Monthly Archives: January 2024

“The goodness of the Lord.”  “He might, if he had pleased, have made everything we tasted bitter, everything we saw loathsome, everything we touched a sting, every smell a stench, every sound a discord.”  (William Paley  1743-1805)

“The great Author of nature knows all our wants.  Let us cast our every care on him, for he cares for us; and may we come boldly to the throne of grace in faith and sincerity that we may obtain … Continue reading →

“Confession is to the soul as the whetstone is to the knife, it sharpen and puts an edge on it; so does confession of sin.  Confessing your evils to God sharpens and put an edge on your supplications.“  (Christopher Love  1618-1651)

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

“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 →

“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 →

“We can never understand the course of this world’s events unless we keep in mind that God is the absolute and unchallengeable Sovereign of all that exists, and that no event, good or bad, great or small, can take place … Continue reading →

“God, as sovereign, chose us; as merciful, pardons us; as wise, guides us; as powerful, protects us; as true, makes good his promises to us.”  (Stephen Charnock  1628-1680)

“The resurrection of Jesus Christ was the closing and culminating act of the redemption that he wrought.  If the work had not thereby been completed, it would have been of no avail.”  (William Arnot  1808-1875)

“The will of God cannot be resisted because with his willing the end, he wills also the means. ‘My counsel shall stand; I will do all my pleasure’ (Isaiah 46: 10). (Elisha Coles  1608-1688)