Monthly Archives: May 2020

“By thy providence, put life into my affairs; by thy grace, put life into my affections; cure me of my spiritual deadness and make me lively in my devotion.”  (Matthew Henry; 1662-1714)

“The man who puts his trust in Christ puts his trust not simply in the Man of Galilee but in God the Father.”  (Leon Morris)

“The believer has all God’s unfailing promises to depend upon, and as he depends, he gains strength by his own happy experiences of the faithfulness of the word.”  (John Stephen)

“Let me remind you that the way to cultivate moral excellence is to believe the doctrine, cherish the spirit, and obey the precepts of Christ.”  (David Thomas  1813-1894)

“The Spirit puts nothing new into the Bible; He only so enlightens and strengthens our faculties that we can discern and admire what is there already.”  (Henry Melvill  1798-1871)

“Election is the first link in the golden chain of our salvation and the cornerstone in the amazing fabric of human happiness.”  (Abraham Booth  1734-1806)

“The spirit of prayer must be born from above and cannot be imitated nor counterfeited by merely human effort.”  (A. B. Simpson  1843-1919)

“Great is the weakness of our faith as it appears by our fears, doubts, and distrusts so that we need to be assured more and more.  We need to say with tears as he says in the gospel: ‘Lord, I … Continue reading →

“How different if one is enabled to wait on God’s own time and to look alone to him for help and deliverance!  When at last help comes, after many seasons of prayer it may be, and after much exercise of … Continue reading →

“God withdraws not in anger, but in love; He feels, without ceasing, the strongest desire to return to us; He earnestly invites us to return; He continues still to view us with unabated love, with even greater pleasure than he … Continue reading →