Monthly Archives: February 2012

“There is no will so willful as a wicked will.”  (William G. T. Shedd, 1820-1894)

“Without integrity the best graces we seem to have are counterfeit, and therefore, but glorious sins; the best worship we can perform is but hypocrisy, and therefore abominable in God’s sight.”  (George Downame; 1604)

“There is no possibility of perishing at the feet of Jesus.”  (Alexander Carson; 1776-1844)

“As a man’s hopes are, such is he.  If his hope is in the promise of God, it is and must be well with him.”  Charles H. Spurgeon  (1834-1892)

Faithful waiting that looks only to God is like the willow tree, “often shaken and whipped in the wind, but firm at the root.”   (Unknown)

“Never did anyone suffer more or greater abuses from men than Jesus did, nor did any one ever endure insult and reproach every kind of abuse in a more peaceful and forgiving manner.”  (John Flavel; 1628-1691)

“There is not a moment, even the holiest, that we are exposed to the “fiery darts” of the adversary.”  (Octavius Winslow; 1808-1878)

“Man is a poor changeable creature and changes his mind oftener than his garment, both from the darkness of his understanding and the perverseness of his will; he frequently sees something that he saw not before; but there is no … Continue reading →

“If anyone thinks he has MASTERED the art of prayer because he can testify to many answered prayers, he is an abomination before the Lord and an idolator before men.”  (Frans Bakker; 1919-1965)