Monthly Archives: May 2016

“Suppose a man to be discontented with the appointments of providence; suppose him to murmur and repine at what the Almighty allots him to do or to bear; is he not to be charged with provoking God to change his … Continue reading →

“Sovereignty and dominion and strength are His, and out of these He will pardon your sins and save you; and if all that power of God will bring you to salvation, and keep you to salvation then you shall surely … Continue reading →

“Whereof we learn, that no danger can hurt when God doth command us to enter into it; and all dangers overcome us if we choose them ourselves, besides God’s commandment.”  John Hooper

“If he is not to be traced, he may be trusted; and that religion is of little value which will not enable a man to trust God where he can neither trace nor see him.”  John Flavel  (1628-1691)

“For he that examines himself shall always find such store of vices, as he shall be ashamed of them if he consider them well.”  John Calvin  (1509-1564)

“He walks where we cannot always trace his footsteps. God moves mysteriously by times, as we all know. There are ways of God which are purposely to try us. I need not say that it is not at all as … Continue reading →

“There are moments in the life of all believers when God and his ways become unintelligible to them. They get lost in profound meditation, and nothing is left in them but a desponding sigh. But we know from Paul the … Continue reading →

“When a man hath laid forth his desires, and poured out his heart before God, he should quiet himself, and cast himself with his burden upon the Lord; for here the poor committeth himself to God.´ David Dickson (1583-1662)

“The blessed Saviour thinks of us far more constantly, and far more fervently, than we, even in hours of deepest emotion, think of him; he contemplates us with far more steadiness and intense interest than we can contemplate him.” George … Continue reading →

“We hear much talking about doctrines and peculiarities, little about Christ Himself.” Horatius Bonar (1808-1890)