Monthly Archives: July 2019

“Prayer keeps the heart open to God, and shut to sin; it assuages the intemperate hearts and swelling of lust.”  Thomas Watson  (1620-1686)

“He who praises God for mercies shall never want a mercy for which to praise.”  Charles H. Spurgeon  (1834-1898)

“The blessed Savior 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 →

“Simple, childlike faith in prayer consists not in high devotion and warm feeling; it is nothing but believing and not doubting from the bottom of the heart.”  Rudolf E. Stier  (1816-1862)

“All prayers that are acceptable with God are the breathings of his own Spirit within us.”  Robert South  (1633-1716)

“If we open our mouths to God in prayer, he will fill them more and more with suitable petitions and arguments.  When we attempt to open the mouth, God will open it still wider.”  Benjamin Beddome  (1717-1795)

“Where sin abounded to mar, grace will much more abound to renew.  Whatever is lost by sin is more than restored by redemption.  The risen Christ is glorious, and risen Christians will be like him.”  (William Arnot; 1808-1875)

“To bless God is to adore Him, to acknowledge His excellency, to express the highest veneration and gratitude.  To bless God is to render Him the homage of our hearts as the Giver of every good and perfect gift.  The … Continue reading →

“What a mercy that if we believe not, yet God abides faithful, hearing prayer even when we are laboring under doubts which dishonor his name.”  Charles H. Spurgeon  (1834-1898)

“With the Word of God and all the promises, should not boldness be our approach, His faithfulness our stay, and super-abundant transactions our expectations!”  (Anonymous)