Monthly Archives: August 2025

“Because the hope of the godly is grounded upon God’s promises, therefore it shall not be disappointed, but God’s mercy shall be on them, according as they hope in him.”  (David Dickson  1583-1662)

“The sacrificial death of God’s Christ was necessary.  There was no other manner by which to reconcile the elect unto God.”  (Anonymous)

“Those who have once known the unspeakable enjoyment of communion with a reconciled God, cannot long endure the sensible withdrawment of divine mercy.”  (Morrison, 1762-1809)

“There is present to each of us a wicked demon, lying in wait for us, a seducer and hater of good, and the same that from the beginning plotted against the salvation of man.”  (Eusebius, 263-339)

“The knowledge of God is the root of knowledge.”   (William Arnot  1808-1875)

“We know not what our prayer should be for two reasons — because the future is still hidden and even in the present life, we know not what is best for us.”  (Augustine, 354-430)

“What God has done for a man will be better seen after the trouble is ended than in the meantime.”  (David Dickson  1583-1662)

“So demented is the mind and heart of the natural man that he will cleave to that which will cause him the eternal vengeance of a Holy God.  We find in Psalms 52 that the natural man loves evil rather … Continue reading →

“A faithful man can endure God’s absence but a short time, while rebels take very little notice until they are crushed with destruction.”  (Anonymous  1946)

“Nothing is more importunate and necessary than sleep; but the hungering and thirsting for righteousness felt when the manifestations of Jesus are withheld, are stronger than the claims of even sleep, and cause us to seek him on our bed … Continue reading →