Monthly Archives: August 2010

“In all your waitings  remember two things:  Let it not be so much the event you wait for, as the lord of the even; the Lord in the event.  And take care that you have a promise underneath you.—In his … Continue reading →

“By a regard to his presence; a soul that loves Christ, values the presence of Christ; nothing so desirable to him as that is: and when he has lost sight of Christ, cannot be easy without him, but seeks here … Continue reading →

“To be discontented with our own situation, or with the elevation of our neighbours above ourselves, is rebellion against that Providence by which all our affairs, and the affairs of all mankind, are conducted.”  George Lawson  (1749-1820)

“Without the death of his dear Son he could not give us life; and without his effectual calling we could not receive it from him.”  John Daille  (1594-1670)

“Ideally, faith is the inspiration of love, and love is the manifestation of faith.”  William Graham Scroggie  (1877-1958)

“The best way to outwit the devil is to be silent under the hand of God; he that mutters is foiled by him, but he that is mute overcomes him, and to conquer a devil is more than to conquer … Continue reading →

“It is better to be humble and patient than proud and impatient under afflicting dispensations; since, in the former case, we wisely submit to what is really best; in the latter, we fight against it.”  Thomas Boston (1677-1732)

“He exerts not merely a general influence, but actually rules in the world which He has created.  The nations of the earth, in their insignificance, are as the small dust of the balance when compared with His greatness; and far … Continue reading →

“He does nothing but what He decreed, and He decreed nothing which He did not will, and both will and decree are absolutely eternal , thought the execution of both be in time.”  Jerome Zanchius  (1516-1590)

“Far from offering us flattery, the cross undermines our self-righteousness, and we can stand before it only with a bowed head and a broken spirit” – John Scott