Monthly Archives: August 2022

“He who elevates himself is constantly engaged in wrecking his own life.  But he who is sincerely humble finds richness of life and happiness.”  Norval Geldenhuys (1918-1964)

“Few can bear great and sudden mercies without pride and wantonness, until they are hampered and humbled to carry it moderately.”  Samuel Lee  (1677)

“The believing soul is convinced of its own weakness, helplessness and inability to resist its enemies. Is convinced of its insufficiency to keep itself from sin and so commits itself to Christ, that He would be its keeper.”  Jonathan Edwards  … Continue reading →

“No sooner are the eyes of a sinner’s understanding opened than he begins to see the exceeding sinfulness of sin in his heart and life.  He sees his innumerable provocations, and discerns that malignity in sin which he never saw … Continue reading →

“Men are prone to be deluded by externals, and to suppose that the absence of outward splendor is indicative of the absence of God’s blessing, forgetting that God often chooses the weak things of the earth to confound the mighty … Continue reading →

“The goodness of God is a spiritual sunbeam to melt the heart into tears.  Oh, says the soul has God been so good to me?  Has He reprieved me so long from hell, and shall I grieve His Spirit any … Continue reading →

“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)

“It is a comfort to see that God’s power works effectually and irresistibly. It’s the very same power as wrought in Christ to raise Him from the dead.”  Thomas Goodwin  (1600-1679)

“The reason we find so little to praise is because we have no eyes for his daily miracles”  (Augustus F. Tholuck; 1856)

“For his sake, not for our own, are we chosen; in him, not in ourselves, we are received by God being accepted in the Beloved; therefore, in him are we blessed and he is our blessing.”  Unknown  (1859)