Monthly Archives: September 2011

“God makes a man righteous by possessing him with a principle of righteousness; which principle is not of nature, but of grace; not of man, but of God.”  (John Bunyan, 1628-1688)

“Therefore as long as we live in this world, let us labor to profit and go forward more actively, assuring ourselves that there is still always somewhat amiss in us.” John Calvin  (1509-1564)

“We should begin to pray before we kneel down, and we should not cease when we rise up.”  Charles H. Spurgeon  (1834-1892)

“Learn then this basic truth, that the Creator is absolutely Sovereign, executing His own will, performing His own pleasure, and considering nought but His own glory.  “The Lord hath made all things FOR HIMSELF.”  Arthur W. Pink  (1886-1952)

“Seek this good Guide, he is easy to be found:  “Seek, and ye shall find.”  You shall find that he is first holy; secondly, able; thirdly, willing; fourthly, diligent; and fifthly, constant.  O my soul!  to follow him, and he … Continue reading →

“A believer throws the whole weight of all his affairs and concernments, temporal, spiritual, and eternal, upon the promises of God, like a man resolved to stand or fall with them.”  (Timothy Cruso, 1656-1697)

“We are not our own, we are bought with a price, the inestimable price of the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.”  (M.R. De Haan, 1891-1965)

“The pillow is the best counselor; and there is much truth in the saying, especially if we have first committed ourselves in prayer to God, and taken a prayerful spirit with us to our bed.”  (Barton Bouchier, 1794-1865)

“No greater mercy can be bestowed upon any people, family, or person, than this, for God to dwell among them.”  (James Janeway, 1636-1674)

“The Lord is our portion, and this is incomparably more than if we had heaven and earth; for all the earth is but as a point compared with the vastness of the heavens, and the heavens themselves are but a … Continue reading →