus came not to call the righteous but sinners … Continue reading →

“It is by no means shameful to trust God: on the contrary it is a point of honour with good men to trust in Him who is faithful and true; and if they have to suffer for it they do … Continue reading →

Love, flowing from the heart of Jesus into the heart of a poor, believing sinner, expelling selfishness, melting coldness, conquering sinfulness, and drawing that heart up in a simple and unreserved surrender, is, of all principles of action, the most … Continue reading →