The Kayelton Group

“God would have us to depend on Him though we do not see how the thing may be brought about; otherwise, we do not show a quiet spirit.”  Jeremiah Burroughs (1599-1646)

“Satan tries to persuade sinners to keep away from the throne.  ‘First you have to conquer sin; first you have to improve yourself,’ he says.  If we would heed his voice, no sinner could ever draw near to God, because we cannot cleanse ourselves.”  Frans Bakker  (1919-1965)

“Love, flowing from the heart of Jesus into the heart of a poor, believing sinner, expelling selfishness, melting coldness, conquering sinfulness, and drawing that heart up in a simple and unreserved surrender, is, of all principles of action, the most powerful.”  Octavius Winslow  (1808-1878)

“God’s judgments are always just; he never afflicts but in faithfulness.  His will is the rule of justice; and therefore a gracious soul dares not cavil nor question his proceedings.”  Thomas Brooks  (1608-1680)

“When the eye of our faith is fixed upon the eye of God’s omniscience, we dare not let out our thoughts and affections to vanity.”  John Flavel (1628-1691)

“Everybody’s lot in this world has some crook in it.”  Thomas Boston (1677-1732)

“When therefore we are encompassed on every side, let us look to the hand of the Lord to execute the plan which he may have prepared for our deliverance.”  Alexander Carson  (1776-1844)

“The better view we have of God, the better will we know ourselves.”  Claude Duval Cole  (1885-1968)

“To bless God is to adore Him, to acknowledge His excellency, to express the highest veneration and gratitude.  To bless God is to render Him the homage of our hearts as the Giver of every good and perfect gift.  The three principal branches of prayer are humiliation, supplication, and adoration.”  Arthur W. Pink  (1886-1952)

“All beings from the highest angel to the meanest reptile, and from the meanest reptile to the minutest atom, are the objects of God’s eternal decrees and particular providence.”  Jerome Zanchius  (1516-1590)