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“For with the Lord is mercy…In myself I perceive nothing but wrath, in the devil nothing but hatred, in the world nothing but extreme fury and madness. But the Holy Ghost cannot lie, which willeth me to trust because there … Continue reading →

“Simple childlike faith in prayer consists not in high devotion and warm feeling; it is nothing but believing and not doubting from the bottom of the heart.” Rudolf E. Stier (1816-1862)

“We have no righteousness of our own to plead, and therefore must plead God’s righteousness, the word of promise, which he has freely given us, and caused us to hope in.” (Matthew Henry, 1662-1714)

“All things turn out according to divine predestination; not only the works we do outwardly, but even the thoughts we think inwardly. There is no such thing as chance, or fortune; nor is there a readier way to gain the … Continue reading →

“In the infinite wisdom of the Lord of all the earth, each event falls with exact precision into its proper place in this unfolding of His eternal plan; nothing, however small, however strange, occurs without His ordering, or without its … Continue reading →

“As well might man attempt to swim the ocean as to fathom the judgments of God. Man knows far too little to justify him in attempting to explain the mysteries of God’s rule.” Loraine Beottner (1901-1990)

“And one may have confessed and sincerely repented of that sin, which yet shall make him go halting to the grave. ‘You were a God that forgave them, though you took vengeance on their inventions.’” (Thomas Boston, 1677-1732)

“If God reduces you to necessities, he therein deals no otherwise with you than he has done with some of the holiest men that ever lived.” (John Flavel; 1627-1691)

“Holy hearts will be humble under the afflicting hand of God. When God’s rod is upon their backs, their mouths shall be in the dust. A good heart will lie lowest, when the hand of God is lifted highest.” (Job … Continue reading →

“I offer the following description: Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God’s wise and fatherly disposal in every condition.” (Jeremiah Burroughs; 1600-1646)