Monthly Archives: July 2020

“Once we have taken a problem to God, we should cease to concern ourselves with it. We should turn our backs upon it and center our gaze upon God. Is not this precisely where we go astray?” (D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones; … Continue reading →

“He draws us, and we come. He makes us thirsty and we drink. He changes our heart, our mind, and our will by His Spirit and Word, and we find Him more precious than all the riches of the world, … Continue reading →

“The poorer the wretch, the more welcome is he at the door of divine charity.” (Charles H. Spurgeon; 1834-1892)

“All the blessings which a person receives here, and will receive hereafter, are gifts of grace from God, not founded upon man’s merits.” (Norval Geldenhuys, 1918-1964)

“Sin is of an encroaching nature; it creeps into the soul by degrees, step by step, until it has the soul at the very height of sin.” (Thomas Brooks; 1608-1680)

“There is no better test of our true character, than the habitual effect of ‘vain thoughts’ upon our minds—whether we love and indulge them, or abhor, and watch and pray against them.” (Thomas Scott; 1747-1821)

“The world can create trouble in peace, but God can create peace in trouble.” (Thomas Watson; 1620-1686)

“Men may violate the precepts of heaven; they cannot frustrate its purposes.” (David Thomas; 1813-1894)

“The bond of the covenant is able to bear the weight of the believer’s heaviest burden.” (William S. Plumer; 1802-1880)

“All the holy breathings and desires of the soul, all the longings for God and for conformity to His will and image, all that is lovely and like Jesus in the saint, are the result of this gracious act of … Continue reading →