Monthly Archives: April 2024

“What comfort ought this to afford under every condition!  For the Lord Jesus goes before us through the desert.  He is touched with the feeling of our infirmities.”  Ridley H. Herschell  (1807-1864)

“There is nothing which God requires of his people, as to be done by them, but he himself helps them in the doing of it.”  (Thomas Horton; 1673)

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

“Lord, thou art my righteousness, and I am thy sin: thou hast taken from me what was mine, and given me what was thine.”  “Oh, sweet exchange! Oh, benefits beyond all expectation!”  (Alexander A. Bonar; 1810-1892)

The duration of the Satan’s encounters will last until he is destroyed.  He only conspires in sabotage and destruction.  Leaving the evil monster to the will of God is our greatest wisdom.  Should we seek to do battle against them … Continue reading →

“The first word God spoke to man in paradise was the law, the second was the glorious Gospel; He made Himself known first as the Sovereign, and then as the Redeemer.”  (R.S. Candlish; 1806-1873)

“Vanity is nothing, but there is a condition worse than nothing.  Confidence in the things or persons of this world, but most of all a confidence in ourselves, will bring us at last to that state wherein we would fain … Continue reading →

“In a word, trust in God is that high act or exercise of faith whereby the soul, looking upon God and casting itself on his goodness, power, promises, faithfulness, and providence, is lifted up above carnal fears and discouragements; above … Continue reading →

What is essential is a daily emptying of self, a crucifying, and a killing of the flesh, which results in the denial of our own ambitions and being completely submissive to the God of heaven and earth.  This, to say the … Continue reading →

In these names, Lord and Jesus, Christ’s divinity and humanity blend.  He whom we trust is both God and Man.  As God alone, we could never have known Him.  As Man alone, He could never have saved us.  (William Graham … Continue reading →