Man may dismiss compassion - William Cowper

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but Gd never will.

William Cowper 1731-1800

Quoted in the book The Message of the Old Testament by Mark Dever

Inquire How Much - Stephen Olin

Inquire how much can I, not how little may I do.

 

The Works of Stephen Olin Sermons and Sketches Stephen Olin 1852

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God Does Not comfort Us To - John Henry Jowett

God does not comfort us to make comfortable but to make us comforters.

John Henry Jowett 1864-1923

Taken from the book 1001 Unforgettable Quotes about God, Faith and the Bible

You Can Never Truly Enjoy Christmas Until - John Rice

You can never truly enjoy Christmas until you can look up into the Fathers face and tell him you have received his Christmas gift.

John Rice 1895-1980 Baptist evangelist

Taken from the book 1001 Unforgettable Quotes about God, Faith and the Bible

There Can Be No - Thomas Boston

There can be no walking in Christ, without a true receiving of him; and there cannot be a true receiving of him without walking in him.

Thomas Boston

Taken from the book The Marrow of Modern Divinity (With Notes by Thomas Boston) by Edward Fisher 1645 (Thomas Boston 1676-1732)

If I do not - Oswald Chambers

If I do not put to death the things in me which are not of God, they will put to death the things that are of God. 

Taken from the book The Quotable Oswald Chambers - Oswald Chambers 1874-1917

Truth Must be Spoken

Truth must be spoken however it is taken.

John Trapp 1601-1669

Malice is - Thomas Watson

Malice is mental murder.

Thomas Watson 1620-1686

In this disease I have learned

"In this disease I have learned how great God is, and what the evil of sin is."

Gaspar Olevianus 1586

Quoted in the book Precious Remedies Against Satan's Devices  Thomas Brooks 1652

We Must All Have the Spirit of Martyrdom - George Whitefield

There is no being a Christian without giving up all for Christ. We must all have the spirit of martyrdom, though we may not all die martyrs. 

George Whitefield May 22, 1740

 

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Every Secret Prayer Adds To His Torment - Thomas Brooks

Satan is a very great enemy to secret prayer. Secret prayer is a scourge, a hell to Satan. Every secret prayer adds to the devil's torment, and every secret sigh adds to his torment, and ever secret groan adds to his torment, and every secret tear adds to his torment.

Taken from the book The Secret Key To Heaven by Thomas Brooks 1665

Now What Am I to Do - Jeremiah Burroughs

Now what am I to do? What can I think now are those duties that God requires of me in the circumstances that he has now put me into?  Let me exert my strength to perform the duties of my present circumstances. Others spend their thoughts on things that disturb and disquiet them, and so they grow more and more discontented. Let me spend my thoughts in thinking what my duty is, what is the duty of my present circumstances which I am in?

Taken from the book The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

 

 

Sin First Courts, And Then it - Thomas Watson

Sin first courts, and then kills. It is first a fox and then a lion.

Taken from the book The Doctrine of Repentance by Thomas Watson 1668

 

 

 

 

No Duty in Religion So Neglected As - JC Ryle

I ask whether you pray, because there is no duty in religion so neglected as private prayer.

Taken from the book A Call to Prayer by JC Ryle 1816-1900

 

 

It Is Not How Much We Have - Charles Spurgeon

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy that makes happiness.

 

Taken from the book The Complete John Ploughman by Charles Spurgeon  1834-1892

 

 

 

Live As Entirely Different Men - Andrew Murray

We must be willing to live as entirely different men, who literally represent heaven on earth, because we have received the Spirit of the King of heaven.

Taken from the book Experiencing the Holy Spirit by Andrew Murray 1828-1917

The Spirit Is Given Not To - Matthew Henry

Though Peter was filled with the Holy Ghost and spoke with tongues as the Spirit gave him utterance, yet he did not set aside the scriptures nor think himself above them. Much of his discourse is quotation out of the Old Testament, to which he appeals and with which he proves what he says.(Acts 2:14-41) The Spirit is given not to supersede the scriptures, but to enable us to understand and apply the scriptures.

Taken from the book Matthew Henry's Study Bible: The Best of Matthew Henry's Notes Matthew Henry 1662-1714

Even If - William Penn

Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.

William Penn 1644-1718 English Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania.

Grace Alone Conquers

The law detects, grace alone conquers sin.

Augustine 354-430

When He Is Old, He Will Not Depart From It - John Flavel

Quo semel est imbuta, recens servabit  odorem testa diu. (For many a day the pot will keep the scent of that which first it held, when freshly baked.) "Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (Prov. 22:6).

Taken from the book The Mystery of Providence by John Flavel 1678

 

 

The Pleasures of Religion Will Abide - Matthew Henry

The pleasures of religion will abide; they wither not in winter, nor tarnish with time, nor doth age wrinkle their beauty; frosts nip them not, nor do storms blast them; they continue through the greatest opposition of events, and despise that time and change, which happens to all things under the sun' (Ecl 9:1).  Believers, when they are sorrowful, they are but as sorrowful, for they are "always rejoicing" (2 Cor 6:10) and "Thanks be to God who always causes us to triumph" (2 Cor 2:14).

Taken from the book The Pleasantness of a Religious Life by Matthew Henry 1714

 

 

The Discontented Person - Thomas Watson

The discontented person thinks everything he doth for God too much, and everything God doth for him too little.

Taken from the book Extracts from the Writings of Thomas Watson

Thomas Watson 1620-1686

 

 

The Secret of a Growing, Thriving Christian - JC Ryle

Paul was a man of God indeed—a holy man       a growing, thriving Christian—and what was the secret of it all? He was one to whom Christ was "all in all." He was ever "looking unto Jesus." "I can do all things," he says, "through Christ which strengtheneth me." "I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me. The life that I now live, I live by the faith of the Son of God." Let us go and do likewise (Heb. 12:2; Phil 4:13; Gal 2:20.)

JC Ryle 1816-1900

Whether Or Not We Should Pray - Andrew Murray

 

We need this simple, confident faith that God will give us what we ask for. Where it really exists, there will be no mistake about whether or not we should pray.

Taken from the book The Ministry of Intercession by Andrew Murray 1828-1917

SpendYourTime- RichardBaxter

O Spend your time as you would hear of it in the Judgment!

Richard Baxter 1615-1691

 

God's Giants Have Been - J Hudson Taylor

God's giants have been weak men who did great things for God, because they reckoned on God's being with them.

 

J Hudson Taylor 1832-1905

If We Never Do Any Work Except When - Charles Spurgeon

If we never do any work for Christ except when we feel up to the mark, we shall not do much. If we feel that we will not pray because we cannot pray, we shall never pray.

Taken from the book The Soul Winner By Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892

 

 

God Sees Us in Secret, Therefore - Thomas Brooks

God sees us in secret, therefore, let us seek his face in secret.

Thomas Brooks 1608-1680

It Is Not My Ability, But - Corrie Ten Boon

It is not my ability, but my response to Gods ability, that counts.

Corrie Ten Boon 1892-1983

Written On Eternal Shores - D.L. Moody

Seeking to perpetuate one's name on earth is like writing on the sand by the seashore; to be perpetual it must be written on eternal shores.

D.L. Moody 1837-1899

Nothing Does So Much Harm - J.C. Ryle

Nothing does so much harm to the cause of religion as the quarrels of Christians.

J.C. Ryle

The Truest Repentance - Martin Luther

To do so no more is the truest repentance.

Martin Luther 1483-1546

Satan Watches For - George Swinnock

Satan watches for those vessels that sail without a convoy.

George Swinnock 1627-1673

Fear God and - David Livingstone

Fear God and work hard.

David Livingstone 1813-1873

I Have Often Looked Gratefully Back To My Sick Chamber - Charles Spurgeon

I have often looked gratefully back to my sick chamber. I am certain that I never did grow in grace one-half so much anywhere as I have upon the bed of pain.

Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892

That Which Makes Him Find Contentment - Jeremiah Burroughs

A man whose bones are filled with marrow, and his veins with good blood does not complain of the cold as others do. So a gracious heart, having the Spirit of God within him, and his heart filled with grace has that within him that makes him find contentment.

 

Taken from the book The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment By Jeremiah Burroughs 1648

 

Before Conversion - Joseph Alleine

Before conversion, the man made light of Christ, minded his farm, friends, merchandise, more than Christ; now, Christ is to him as his necessary food, his daily bread, the life of his heart, the staff of his life. His great desire is, that Christ may be magnified in him.

 

Taken from the book A Sure Guide to Heaven by Joseph Alleine 1671

The Chief of His Promises - Richard Baxter

Christ promised his Spirit to all true believers, to be in them as his Advocate, Agent, Seal, and Mark; and indeed the Spirit here, and heaven hereafter, are the chief of his promises.

Taken from the book Dying Thoughts by Richard Baxter 1683

What Is Grace But - Thomas Brooks

What is grace but glory begun? And what is glory but grace perfected? Grace is glory in the bud, and glory is grace at full.

Taken from the book Heaven on Earth: A Treatise on Christian Assurance by Thomas Brooks 1654

 

 

Sin May Rebel, But - Thomas Brooks

Sin may rebel, but it shall never reign in any saint.

Taken from the book Smooth Stones taken from Ancient Brooks: Selections from the Writings of Thomas Brooks - Thomas Brooks 1608-1680

The Voice of Sin May Be Loud, But - DL Moody

Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?"  Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.

Matt 18:21-22

 

Peter did not seem to think that he was in danger of falling into sin; his question was, How often should I forgive my brother? But very soon we hear that Peter has fallen. I can imagine that when he did fall, the sweet thought came to him of what the Master had said. The voice of sin may be loud, but the voice of forgiveness is louder.

Taken from the book Day by Day with DL Moody  DL Moody  1837-1899

Our Lord’s Obedience Was - Charles Spurgeon

Our Lord's obedience was as deep as it was broad, for his zeal to do the will of him that sent him consumed him. He says himself, 'I delight to do thy will, O my God, yea thy law is within my heart.' Such righteousness he puts upon all believers.

Taken from the book Christ's Glorious Achievements

by Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892

Do We Grow in Grace - JC Ryle

"Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 3:18

The man who has nothing more than a kind of Sunday religion - whose Christianity is like his Sunday clothes, put on once a week, and then laid aside -such a man cannot, of course, be expected to care about "growth in grace." He knows nothing about such matters. "They are foolishness to him" (1 Cor. 2:14). But to everyone who is in downright earnest about his soul, and hungers and thirsts after spiritual life, the question ought to come home with searching power. Do we make progress in our religion?  Do we grow?

JC Ryle 1816-1900

Lax and Lazy, Cool and Listless - Martin Luther

We must be careful not to break the habit of true prayer and … become lax and lazy, cool and listless toward prayer. The devil who besets us is not lazy or careless, and our flesh is too ready and eager to sin and is disinclined to the spirit of prayer.

Taken from the book A Simple Way to Pray by Martin Luther 1483 – 1546

Lax and Lazy, Cool and Listless - Martin Luther

We must be careful not to break the habit of true prayer and … become lax and lazy, cool and listless toward prayer. The devil who besets us is not lazy or careless, and our flesh is too ready and eager to sin and is disinclined to the spirit of prayer.

Taken from the book A Simple Way to Pray by Martin Luther 1483 – 1546

If God Had Always Answered My Prayers - Ruth Graham Bell

God has not always answered my prayers. If he had, I would've married the wrong man - several times!

 

Ruth Bell Graham, wife of Billy Graham, 1920-2007

 

There is Your Happiness - Augustine

 

Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure. Where your treasure is, there is your heart. Where your heart is, there is your happiness.

Augustine 354-430

 

Growing In Grace Is - JC Ryle

When I Speak Of A Person Growing In Grace, I Mean Simply This - That His Sense Of Sin Is Becoming Deeper, His Faith Stronger, His Hope Brighter, His Love More Extensive, And His Spiritual Mindedness More Marked.

 

JC Ryle 1816-1900

The Fear of God Is a Christian's Safety - Thomas Watson

 

The fear of God is a Christian's safety. He is invulnerable; nothing can hurt him. Plunder him of his money, he carries a treasure about him of which he cannot be robbed (Isa. 33:6). Cast him into prison his conscience is free; kill his body, it shall rise again. He who has on this breastplate of God's fear may be shot at, but can never be shot through.

Taken from the book The Great Gain of Godliness by Thomas Watson 1682

Grace Makes Us the Servants Of - Charles Spurgeon

Grace makes us the servants of God while still we are the servants of men: it enables us to do the business of heaven while we are attending to the business of earth: It sanctifies the common duties of life by showing us how to perform them in the light of heaven.

Taken from the book Council for Christian Workers

 by Charles Spurgeon  1834-1892

Faith Is Like a Silver Thread - Thomas Brooks

 

Faith has an influence upon all other graces:  it is like a silver thread, that runs through a chain of pearls; it puts strength and vivacity into all other graces. 

Taken from the book Smooth Stones taken from Ancient Brooks: Selections from the Writings of Thomas Brooks - Thomas Brooks 1608-1680

He Was - Richard Sibbes

He became not only a man but a curse, a man of sorrows, for us. He was broken that we should not be broken; he was troubled, that we should not be desperately troubled; he became a curse, that we should not be accursed.

Taken from the book The Bruised Reed by Richard Sibbes 1630

Seek Ye the LORD While He May Be Found - Charles Spurgeon

Go to your prayer chamber; get yourself to your prayer closet, you who have not found Christ. Go to your bedside, to your little closet, and "seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near." (Isaiah 55:6).

Taken from the book God Loves You by Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892

In prayer I - Andrew Murray

 

In prayer, I give myself to God; in the Word, God gives Himself to me.

Taken from the book 199 Treasures of Wisdom on Talking with God: Compiled from the Writings of Andrew Murray -Andrew Murray 1828-1917

God's Word and God's Spirit Always Agree - Ralph Venning

God's Word and God's Spirit always agree and are of the same mind. The Spirit of God who gave the Holy Scripture cannot say one thing here and another in your heart. That would be to bear witness against himself. And how can a divided kingdom stand?

Taken from the book Learning in Christ's School by Ralph Venning 1675

The Weakest Saint upon His Knees - William Cowper

Satan trembles, when he sees
the weakest saint upon his knees.

From the hymn What Various Hindrances We Meet by William Cowper 1779

Godly Speech Which Is Not - William Perkins

God abhors Godly speech which is not joined with a Godly life (Psa. 50:16, 17).

Taken from the book The Art of Prophesying by William Perkins 1592

Afflictions Are the Golden Key - Thomas Brooks

Afflictions are the golden key by which the Lord opens the rich treasure of his word to his people's souls.

Thomas Brooks 1608–1680

It Will Require Time - DL Moody

Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:18.

Although you may be born again, it will require time to become a full-grown Christian. Justification is instantaneous, but sanctification is a lifework. We are to grow in wisdom. We are to add grace to grace. A tree may be perfect in its first year of growth, but it has not attained its maturity. So with the Christian: he may be a true child of God, but not a matured Christian.

Taken from the book Day by Day with DL Moody  DL Moody  1837-1899

Take Every Word As - Thomas Watson

Take every word as spoken to yourself.

Thomas Watson 1620 – 1686

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repentance Day 5- It is so Necessary, That if I - Philip Henry

Some people do not like to hear much of repentance. But I think it is so necessary, that if I should die in the pulpit, I should desire to die preaching repentance, and if I should die out of the pulpit, I should desire to die practicing it.

 

Philip Henry 1631-1696

 

Repentance Day 4 - If We Have Already Repented – JC Ryle

If we have already repented in time past, let us go on repenting to the end of our lives. There will always be sins to confess and infirmities to deplore, so long as we are in the body. Let us repent more deeply, and humble ourselves more thoroughly, every year. Let every returning birthday find us hating sin more, and loving Christ more. He was a wise old saint who said, "I hope to carry my repentance to the very gate of heaven."

Taken from the book Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J.C. Ryle 1856

Luke 13:1-5

 

Repentance Day 3 - We Could Not be Happy - JC Ryle

Without (repentance) there can be no meetness for heaven. We could not be happy if we reached the kingdom of glory with a heart loving sin. The company of saints and angels would give us no pleasure. Our minds would not be in tune for an eternity of holiness. Let these things sink down into hour hearts. We must repent as well as believe, if we hope to be saved.

Taken from the book Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J.C. Ryle 1856

Repentance Day 2: The Characteristic of All True Christians – JC Ryle

The nature of true repentance is clearly and unmistakably laid down in holy Scripture. It begins with knowledge of sin. It goes on to work sorrow for sin. It leads to confession of sin before God. It shows itself before man by a thorough breaking off from sin. It results in producing a habit of deep hatred for all sin. Above all, it is inseparably connected with lively faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance like this is the characteristic of all true Christians. 

Taken from the book Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J.C. Ryle 1856

One of the Foundations of Christianity - JC Ryle

"Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." Luke 13:5

The truth here asserted, is one of the foundations of Christianity. "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." (Rom 3:23) All of us are born in sin. We are fond of sin, and are naturally unfit for friendship with God. Two things are absolutely necessary to the salvation of every one of us. We must repent, and we must believe the Gospel. Without repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ, no one can be saved.

Taken from the book Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J.C. Ryle 1856

Be Like Christ - Charles Spurgeon

O, there is nothing that can so advantage you, nothing can so prosper you, so assist you, so make you walk towards heaven rapidly, so keep your heads upwards toward the sky, and your eyes radiant with glory, like the imitation of Jesus Christ. It is when, by the power of the Holy Spirit, you are enabled to walk with Jesus in his very footsteps, and tread in his ways, you are most happy and you are most known to be sons and daughters of God. For your sake, Christ, I say, be like Christ. To draw him nearer to me, and myself nearer to him is the innermost longing of my soul.

 

Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892

He That Teaches Sound Doctrine, and Lives Wickedly - William Perkins

He that teaches sound doctrine, and lives wickedly, reaches with one hand what he knocks away with the other.

 

Gregory of Nazianzus

Quoted in the book The Art of Prophesying by William Perkins

Preaching is an ordinance of which the value can never be overrated in the church of Christ. But it should never be forgotten, that there must not only be good preaching, but good hearing.

 

Taken from the book Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J.C. Ryle 1856

Faith is Good for Everything - C. H. Spurgeon

(Faith) is good for everything,—good for the timid to make them strong, good for the rash to make them wise; it is good for those who are desponding to make them brave, and good for those who are too daring, to make them discreet. There is no respect in which faith is not useful to us, therefore, whatever you leave out, see to your faith; if you forget all besides, be careful above all that ye take the shield of faith. (Eph 6:16)

 

Taken from the sermon "The Shield of Faith" by Rev. C. H. Spurgeon, October 27,1861

 

 

a spirit of power and of love

In the Gospel the Spirit is not a Spirit of bondage and fear, but a Spirit of power and of love. (Romans 8:15, 2 Timothy 1:7)

 

Taken from the book The True Bounds of Christian Freedom  by Samuel Bolton 1645

Would We Know What we are Ourselves - J.C. Ryle

Would we know what we are ourselves? Let us see whether we have treasure in heaven, or whether all our good things are here upon earth. - Would we know what our treasure is? Let us ask ourselves what we love most? This is the true test of character. This is the pulse of our religion. It matters little what we say, or what we profess, or what preaching we admire, or what place of worship we attend. What do we love? On what are our affections set? This is the great question. "Where our treasure is there will our hearts be also." (Luke 12:34)

 

Taken from the book Expository Thoughts on the Gospels by J.C. Ryle 1856

Joy in the Face Puts a New Beauty - Thomas Brooks

A beautiful face is at all time pleasing to the eye, but then especially when there is joy manifested in the countenance. Joy in the face puts a new beauty, and makes that which before was beautiful to be exceeding beautiful. It puts a lustre and glory upon beauty; so does joy in the face, heart, and life of a Christian, cast a general splendor and glory upon him, and the ways of God wherein he walks. The joy of the Lord is not only the strength, but also the beauty and glory of Christians. Nehemiah 8:10

 

Taken from the book Heaven on Earth: A Treatise on Christian Assurance by Thomas Brooks 1654

Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God's wise and fatherly disposal in every condition.

 

Taken from the book The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment By Jeremiah Burroughs 1648

The Greatness of His Sufferings - John Bunyan

For my part, I stand amazed at those that would not have the world believe, that the death of Jesus Christ was, in itself, so terrible as it was....

I say, if Christ was put into the very capacity of one that must suffer what in justice ought to be inflicted for sin; then, how we can so diminish the greatness of his sufferings, as some do, without undervaluing of the greatness of his love, I know not; and how they will answer it, I know not.

 

Taken from the book All Loves Excelling by John Bunyan 1692

Repentance Without Sorrow - Thomas Watson

A woman may as well expect to have a child without pangs as one can have repentance without sorrow. He that can believe without doubting, suspect his faith; and he that can repent without sorrowing, suspect his repentance.

Taken from the book The Doctrine of Repentance by Thomas Watson 1668

It is necessary for us to sail - Joseph Alleine

It was a saying of the noble Roman when he has hasting with corn to the city in the famine and mariners were loath to set sail in foul weather, "It is necessary for us to sail - it is not necessary for us to live." What is it that you count necessary?

 

Taken from the book A Sure Guide to Heaven by Joseph Alleine 1671

glorious in mercy above all - Richard Sibbes

 

When Satan tempts us to run from God and discourages us, as he will do at such times, then keep this in mind:  God has set himself to be glorious in mercy above all other attributes.

 

Taken from the book Glorious Freedom by Richard Sibbes 1639

 

God's timing - John Flavel

God's timing is always precise, certain, and punctual, but the Lord doth not compute and reckon his seasons of working by our arithmetic.

 

John Flavel 1627–1691

 

Grace is Given So That - Augustine

For grace is given not because we have done good works, but in order that we may be able to do them.

 

Augustine 354-430

God’s work done in God’s way - J. Hudson Taylor

God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supply.

 J. Hudson Taylor 1832-1905

No child of God sins to that degree - John Bunyan

No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness.

John Bunyan1628-1688

The Course of Thy Life Will Speak - George Swinnock

The course of thy life will speak more for thee than the discourse of thy lips.

George Swinnock 1627-1673

Nothing Is More Contrary To a Heavenly Hope - William Gurnall

Nothing is more contrary to a heavenly hope than an earthly heart.

 

William Gurnall 1617-1679

A Just God Cannot - Charles Spurgeon

Let us look to it that in all things we are just – in our trade, in our judgment of others, in our treatment of neighbors, and in our own personal character. A just God cannot bless unjust transactions.

 

Taken from the book Faith's Checkbook by Charles Spurgeon  1834-1892

 

 

We Are Not Made Holy for Ourselves - Oswald Chambers

We are not made holy for ourselves, but for God.

Taken from the book If You Will Ask by Oswald Chambers 1874-1917

If He Is Not Willing To Confess His Sins - DL Moody

There are men today who are in darkness and bondage because they are not willing to turn from their sins and confess them. I do not know how a man can hope to be forgiven if he is not willing to confess his sins.

Taken from the book The Way to God by DL Moody 1837-1899

God Abhors - William Perkins

God abhors godly speech which is not joined with a godly life (Psa. 50:16, 17).

Taken from the book The Art of Prophesying by William Perkins 1558–1602

Oh, I Shall Never Understand That - Oswald Chambers

There are tremendous thoughts expressed in Gods Book, and unless we have learned to rely on the Holy Spirit we shall say, "Oh, I shall never understand that," But the Holy Spirit in is understands it, and as we recognize that and rely on Him, He will work it out, whether we consciously understand or not.

Taken from the book If You Will Ask by Oswald Chambers 1874-1917

Faith Is Lean and Ready To Starve Unless - Thomas Manton

Faith is lean and ready to starve unless it be fed with continual meditation on the promises.

Thomas Manton 1620–1677

Taken from the book Encouragement for Today's Pastors: Help from the Puritans by Joel Beeke and Terry D. Slatcher

O What a World of Good May We All Do - John Reynolds

O what a world of good may we all do, if we had the true zeal of God! How many occasions and opportunities are put into our hands every day …which, if we were acted by this principle, would render us great benefactors to mankind, by discouraging vice and impiety, and promoting virtue and goodness in the world?

John Reynolds 1667-1727

Taken from the book Encouragement for Today's Pastors: Help from the Puritans by Joel Beeke and Terry D. Slatcher

 

 

 

Prayer Is As the Pitcher That Fetcheth Water - John Bunyan

Prayer is as the pitcher that fetcheth water from the brook, therewith to water the herbs: break the pitcher and it will fetch no water, and for want of water the garden withers.

John Bunyan 1628-1688

Taken from the book Encouragement for Today's Pastors: Help from the Puritans by Joel Beeke and Terry D. Slatcher

 

The Way Get Love for the Lord - John Preston

The love of God is peculiarly the work of the Holy Ghost… Therefore the way to get it is earnestly to pray…. We are no more able to love the Lord than cold water is able heat itself… so the holy Ghost must breed that  fire of love in us, it must be kindled from heaven, or else we shall never have it.

John Preston 1587-1628

The Best Christians Should Be - John Geree

The best Christians should be the best husbands, best wives, best parents, best children, best magistrates, best subjects, that the doctrine of God might be adorned, not blasphemed.

 

John Geree 1646

As the Bridegrooms Friends - John Flavel

It is our calling, as the Bridegrooms Friends, to woo and win souls to Christ, to set him forth to the people as crucified among them (Gal 3:1), to present him in all his attractive excellencies, that all hearts may be ravished with his beauty, and charmed into his arms by love.

 

John Flavel 1630-1691

 

 

Oh, For Grace to Imitate Him - Charles Spurgeon

What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:9 ESV)

It is well when a man can with advantage be so minutely copied as Paul might have been. Oh, for grace to imitate him this day and every day!

Taken from the book Faith's Checkbook by Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892

The Lord May Not Give Gold, But He Will Give - Charles Spurgeon

The Lord may not give gold, but He will give grace: He may not give gain, but He will give grace. He will certainly send us trial, but He will give grace in proportion thereto. We may be called to labor and to suffer, but with the call there will come all the grace required.

Taken from the book Faith's Checkbook by Charles Spurgeon  1834-1892

Praying and Singing Will Never Live Together - JC Ryle

Praying and singing will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin or sin will choke prayer.

JC Ryle 1816-1900

It Is Never Our Earnestness - Oswald Chambers

It is never our earnestness that brings us into touch with God, but our Lord Jesus Christ's vitalizing death. (See Hebrews 10:19-23)

Taken from the book If You Will Ask by Oswald Chambers 1874-1917

No Basis for Envy - Richard Sibbes

In spiritual things there is no basis for envy, for everyone may partake of everything. In the things of this life there is envy, because the more one has, the less another has. But for more to partake of spiritual things is a matter of glory and excellency.

Taken from the book Glorious Freedom by Richard Sibbes 1639

 

 

The Great Business of Their Lives - Richard Baxter

That this Spirit is given to all true believers is evident by the effects of his being given. They have ends, affections, and lives different from the rest of mankind; they live upon the hopes of a better life, and their heavenly interest overrules all the opposite interest of this world. In order to this they live under the conduct of divine authority, and to obey and please God is the great business of their lives.

Taken from the book Dying Thoughts by Richard Baxter 1683

 

 

What a Foolish Thing Is This - Jeremiah Burroughs

What a foolish thing is this, that because I have not got what I want, I will not enjoy the comfort of what I have.

Taken from the book The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

By Jeremiah Burroughs 1648     

The Whole Scripture Principally Aims At - Martin Luther

The whole Scripture doth principally aim at this thing, that we should not doubt, but that we should hope, that we should trust, that we should believe, that God is a merciful, a bountiful, a gracious, and a patient God to his people.

Martin Luther 1483-1546

They Think Themselves Beyond Mercy - John Bunyan

They think themselves beyond the reach of his mercy. Wherefore in answer to this conceit it is, that the Lord asketh, saying, "Is my hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem?" (Isaiah 50:2)

Taken from the book All Loves Excelling by John Bunyan 1692