Monthly Archives: March 2025

“God’s judgments are always just; he never afflicts but in faithfulness.  His will is the rule of justice; therefore, a gracious soul dares not cavil nor question his proceedings.”  Thomas Brooks  (1608-1680)

“When the eye of our faith is fixed upon the eye of God’s omniscience, we dare not let out our thoughts and affections to vanity.”  John Flavel (1628-1691)

“When we are encompassed on every side, let us look to the hand of the Lord to execute the plan which he may have prepared for our deliverance.”  Alexander Carson  (1776-1844)

“We can have no adequate appreciation of this world order until we see it as one mighty system through which God is working out His plans.”  Loraine Boettner  (1901-1990)

“The better view we have of God, the better will we know ourselves.”  Claude Duval Cole  (1885-1968) 

“The light of a Christian character will shine before men and win glory for God without the artificial aid of public advertisement.”  Alfred Plummer (1841-1926)

“All beings whatever, from the highest angel to the meanest reptile, and from the meanest reptile to the minutest atom, are the objects of God’s eternal decrees and particular providence.”  Jerome Zanchius  (1516-1590)

“But as a black background in a picture, which in itself may be thought by some to detract, sets off the lighter colors and heightens their beauty, so the evil of sin, considered absolutely, obscures the glory of God.  Yet … Continue reading →

“For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee;” here is not only a gathering after a forsaking, but great mercies”  to make amends for “a small moment.”  He who hath engaged to … Continue reading →

“Nothing moves a father like the cries of his children; he bestirs himself, wakes up his manhood, overthrows the enemy and sets his beloved in safety.”  Charles H. Spurgeon  (1834-1892)