The Kayelton Group

“Why does God save some and not all?  Because such is ‘the good pleasure of His will.’  He has infinitely wise reasons for this, though we understand them not.”  Horatius Bonar (1808-1890)

“The set time.”  “There is a certain set time for God’s great actions.  He lets the powers of darkness have their hour, and God will take his hour.  He has a set time for the discovery of his mercy, and he will not stay a jot beyond.it.”   Stephen Charnock (1628-1680)

“Grace is that which God implants in the heart against great opposition of enemies, great opposition from the corruption of the heart, and from Satan and the world.”  Jonathan Edwards  (1703-1758)

“The true penitent loves God supremely; therefore, his sins are a heavy burden to him.”  John Colquhoun  (1748-1827)

“The presence of God with a man is the best blessing he can receive, for it includes everything else.”  Thomas V Moore   (1779-1852

“Lord, why is it that notwithstanding all my unworthiness, a fresh tide of mercy comes in every day?  The mercies of God make a sinner proud, but a saint humble.”  Thomas Watson  (1620-1686)

“The Savior’s work is finished, and Jesus is crowned Lord of all for ever.”  Charles Bridges  (1794-1869)

“Open your mouth wide then, O Christian; stretch out your desires to the uttermost, grasp heaven and earth in your boundless wishes, and believe there is enough in God to afford thee full satisfaction.”  (Benjamin Beddome, 1771-1795)

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

“Be it ours to be humbly dependent upon God; for whatever station he may choose to keep us in, godliness alone will prove our promotion and true riches.”  Gregory Bateman  (1862)