Monthly Archives: May 2017

“No sooner are the eyes of a sinner’s understanding opened than he begins to see the exceeding sinfulness of sin in his heart and life.  He sees his innumerable provocations, and discerns that malignity in sin which he never saw … Continue reading →

“The blood made atonement not by reason of the death, but by reason of the life.” George Milligan (1860-1934)

“If you did lie quietly under the hand of God, your condition would be much more easy than it is.”  John Flavel (1627-1691)

“But as the fire under the pot makes the scum rise up, appear on top, and run over; so the crook in the lot raises up from the bottom, and brings out such corruption as otherwise one could hardly imagine … Continue reading →

“It has been frequently with my hopes and desires, in regard to providence, as with my watch and the sun, which has often been ahead of true time;  I have gone faster than providence, and have been forced to stand … Continue reading →

“Afflictions to the godly are medicinal . . . Afflictions are as needful as ordinances (1 Peter  1:6).  No vessel can be made of gold without fire; so it is impossible that we should be made vessels of honor, unless … Continue reading →

“The world is infinitely deceived in thinking that contentment lies in having more than we already have.”  (Jeremiah Burroughs  1600-1646)

“Lord, thou art my righteousness, and I am thy sin: thou hast taken from me what was mine, and given me what was thine.”  “Oh, sweet exchange!  Oh, unsearchable device!  Oh, benefits beyond all expectation!”  (Alexander A. Bonar; 1810-1892)

“The amount of sin makes ‘no difference.’  Out of Christ, he who calls himself the least of sinners must perish; in Christ, the very vilest is made ‘the righteousness of God.’”  Brownlow North  (1741-1820)

“As well might man attempt to swim the ocean as to fathom the judgments of God.  Man knows far too little to justify him in attempting to explain the mysteries of God’s rule.”  Loraine Beottner  (1901-1990)