Monthly Archives: March 2012

“Can we go against sin and Satan with a better weapon than Christ used to vanquish the tempter with?” (William Gurnall; 1617-1679)

“The first word He spoke to man in paradise was the law, the second was the glorious Gospel; He made Himself known first as the Sovereign, and then as the Redeemer.”  (R.S. Candlish; 1806-1873)

“Look not behind thee; remember not those vices which are behind thee.”  (Thomas Playfree)

“For prayer is not a work of the head, or hand, or eyes only, but chiefly a work of the heart, and therefore called in Scripture, the “pouring out of the soul” (1 Sam. 1:15);  and the “pouring out of … Continue reading →

“This is that which makes heaven to be heaven”  “We shall be ever with the Lord.”  1 Thess. 4:17.  (John Cragge; 1657)

“As men of a weak constitution must have their wine qualified with water for fear of distemper, so must we in this life (such is our weakness), have our joy mixed with sorrow, lest we turn giddy and insolent.”  (William … Continue reading →

“Impatience of uncertainty is a moral fault which mars many an intellectual process.” (MacLaren)

“Vanity is nothing, but there is a condition worse than nothing.  Confidence in the things or persons of this world, but most of all a confidence in ourselves, will bring us at last to that state wherein we would fain … Continue reading →

“The child of God is not free from fault in this world, and therefore liable to correction.” (James G. Murphy; 1808-1896)

“Let us ease our heaviest loads of sufferings, and sweeten our bitterest cups of sorrows with the continual meditation and constant expectation of the fullness of joy in the presence of God, and of the pleasure at his right hand … Continue reading →