Monthly Archives: December 2025

“It is mercy that takes us out of the womb, feeds us in the days of our pilgrimage, furnishes us with spiritual provisions, closes our eyes in peace, and translates us to a secure resting place.”  (G. S. Bowes  1869)

“The more experience a man has in the ways of God, the more sensible is he of his own readiness to wander insensibly, by ignorance and inadvertency, from the ways of God.”  (David Dickson  1583-1662)

“The way to victory is not a confident assertion of our own better selves, but faith, and faith necessarily refers us to something beyond ourselves.  The victorious faith of the Christian is trust in God as He is revealed in … Continue reading →

“Prayer is chiefly a heart-work. God hears the heart without the mouth, but never hears the mouth acceptably without the heart.”  (Walter Marshall)

“If the people of God would diligently keep their hearts, their communion with each other would be unspeakably more inviting and profitable.”  (John Flavel  1628-1691)

“Unbelief is rebellion against God.  Faith, on the other hand, is an act of submission, or the surrender of ourselves to God, contrary to the natural opposition of our minds, in order that He may possess and conduct us, and … Continue reading →

“Grace is either absolutely free, or it is not at all.”  (Abraham Booth  1734-1806)

As prosperity blinds the eyes of men, even so doth adversity open them.”  (Otho Wermullerus  1551)

“The Lord’s word changes not; and in spite of all evil forebodings, the Lord will perfect concerning me the work that he hath already begun.”  (Joseph Francis Thrupp  1860)

“Whatever truly tends to exalt God, to bring the soul near him, and to insure his being glorified and enjoyed, will naturally attract the notice, excite the affections and influence the conduct of one who is born of God.”  (John … Continue reading →