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“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 →

“O for a better heart! O for a heart to love God more; to hate sin more; to walk more evenly with God. Lord! Deny not to me such a heart, whatever thou deny me: give me a heart to … Continue reading →

“History in all its details, even the most minute, is but the unfolding of the eternal purposes of God. His decrees are not successively formed as the the emergency arises, but are all parts of one all-comprehending plan, and we … Continue reading →

“When we consider our own meanness and vileness, our darkness and deadness, and the manifold defects in our prayers, we have cause to suspect that our prayers will be received with disdain in heaven; but we are here assured of … Continue reading →

“God will be acknowledged, that is, consulted with in all our undertakings and conflicts or else we shall miscarry.”  Thomas Manton  (1620-1677)

“Imperfection cleaves to the best of men, and even in the strongest points of character, weakness sometimes exhibits itself.”  James Madison Pendleton  (1811-1891)

“Infinity, when applied to God, means that He is unbounded, unlimited, unsearchable, immeasurable, incomparable, and incomprehensible.”  Claude Duval Cole  (1855-1968)

‘We may seek God even when we have sinned.  If sin could blockade the mercy seat it would be all over with us, but the mercy is that there are gifts even for the rebellious  and an advocate for men … Continue reading →

That love of God, which is so resplendent in it is the thing which most pleases and ravishes, and which inflames our faith, our zeal, and our affection for the service of so good and amiable a Lord.”  John Daille  … Continue reading →

“A conviction of duty and the influence of fear may sometimes urge forward the soul, but love alone can prompt to a loving and holy obedience; and all obedience that springs from an inferior motive is not the obedience that … Continue reading →