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“By thy providence put life into my affairs, by thy grace put life into my affections; cure me of my spiritual deadness, and make me lively in my devotion.  (Matthew Henry; 1662-1714)

“Had the believer nothing but his own deserts to support his plea at the throne of grace, he could never rise into this high confidence.  He goes upon the foundation of the divine goodness, manifested through the anointed One, and … Continue reading →

“The Spirit puts nothing new into the Bible; HE only so enlightens and strengthens our faculties that we can discern and admire what is there already.”  (Henry Melvill  1798-1871)

“The spirit of prayer must be born from above, and cannot be imitated nor counterfeited by merely human effort.”  (A. B. Simpson  1843-1919)

“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 hath 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 →

“God is infinitely good; the creatures’ good is limited, but there is nothing to limit the perfection of God, or give it any measure.  He is an ocean of goodness without banks or bottom.  Alas! What is our drop to … Continue reading →

“Effectual fervent prayer therefore is a gift and it always will be a gift—even for the righteous.  What a comfort this is for those who have no power in themselves!”  (Frans Bakker  1919-1965)

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