Monthly Archives: November 2024

“Have mercy upon me; I plead not my merit, but thy free mercy.”  (Matthew Poole  1624-1679)

“Afflictions to the godly are medicinal…Afflictions are as needful as ordinances (1 Peter 1:6).  No vessel can be made of gold without fire; so it is impossible that we should be made vessels of honor unless we are melted and … Continue reading →

“The world is infinitely deceived in thinking that contentment lies in having more than we already have.”  (Jeremiah Burroughs  1600-1646)

 “The amount of sin makes ‘no difference.’  Out of Christ, he who calls himself the least of sinners must perish; in Christ, the very vilest is made ‘the righteousness of God.’”  Brownlow North  (1741-1820)

“Living faith in a living and loving Savior can do all things.”  William Garden Blaikie  (1820-1899)

“Surely, there is far more danger of making too much of man and too little of God, than there is of making too much of God and too little of man.” Arthur W. Pink (1886-1952)

“Love to Christ, even among disciples, may grow so cold and remiss that there will be need of trials and separation for a time to quicken the love again.”  George Hutcheson  (1615–1674)

“When he looks up to God, and considers the truth of his promises, and the sufficiency of his grace and protection, and the almighty strength of his Redeemer, these things fill his soul with confidence and assurance; but when he … Continue reading →

“Bring my soul out of trouble.”  “I can bring it in, but only God can bring it out.”  John Trapp

“Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning’: let it engage my thoughts and affections.”  W. Abbot  (1870)