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“All the holy breathings and desires of the soul, all the longings for God and for conformity to His will and image, all that is lovely and like Jesus in the saint, are the result of this gracious act of … Continue reading →

“When the Lord lifts upon us the light of his countenance and turns his face towards us listening to our cry, then are eyes again enlightened, and we have no difficulty in obtaining counsel.”  (Martin Luther; 1483-1546)

“We have seen that man by nature is opposed to God and not a being who desires God.  And we have seen that mere proposals and schemes for moral reform are not sufficient to deal with the problem of mankind.”  … Continue reading →

“We need often to be put in mind that God is both the speaker of His word, and the doer of His works.”  (George Lawson; 1749-1820)

“Amidst the storms and tempests of the world, there is a perfect calm in the breasts of those, who not only do the will of God, but ‘love’ to do it.”  (George Horne; 1730)

“In the work of Christ we are passive; in the work of the Holy Spirit we are made active.”  Claude Duval Cole  (1885-1968)

“O that I might live in the constant sense of thy nearness to me!  How often, far too often, alas, do I seem quite to forget it!  Art thou near?  (James Harrington; 1785-1849)

“This is the first ground of comfort—a meditation of the righteousness of God’s nature; he alters not with times, he changes not with persons, he is always and unto all, one and the same righteous and holy God.”  (William Cowper; … Continue reading →

“Man by nature loves contending—he will argue at the drop of a hat.  “If anyone seems to be contentious’—what man isn’t?  (1 Cor. 11:16).  Contentious spirits love victory more than they love truth, they love to overcome more than they … Continue reading →

“ALL who believe in Christ Jesus are so closely related to him as to be treated by God as if they were one with him.  When he looks at them, he sees nothing, as it were, but Christ.”  (John Brown; … Continue reading →