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“All men, and even the choicest of Christ’s servants, are by nature, and of themselves, empty of anything that is good; for so much is implied in that we must receive of his fullness.:  George Hutcheson (1678)

“It is a common temptation, when trouble lasts long, to think it will last always; despondency then turns into despair, and those that have long been without joy, begin, at last, to be without hope.”  Matthew Henry (1662-1714)

“We cannot be saved in part by self, and in part by the promise of God . . . The promise, and the promise alone, must be the foundation of our hope, and all legal notions must be sternly dismissed as irreconcilable … Continue reading →

“A man that is praying should behave himself as if he were entering into the court of heaven, where he sees the Lord upon his throne, surrounded with ten thousand of his angels and saints ministering unto him.”  (Bernard; 1860-1927)

“But let faith’s eagle-eye pierce the clouds and darkness that surround the throne, and behold the heart of God is still love, all love, and nothing but love, to his afflicted, bereaved, and sorrow-stricken child, and in a moment every … Continue reading →

But men think, and resolve, and act for themselves; yet they fulfill the plans of Jehovah as much as the sun, moon, and stars.  His very enemies in opposing him are made the instruments of serving him.  How consoling to … Continue reading →

“When a man dares to pour out his complaint before the Lord’s own face, his woes are real, and not the result of petulance or a rebellious spirit.”  Charles H. Spurgeon  (1834-1892)

“So this is the art of contentment:  not to seek to add to our circumstances, but to subtract from our desires.”  (Jeremiah Burroughs  1600-16460)

You may offer an excuse for unfaithfulness, but you can never give a reason for it. (Unknown)

“The time of trial is appointed . . . You are not in the furnace by chance, or at the will of your enemies; the time is appointed, set by God . . . God sitteth by the furnace prying and … Continue reading →