Monthly Archives: February 2011

“Jehovah is executing his purposes even through the wickedness of men and devils: and all things that have taken place from the creation must minister to his glory.”  Alexander Carson  (1776-1844)

“The objects of election and redemption are the same;  Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect?—It is Christ that died!  Died for  the elect!  So the same us all, for whom God delivered up His Son, … Continue reading →

“So while we are in the most serious talk with Him, when all other things should be kept out, yet how many chinks there are in the heart, at which a flood of other thoughts come in!  Our minds leave … Continue reading →

“If God really is our Master, all the resources of heaven and earth are at our back.”  William Garden Blaikie  (1821-1899)

 “If he be not JEHOVAH in the highest sense, we lose all confidence in the vicarious character of His death, and are compelled to resign our long and fondly cherished hope of salvation through His cross—the perfection of His atoning … Continue reading →

“Everything that can be called good in man, or in the universe, originates in the “I will” of Jehovah.”  Horatius Bonar  (1808-1890)

“Mere formalists may be content without answers to their prayers, but genuine suppliants cannot;  they are not satisfied with the results of prayer itself in calming the mind and subduing the will—they must go further and obtain actual replies from … Continue reading →

“But as a black background in a picture, which in itself may be thought by some to detract, sets off the lighter colors and heightens their beauty, so the evil of sin, considered absolutely, obscures the glory of God.  Yet … Continue reading →