The Kayelton Group

“Affliction is the sauce of prayer, as hunger is unto meat. Truly their prayer is usually unsavory with those who are without afflictions, and many of them do not pray truly, but do rather counterfeit a prayer, or pray for custom.”  (Wolfgang Musculus  1497-1563)

“It is the heart that speaks; the tongue is but the instrument to give the sound.”  (Richard Clerke  1634)

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

“The method the Lord has ordained for the perfecting of His people is trials and afflictions.  Much purging is essential to remove the dross and impurities from the vessels He has chosen.. This is a Biblical absolute that the believer must keep close to his heart.  God has chosen affliction, many afflictions for the redeemed in this life.  These trials and sufferings will never give new life in Christ, but, because we have new life in Christ, we shall likewise have afflictions many.”  (Author Unknown)

“If we are delivered from condemnation and misery, it is entirely owing to Jesus Christ, and not at all to the law, which could do nothing but condemn and curse us.”  (John Brown  1784-1858)

“Usually when God intends the greatest mercy to any of His people, He brings them into the lowest condition.” (Jeremiah Burroughs, 1600-1646)

“If God knows that any event will occur, and can prevent it, and does not, it is evident that he purposes that it shall exist and makes it a part of his plan.”  (James Pettigru Boyce, 1827-1888)

“If we had more faith, and ‘added to our faith fortitude,’ our trials would be less, and our success greater.” (Thomas McCrie, 1772-1835)

“The best Christians are most suspicious of themselves.”  (Thomas Hooker  1586-1647)

“Every time I truly mourn over my sins, feel my poverty of spirit, hunger and thirst after righteousness, I have an indubitable evidence that I am among the ‘blessed.”  (Arthur W. Pink  1886-1952)