Monthly Archives: May 2012

“Nothing that occurs in history fails to find a place in the divine program.”  (D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones; 1899-1981)

“No single one of the race of man has any natural right to promises of blessing, nor can the whole world of men deserve them.”  (Charles H. Spurgeon; 1834-1892)

“There is a scum of filthiness boiling or bubbling up even when the Devil does not meddle with us.”  (Ralph Venning; 1621-1674)

“When matters are raveled and disordered, he can find out the right end of the thread, and how to disentangle us again; and when we have spoiled a business, he can dispose it for good, and make an advantage of … Continue reading →

“With our so-called knowledge and wisdom we only stand in the way of the Lord and ourselves.”  (Frans Bakker; 1919-1965)

“God’s dealings with His children, though they are sharp, yet they are safe, and in order to cure; “that he might do thee good in the latter end.” (Deut. 8:16).  (Thomas Watson; 1620-1686)

“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

“Is not the reason of our finding so little to praise, to be sought in our having no eyes for His daily miracles?”  (Augustus F. Tholuck; 1856)

“Pride is the worst viper that is in the heart. It is the greatest disturber of the soul’s peace and sweet communion with Christ. It is the most difficult sin to root out and the most hidden and secret and … Continue reading →

THE BELIEVER.  “He has gained such a view of God and of the perfections of His being, that he now believes that the Most High cannot do anything that is out of harmony with His perfections.”  (William Henry Green; 1825-1900)