The Kayelton Group

“Men limit the Lord when they fix on a blessing they would have, even that, and not another; and the measure of it, to what degree it should be bestowed on them, as well as the set time when they would have it; whereas the blessing itself, and the degree of it, and the time of giving it, should be all left with the Lord who knows which and what of it is most convenient for us, and when is the best time to bestow it on us.” John Gill (1697-1771)

“He is the most thankful man that treasures up the mercies of God in his memory, and can feed his faith with what God hath done for him, so as to walk in the strength thereof in present straits.” (William Gurnall, 1617-1679)

“Suppose a man to be discontented with the appointments of providence; suppose him to murmur and repine at what the Almighty allots him to do or to bear; is he not to be charged with provoking God to change his purpose?  and what is this if it be not “tempting” God—a striving to induce him to swerve from what his plans, though every one of those plans has been settled by infinite wisdom?  Or, again, if any one of us, notwithstanding multiplied proofs of the Divine loving kindness, doubt or question whether God does indeed love him; of what is he guilty, if not of tempting the Lord, seeing that he solicits God to give additional evidence, as though there were deficiency, and challenges him to fresh demonstrations of what he has already abundantly displayed?”   Henry Melvill

“Sovereignty and dominion and strength are His, and out of these He will pardon your sins and save you; and if all that power of God will bring you to salvation, and keep you to salvation then you shall surely be kept.”  Thomas Goodwin  (1600-1679)

“Whereof we learn, that no danger can hurt when God doth command us to enter into it; and all dangers overcome us if we choose them ourselves, besides God’s commandment.”  John Hooper

“If he is not to be traced, he may be trusted; and that religion is of little value which will not enable a man to trust God where he can neither trace nor see him.”  John Flavel  (1628-1691)

“For he that examines himself shall always find such store of vices, as he shall be ashamed of them if he consider them well.”  John Calvin  (1509-1564)

“He walks where we cannot always trace his footsteps. God moves mysteriously by times, as we all know. There are ways of God which are purposely to try us. I need not say that it is not at all as if God had pleasure in our perplexities. Nor is it as if we had no sanctuary to draw near to, where we can rise above it. But, still, there is a great deal in the ways of God that must be left entirely in his own hands.” Unknown (1865)

“There are moments in the life of all believers when God and his ways become unintelligible to them. They get lost in profound meditation, and nothing is left in them but a desponding sigh. But we know from Paul the apostle that the Holy Spirit intercedes for believers with God, when they cannot utter their sighs.” Romans 8:26. (Augustus F. Tholuck)

“When a man hath laid forth his desires, and poured out his heart before God, he should quiet himself, and cast himself with his burden upon the Lord; for here the poor committeth himself to God.´ David Dickson (1583-1662)