The Kayelton Group

“Those who come to him he needs them not to receive from them, but to give unto them; he needs not their fullness, but their emptiness, that his fullness may overflow to the supply thereof.” (George Hutcheson, 1615–1674)

“You never did a single thing in your whole life which in God’s sight was not full of sin.” Brownlow North (1741–1820)

“Satan hath cast such sinful seed into our souls, that now he can no sooner tempt, but we are ready to assent; he can no sooner have a plot upon us, but he makes a conquest of us….Whatever sin the heart of man is most prone to, that the devil will help forward.”

(Thomas Brooks, 1608–1680)

“Every providence hath a voice, though sometimes it be so still and low that it requireth some skill to hear it. Our spirits are most satisfied when we discern God’s aim in everything.”

(Thomas Manton; 1620-1677)

Christians ought to be particularly on their guard against tampering in any degree with the word of God. We should never forget that, when we are explaining any expression of Scripture, we are treating of what are the very words of the Holy Ghost, as much as if they had been spoken to us by a voice from heaven. (Robert Haldane; 1772–1854)

“Nothing that a man does in this life is without consequences. Every effect has a cause, and every cause produces an effect. So many of our troubles arise from the fact that we forget that causes lead to effects, and that these effects in turn lead to certain inevitable consequences.” D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981)

Faithful waiting that looks only to God is like the willow tree, “often shaken and whipped in the wind, but firm at the root.” (Unknown)

God’s Providence: “This is an important branch of practical religion; and to the neglect of its due cultivation may be imputed much of that darkness and distress of mind which is felt under afflictive dispensations. The possession of this knowledge is a mark of wisdom, and a means of safety: “Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord.” Thomas McCrie (1797–1875)

“All experience teaches that, the holier men become, the more convinced they are of their own sinfulness.” (Alfred Plummer; 1841-1926)

“But what does it help if man is on your side, if God is against you?” Frans Bakker (1919-1965)