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“Certainly God’s bounty is too large for our thoughts.”  (Thomas Manton, 1620-1677)

“Be in the habit of going to him in the first place—before self-will, self-pleasing, self-wisdom, human friends, convenience, expediency.  Before any of these have been consulted, go to God at once.  Consider no circumstances too clear to need his direction.”(Charles … Continue reading →

“It is blood that opens our way into the presence of God.  It is the voice of atoning blood that prevails with Him who dwells within.”  (A. A. Bonar, 1810-1892)

“Preparation for heaven does not consist in rising to any imaginary standard of piety, in being as holy as we may consider some illustrious saints, in rising to certain frames of which we have heard and which we have desired; … Continue reading →

“The bodily torture even of crucifixion, could not extort from the holy Jesus the smallest sigh or complaint; but the sense of his Father’s wrath in his soul, wrung from him that doleful outcry; “My God, my God, why hast … Continue reading →

“Lo! He smiles, – He weeps.  That dark brow unbends.  Those withdrawn arms are stretched out.  Thou art in His embrace.  He cannot refrain Himself.  He makes Himself known to thee, – to thee, the chief of sinners – to … Continue reading →

“How little we love, considering how much we are forgiven!”  (William H. Van Doren  1810-1882)

“Hard words indeed and foul words break no bones, and yet they are very grievous to a tender and ingenuous spirit.”  (Matthew Henry; 1662-1714)

“It is the divine Spirit alone who can lighten the darkness of our sinful state, and who can enable us to perceive the glory, the harmony, and moral loveliness which everywhere shine forth in the pages of reveled truth.” (John … Continue reading →

“When the fountain of the heart is purified, the streams from the lips will be pure also.”  (F. G. Marchant)