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“Never did anyone suffer more or greater abuses from men than Jesus did, nor did any one ever endure insult and reproach every kind of abuse in a more peaceful and forgiving manner.”  (John Flavel; 1628-1691)

“There is not a moment, even the holiest, that we are exposed to the “fiery darts” of the adversary.”  (Octavius Winslow; 1808-1878)

“Man is a poor changeable creature and changes his mind oftener than his garment, both from the darkness of his understanding and the perverseness of his will; he frequently sees something that he saw not before; but there is no … Continue reading →

“If anyone thinks he has MASTERED the art of prayer because he can testify to many answered prayers, he is an abomination before the Lord and an idolator before men.”  (Frans Bakker; 1919-1965)

 “Some are of a more sweet disposition, and are drawn by mercy.  Others are more rugged and knotty pieces; these God deals with in a more forcible way.  Some things are kept in sugar, some in brine.  God does not … Continue reading →

 “The world we live in is a world of fools.  The far greater part of mankind act a part entirely irrational.  So great is their infatuation, that they prefer time to eternity, momentary enjoyments to those that shall never have … Continue reading →

What is essential is a daily emptying of self, a crucifying, and a killing of the flesh, which results in the denial of our own ambitions and being completely submissive to the God of heaven and earth.  This, to say the … Continue reading →

“Learn how deep-seated and how stubborn is that principle in human nature which seeks the starting point of salvation in self rather than in God, in doing rather than in receiving, in work rather than in grace.”  (Thomas Dehany Bernard  … Continue reading →

“God is equally loving and gracious when He sends affliction and when He sends prosperous abundance.”  (William Henry Green, 1825-1900)

“Indeed no man or devil is as bad to us as our evil self is to us.”  (Ralph Venning 1621-1674)