Monthly Archives: May 2022

“Confession is to the soul as the whetstone is to the knife that sharpens it and puts an edge on it; so does confession of sin.  Confessing your evils to God does sharpen and  put an edge on your supplications;  that … Continue reading →

“It is His faithfulness that shall establish His people, keep them from falling, and from evil  (Jude 24; 2 Thessalonians 3:3).”  (Author unknown)

“Grieve not as without hope that upon thy sincere and suitable repentance, divine goodness will forgive thee thy sins.”  (Nathanael Hardy  1618-1670)

“His almighty wonders are so incomprehensible that even the rage of the ungodly and their mighty acts of unbelief and denial cannot make the faith of God ineffectual. (Romans 3:31)  (Author unknown)

“There is no guile in the spirit of him who sees the truth of himself in the light of the truth of God.  For the truth of God shows him at once that in Christ he is perfectly righteous before … Continue reading →

“Never has man been able to earn salvation or to make himself acceptable to God by doing good works.”  (Loraine Boettner  1901-1990)

“The life of a Christian is filled up with interchanges of sickness and health, weakness and strength, want and wealth, disgrace and honor, crosses and comforts, miseries and mercies, joys and sorrows, mirth and mourning; all honey would harm us, … Continue reading →

“Those are best prepared for spiritual blessings that are most sensible of their worth and their own unworthiness to receive.”  (Matthew Henry; 1662-1714)

“Whatever befalls you, remember the good pleasure of God is in it.  Hold your peace, as Aaron did (Leviticus 10:3); or if you must speak, “let your speech be seasoned with salt.”  “It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth … Continue reading →

“Let them fret and storm as much as they please, they cannot take from us the Lord Jesus, the peace of conscience, the joy of the Holy Ghost, the heavenly life; that is to say, in one word, supreme happiness.  … Continue reading →