Monthly Archives: July 2019

“Our daily acts of communion with God — our daily praise, our daily thanksgiving — must be found afresh on the work of Jesus.  “By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually.”  (Hebrews 13:15)  (A.A. … Continue reading →

“Blessed are the poor in spirit” — that is, that are emptied of themselves, and look upon themselves as having nothing, deserving nothing, and able to do nothing spiritually.  That is the first link of the chain, and each succeeding … Continue reading →

“Christ comes and picks away the weeds, the sin of our prayer, and presents nothing but flowers to His Father which are a sweet smelling savor.”  Thomas Watson  (1620-1686)

“Grace to pray, and the fixing of the heart in prayer on the Lord, is his gift, no less than the answer of the prayer: and where the Lord gives the one grace, he will also give the other: thou … Continue reading →

“It will be a great comfort to us if trouble, when it comes, finds the wheels of prayer a-going, for then may we come with the more boldness to the throne of grace.”  (Matthew Henry; 1662-1714)

“We should begin to pray before we kneel down, and we should not cease when we rise up.”  Charles H. Spurgeon  (1834-1892)

By the immutability of God is meant that he is incapable of change, either in duration of life, nature, character, will or happiness.  In none of these, nor in any other respect is there any possibility of change.  Change must … Continue reading →

Answers to prayers are sweet cordials for the soul.  We need not fear a frowning world while we rejoice in a prayer-hearing God.  (C.H. Spurgeon; 1834-1892)

“Love is like fire: where it burns in the heart, it will break forth at the lips.  It will be elegant in setting forth God’s praise: love must have vent.”  (Thomas Watson  1620-1686)

“He is a God of veracity, faithful to his promises, and gracious to his saints; he will not turn away from his people.”  Charles H. Spurgeon  (1834-1898)