Monthly Archives: December 2012

“They are unworthy to be exalted who cannot bear to be humbled.”  (George Lawson; 1749-1807)

“A man whose heart is not watered with the dew of God’s grace continually may for a time make a fair show of godliness, but in the end he will fall away.”  (William Cowper;  1731-1800)

“From the lowest depths the language of faith is heard ascending to God most high, who performeth all things for the believer.”  (John Stephen)

“He who looks away from himself, from his vileness, guiltiness, emptiness, and poverty, fully and believingly unto Jesus, shall know what the forgiveness of sin is, and shall experience the love of God shed abroad in his heart.”  (Octavius Winslow; … Continue reading →

“There just are not many who without reserve believe these faithful injunctions, or have Jesus Christ as their true and only expectation.”  (Unknown)

“To flame with indignation at corrupt motives and base conduct is not wrong.”  (David Thomas;  1813-1894)

“Hallowed be Thy Name.  That this petition stands first warns us against self-seeking in prayer.  We are not to begin with our own wants, not even our spiritual wants; not with ourselves at all, but with God.”  Alfred Plummer; 1841-1926)

“Unbelief is rebellion against God.  Faith, on the other hand, is an act of submission, or the surrender of ourselves to God, contrary to the natural opposition of our minds, in order that He may possess and conduct us, and … Continue reading →

“This is the end of confession; it vindicates God, proclaiming Him just in the penalty he inflicts.”  (A. A. Bonar; 1810-1892)

“Now, love is the very excellence of God; for God is love.  Love is the purest, deepest, and most powerful emotion known to man.”  (George Burrowes;  1853)