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“All prayers that are acceptable with God are the breathings of his own Spirit within us.”  Robert South  (1633-1716)

“Our daily acts of communion with God, our daily praise and our daily thanksgiving must be founded afresh on the work of Jesus.  “By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually.”  (Hebrews 13: 15)  (A.A. … Continue reading →

“Make him your counsellor and friend; you cannot please him better than when your hearts rely wholly upon him.”  (John Berridge; 1716-1793)

“The heart is ever prone to divide its confidence between God and the creature.  This will never do.  We must  ‘wait only  upon God.’  ‘He only must be our rock, our salvation and our defense.’  When we are frequently tempted … Continue reading →

“No, my brethren; our Lord has told us that ‘a man’s life consists not in the abundance of the things that he possesses.’”  Thomas McCrie; 1773-1835

“The fruit of the Lord’s putting his own in straits is to make them and all men see that he has ways of deliverance, more than they know of, and that he will save his own when men count their … Continue reading →

“Fear ye not.  What shall they fear above whose head the Gospel standard floats?  Faith reads thereon, ‘If God be for us, who can be against us?’  Rom. 8:31.  But use no fruitless efforts.  The waves are deep.  The foes … Continue reading →

“Wicked men will sooner believe the most uncertain and ridiculous things than own the visible demonstrations of God’s power and providence.”  Matthew Poole  (1624-1679)

“The bolder one becomes in Christ, the more humble one becomes in himself.”  Frans Bakker  (1919-1965)

“Hallowed be Thy Name.  That this petition stands first warns us against self-seeking in prayer.  We are not to begin with our own wants, not even our spiritual wants; not with ourselves at all, but with God.”  Alfred Plummer; 1841-1926)