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