Monthly Archives: September 2015

“In all your waitings remember two things: Let it not be so much the event you wait for, as the Lord of the event,; the Lord in the event. And take care that you have a promise underneath you.—In his … Continue reading →

This daily thought is exceedingly long, but it speaks volumes. “We cannot attain to a comprehension of all the wisdom of God. We cannot see how its several parts cohere with each other, or how they consist with the perfections … Continue reading →

“To be discontented with our own situation, or with the elevation of our neighbors above ourselves, is rebellion against that providence by which all our affairs, and the affairs of all mankind, are conducted.” George Lawson (1749-1820)

“But a ‘beastly man does not know, neither does a fool understand this.’ That is, he being like a beast, having no sanctified principle of wisdom in him, looks no further than an animal into all the works of God … Continue reading →

“The Spirit is the great illuminator of the soul. We may spread the most momentous and spiritual truths before the mind, the evidence that confirms them may be collected from every source, and poured, as with focused power, upon the … Continue reading →

“Do not despise ‘the day of small things.’  Do not think that you are too spiritual to stand on such a low level. If you do, you will fall.” D Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981)

“Abraham, being strong in the faith, gave glory to God; and this is the nature of faith, even in its weakest degree.” John Fawcett (1740-1817)

“Ideally, faith is the inspiration of love, and love is the manifestation of faith.” William Graham Scroggie (1877-1958)

“It must be admitted, that the character and the tendencies of the age are not favorable to deep and mature reflection upon the hidden, spiritual life of the soul.” Octavius Winslow (1808-1878)

“We never consider that God can open the eyes of the blind with clay and spittle, He can work above, beyond, and even contrary to means. He often makes the fairest flowers of man’s endeavors to wither and brings improbable … Continue reading →