All Our Fret and Worry - Oswald Chambers

All our fret and worry is caused by calculating without God.

Taken from the book The Quotable Oswald Chambers

Oswald Chambers 1874-1917

May Every – Andrew Murray

O Lord of truth …May every thought and word, every disposition and habit, be testimony that the Spirit of Christ dwells and rules within me. Amen.

 

Taken from the book The Indwelling Spirit by Andrew Murray 1828-1917

The Value of Spiritual Knowledge – Andrew Murray

The value of knowledge- true spiritual knowledge- in the life of faith can hardly be exaggerated. Just as a man on earth is none the richer for an inheritance that comes to him, or a treasure in his field, as long as he does not know of it or does not know how to gain possession of it and utilize it- so the gifts of God's grace cannot bring their full blessing until we know and, in knowing, truly apprehend them.

 

Taken from the book The Indwelling Spirit by Andrew Murray 1828-1917

Holiness Is Not Freedom From - G Campbell Morgan

Holiness is not freedom from temptation, but power to overcome temptation.

G Campbell Morgan 1863-1945

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

Let Us Encourage Ourselves - Henry Scougal

Let us encourage ourselves my dear friend, let us encourage ourselves with those mighty aids we are to expect in this spiritual warfare, for greater is he that is for us than all that can rise up against us; "The eternal God is our refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms" (Deuteronomy 33:27)

Taken from the book The Life of God in the Soul of Man

by Henry Scougal 1650-1678

He Who Will Not Use the Thoughts of Others - Charles Spurgeon

He who will not use the thoughts of other men's brains, proves that he has no brains of his own.

Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892

Our Murmuring -Thomas Watson

Our murmuring is the devils music.

Thomas Watson 1620-1686

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

The Benefits of Those Gifts - John Flavel

Gifts are improved in us by prayer and study, but the benefits of those gifts are shared among us by love and unity.

 

John Flavel 1627-1691

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

 

If You Would Have the Divine Life - Andrew Murrray

If you would have the divine life of the Spirit within you grow strong in every part of your nature, let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.

 

Taken from the book The Indwelling Spirit by Andrew Murray 1828-1917

If You Would Be Full Of the Spirit – Andrew Murray

The Holy Spirit has for all ages embodied the thoughts of God in the written word, and lives now for this very purpose in our hearts – to reveal the power and the meaning of that Word. If you would be full of the Spirit, be full of the Word.

Taken from the book The Indwelling Spirit by Andrew Murray 1828-1917

May God raise up – Andrew Murray

May God raise up from among our theologians many who will dedicate their lives to see that God's Holy Spirit is recognized in the lives of believers, in the ministry of the Word by tongue and pen, and in all the work done in His church.

Taken from the book The Indwelling Spirit by Andrew Murray 1828-1917

The Work of Grace Will Never Stand Still –JC Ryle

The work of grace once begun in the soul will never stand still. It will gradually "leaven the whole lump." Like leaven once introduced, it can never be separated from that with which it is mingled. Little by little it will influence the conscience, the affections, the mind, and the will, until the whole man is affected by its power, and a thorough conversion to God takes place.

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

Luke 13:18-21

Assurance: It Is - Thomas Brooks

Assurance is glory in the bud, it is the suburbs of paradise, it is a cluster of the land of promise, it is a spark of God, it is the joy and crown of Christianity.

Taken from the book Heaven on Earth: A Treatise on Christian Assurance

by Thomas Brooks 1654

The Child of Many Prayers - JC Ryle

Great is the power of prayer and intercession! The child of many prayers shall seldom be cast away. God's time of conversion may not be ours. He may think fit to prove our faith by keeping us long waiting. But so long as a child lives, and a parent prays, we have no right to despair about that child's soul.

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

A Grand Hindrance to Holiness – John Wesley

The neglect of prayer is a grand hindrance to holiness.

John Wesley 1703-1791

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

Humble But Never Discourage – Thomas Brooks

The least sin should humble the soul, but certainly the greatest sin should never discourage the soul, much less should it work the soul to despair. Despairing Judas perished, whereas the murderers of Christ, believing on him, were saved.

Thomas Brooks 1608-1680

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

 

Good Deeds - Thomas Adams

Good deeds are such things that no man is saved for them, nor without them.

Thomas Adams 1583-1652

Taken from the book A Puritan Golden Treasury

The Snail – Charles Spurgeon

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892

Idleness - Thomas Brooks

Idleness is the very source of sin. Standing pools gather mud, and nourish and breed venomous creatures; and so do the idle and slothful Christians.

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

His Own Consent - John Bunyan

There is no way to kill a man's righteousness but by his own consent.

John Bunyan 1628-1688

Profited More By – Martin Luther

Luther professeth, "That he profited more in the knowledge of the Scripture by private prayer in a short time, than he did by study in a longer space."

Martin Luther 1483-1546

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

True Repentance Has a Double Aspect – Robert South

True repentance has a double aspect; it looks upon things past with a weeping eye, and upon the future with a watchful eye.

Robert South 1634-1716

Faith Expects – Andrew Murray

Faith expects from God what is beyond all expectation.

Andrew Murray 1828-1917

When There is Storm Without - Thomas Watson

If God be our God, He will give us peace in trouble. When there is storm without, He will make peace within. The world can create trouble in peace, but God can create peace in trouble.

Taken from the book Extracts from the Writings of Thomas Watson

Thomas Watson 1620-1686

When There Is Storm Without – Thomas Watson

If God be our God, He will give us peace in trouble. When there is storm without, He will make peace within. The world can create trouble in peace, but God can create peace in trouble.

Taken from the book Extracts from the Writings of Thomas Watson

Thomas Watson 1620-1686

When There Is Storm Without – Thomas Watson

If God be our God, He will give us peace in trouble. When there is storm without, He will make peace within. The world can create trouble in peace, but God can create peace in trouble.

Taken from the book Extracts from the Writings of Thomas Watson

Thomas Watson 1620-1686

A Life of Prayer A Life of Love – Andrew Murray

A life of prayer will make a life of love to Christ, to other Christians, and to those without Christ.

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

The ABC’s of Christianity – DL Moody

"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" John 3:3

The doctrine of the new birth is, therefore, the foundation of all our hopes for the world to come. It is really the ABC's of Christianity.

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

Prayer is the Surest Remedy – JC Ryle

Prayer is the surest remedy against the devil and besetting sins. That sin will never stand firm which is heartily prayed against. That devil will never long keep dominion over us which we beseech the Lord to cast forth. But then we must spread out all our case before our heavenly Physician, if he is to give us daily relief.

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

The Best Proof of a Man’s Opinions – JC Ryle

A man's life is the best proof of a man's opinions.

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

The Difficulty Is Not On His Side - Andrew Murray

In our communion with God, the difficulty is not on His side, but on ours.

 

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

He is - George Whitefield

He is a prayer-hearing God.

Taken from the book The Evangelistic Zeal of George Whitefield by Stephen J Lawson - George Whitefield 1714-1770

Satisfied and Thirsty – AW Tozer

O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me hunger for more. I am painfully conscience of my need of further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire. O God, the triune God, I want to want Thee, I long to be filled with longing; I thirst to made more thirsty still. Show me Thy glory, I pray Thee, that so I may know Thee indeed. Begin in mercy a new work of love in me. Say to my soul, "Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away."(SoS 2:10) Then give me grace to rise and follow Thee up from this misty lowland where I have wandered so long. In Jesus' name, Amen.

Taken from the book The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer  1897-1963

Put the Word into Practice - Thomas Boston

1 John 2:4–6; 2 Timothy 3:14–16

Whatever you learn from the word, labor to put it in practice. For to him that has shall be given. No wonder they get little insight into the Bible who make no conscience of practicing what they know. But while the stream runs into a holy life, the fountain will be the more free.

Thomas Boston 1676-1732

A Christian’s Greatest Work Is in the Heart – Richard Baxter

Matthew 12:34–35; 15:18; Luke 6:45

The first and great work of a Christian is about his heart. There it is that God dwells by his Spirit, in his saints; and there it is that sin and Satan reign, in the ungodly. The great duties and the great sins are those of the heart. There is the root of good and evil: the tongue and life are but the fruits and expressions of that which dwells within.

Richard Baxter 1615-1691

They Would Seek Heaven – DL Moody

If people would but read their Bibles more, and study what there is to be found there about heaven, they would not be as worldly-minded as they are. They would not have their hearts set upon things down here, but would seek the imperishable things above.

D. L. Moody, Heaven: Where It Is, Its Inhabitants, and How to Get There (Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1884), 10.

DL Moody 1837-1899

All Our Worry - Oswald Chambers

All our fret and worry is caused by calculating without God.

 

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

 

Jesus can understand you

Fear not because your prayer is stammering, your words feeble, and your language poor. Jesus can understand you.

JC Ryle  1816-1900

The Case of Prevailing Sin - William Guthrie

Some think that all who have a true interest in Him are above the prevailing power of every sin; but this is contrary to that of  Psalms 65:3, "Iniquities prevail against me; as for our transgressions, Thou shalt purge them away;" where we find that holy man laying just claim to pardon, in the case of prevailing iniquity; and that of Romans 7:23-25, where Paul thanketh God through Christ, as freed from the condemnation of the law, even whilst a law in his members leadeth captive unto sin.

Taken from the book The Christians Great Interest

by William Guthrie 1658

That Excites us to Praise - Thomas Manton

Self-love may lead us to prayers, but love to God excites us to praises.

 

Thomas Manton - 1620-1677

The Nearer We Get to Heaven - JC Ryle

I am persuaded the more light we have, the more we see our own sinfulness: the nearer we get to heaven, the more we are clothed with humility.

 

JC Ryle 1816-1900

Let Us Give Ourselves to Be Intercessors - Andrew Murray

Let us give ourselves to be intercessors. Let us cry with importunity to God when we see people who need help, when the spirit of compassion stirs within us, when we feel our own powerlessness to help, or when we see obstacles in the way of our getting an answer. God alone can help. And in answer to our prayers, He will help.

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

The More You Will Love Him - George Whitefield

Study to know Him more and more, for the more you know, the more you will love Him.

George Whitefield 1714-1770

Taken from the book The Evangelistic Zeal of George Whitefield

by Stephen J Lawson

I Have Shaken Every Branch – Martin Luther

"If you picture the Bible to be a mighty tree and every word a little branch, I have shaken every one of those branches because I wanted to know what it was and what it meant."

(Luther made a commitment to turn to the Scriptures on a daily basis …he read through the entire Bible two times a year)  

Martin Luther 1483-1546

Taken from the book Martin Luther: A Guided Tour of his Life and Thought

by Stephen J Nichols

The Beginning of Salvation - Martin Luther

The recognition of sin is the beginning of salvation.

Martin Luther 1483-1546

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

You do not Pretend, You Are - Oswald Chambers

Pi"* people try to produce the life of God by sheer imitation; they pretend to be sweet when really they are bitter. The life of God has no pretense, and when His life is in you, you do not pretend to feel sweet, you are sweet.

* "Pi" is short for "pious." Chambers uses it to mean people who are self-focused pretenders who try to act like what they are really not.

Taken from the book The Quotable Oswald Chambers

Oswald Chambers 1874-1917

One of the Highest and Purest Acts of Religion – Thomas Watson

Praising God is one of the highest and purest acts of religion. In prayer we act like men; in praise we act like angels.

Thomas Watson 1620-1686

They Alone Are Truly Happy - D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

They alone are truly happy who are seeking to be righteous. Put happiness in the place of righteousness and you will never get it.

 D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones 1899-1981

Prayer Is The Soul’s Sincere Desire - James Montgomery

Prayer is the Christian's vital breath,

  The Christian's native air,

His watchword at the gate of death,

  He enters heaven with prayer.

 

Taken from the Hymn: Prayer Is The Soul's Sincere Desire

By James Montgomery 1818

Increasingly Aware - Jonathan Edwards

"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing" John15:5

The work of a true convert is not done. He finds a great work to do and great wants to be supplied. He still sees himself to be a poor, empty, helpless creature who still stands in great and continual need of God's help. He well knows that without God he can do nothing. After a true conversion, the soul is increasingly aware of its own impotence and emptiness. It is still aware of its universal dependence on God for everything.

Taken from the book The Best of Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards 1703-1758

A Light Heart Makes - Robert Murray Mccheyne

Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men. Col 3:23

It is right for Christians to be diligent in business. They have good conscience that oils the wheels. "A merry heart does good, like medicine" (Prov 17:22) A light heart makes easy work.

Taken from the book The Best of Robert Murray McCheyne

Robert Murray McCheyne 1813-1843

Brethren, Pray For Us - EM Bounds

"Brethren, pray for us." 1 Thessalonians 5:25

 

If Paul was so dependent on the prayers of God's saints to give his ministry success, how much more important is it that the prayers of God's saints be centered on the ministry of today!

 

Taken from the book The Best of EM Bounds EM Bounds 1835-1913

We Looked For So Little -George Macdonald

O Lord my God, in you I put my trust. Psalms 7:1

"Our God, one day we will laugh ourselves to scorn that we looked for so little from you."

Taken from the book The Best of George Macdonald

George Macdonald 1824-1905

Be Very Tender Towards All Youthful People - Charles Spurgeon

I entreat all who love Jesus Christ and would see his kingdom come, to be very tender towards all youthful people, and to pray that their hearts may be won to Jesus.

Taken from the book Council for Christian Workers by Charles Spurgeon  1834-1892

 

There He Will Learn – John Trapp

He that cannot pray, let him go to sea, and there he will learn.

John Trapp 1601-1669

Paul’s Course was Shaped By – E.M. Bounds 7-30-15

Paul was a leader by appointment and by universal recognition and acceptance. He had many mighty forces in this ministry. His conversion, so conspicuous and radical was a great force, a perfect magazine of aggressive and defensive warfare. His call to the apostleship was clear, luminous and convincing. But these forces were not the divinest energies which brought forth the largest results to his ministry. Paul's course was more distinctly shaped and his career rendered more powerfully successful by prayer than by any other force.

E.M. Bounds 1835-1913

Quoted in the book Paul the Leader by J. Oswald Sanders

In Prayer it is Better to Have - John Bunyan

In prayer it is better to have a heart with  without words, than words without a heart.

 

John Bunyan 1628-1688

He who fears God - Charles Spurgeon

He who fears God has nothing else to fear.

 

Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892

If God Lights the Candle - Charles Spurgeon

If God lights the candle, none can blow it out.

Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892

Bring Forth Fruit Answerable To Your State - Ralph Venning

Bring forth fruit answerable to your state. At one time, fruits worthy of repentance were the fruits called for, but now you are to bring forth fruits worthy of assurance, victory, and joy in the Holy Ghost. It is true, God had some little praise from you when you were babes, but now he expects much more; that you bring forth much fruit and be filled with it, that you be strong in faith, that you abound in love, that you be filled with all wisdom and knowledge, to walk worthy of God and to do all to his glory.

Taken from the book Learning in Christ's School

by Ralph Venning 1675

Help Me in This Warfare - Thomas Chalmers

My God, Thou knowest my infirmities; and Thou knowest my desire to overcome them. Send forth Thy Spirit to help me in this warfare. Give me wisdom, O God, and the meekness of wisdom. Let the power of Christ rest upon me.

Taken from the book Sabbath Scripture Readings II

by Thomas Chalmers 1780-1847

Let Us Bless the God of The Poor

Let us bless the God of the poor, and pray continually that the poor may become rich in faith and the rich be made poor in spirit.

Taken from the book The Publications of the American Tract Society  Tracts are from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries

Christianity Never Diminishes Human Sympathies - Ichabod Spencer

Christianity never diminishes human sympathies. It makes them more wise, more judicious and tender; it sanctifies them, but it never represses them. The inspired Apostle himself poured forth the comforts of Christianity on the bleeding hearts of his smitten brothers.

Taken from the book Practical Sermons by Ichabod Spencer 1798-1854

Our Lord’s Call to Sinners - J.C. Ryle

I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. Luke 5:32

Let it be noted here, as well as elsewhere, that our Lord's call to sinners is not a bare call to become his disciples, but a call "to repentance."

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

The Elements of a Ministry of Power - Horatius Bonar

Nearness to Christ, intimacy with him, assimilation of his character – these are the elements of a ministry of power.

Horatius Bonar 1808-1889

Remember What Sin Is - Oswald Chambers

Remember what sin is: the fundamental independence of God; the thing in me that says, I can do without
God, I don't need Him. The hatred of the world has its source there.

 

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

True Will-Power and Courage - DL Moody

True will-power and courage are not on the battlefield, but in everyday conquests over our inertia, laziness, boredom.

DL Moody 1837-1899

He Who Runs From God in the Morning - John Bunyan

He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find him the rest of the day.

 John Bunyan 1628-1688

The Truest Measure of a Church’s Strength - EM Bounds

What is the truest measure of a church's strength? True strength lies in the vital godliness of the people. The aggregate personal holiness of the members of each church is the only true measure of strength. Any other test offends God, dishonors Christ, grieves the Holy Spirit, and degrades religion.

 

 EM Bounds 1835-1913

May There Be No Doubt As To What I Have Asked - Andrew Murray

Lord Jesus, teach me to pray with all my heart and strength so clearly that there may be no doubt as to what I have asked. May I know what it is that I desire so that when my petitions are recorded in heaven, I can record them on earth too, and note each answer when it comes. And may my faith in what your Word has promised be so clear that the Spirit may indeed work in me liberty to will that it come to pass. Lord, renew, strengthen, and sanctify wholly my will for the work of effective prayer.

 

Taken from the book Teach Me to Pray by Andrew Murray 1828-1917

The Saints' Responses - John Owen

Faith, love, trust, joy and obedience are the saints' responses to the Father's loving acts shown to them.

John Owen 1616-1683

the best evidences of sin forgiven - JC Ryle

Sin forsaken is one of the best evidences of sin forgiven.

J.C. Ryle

It is enough for a praying heart - Charles Spurgeon

It is enough for a praying heart that it has a hearing God.

Charles Spurgeon 

Our Speech Never Loses Force By - Charles Spurgeon

Our speech never loses force by losing pride.

 

Taken from the book Spurgeon's Sermons on New Testament Men, Book 1

by Charles Spurgeon  1834-1892

 

 

 

Prayer Is Everything - Ichabod Spencer 6-11-15

"My dear pastor" she said to me, when I asked what particular truth or means it was that led her to Christ, "I never should have found my Savior, if you had not encouraged me so kindly, and led me back to prayer. Prayer is everything, - for God answers it."

 

Taken from the book A Pastor's Sketches by Ichabod Spencer 1798-1854

He Addeth Intercession To - Thomas Chalmers

Christ is able to save to the uttermost. He addeth intercession now to the atonement which he hath already made once for all. What a blessed apparatus of reconciliation with God! He who pleadeth for us at God's right hand is omnipotent to save – and willing as He is able.

 

Taken from the book Sabbath Scripture Readings by Thomas Chalmers 1780-1847

We Cannot Have Flowers Without Roots - J.C. Ryle

We cannot have flowers without roots, or fruit without trees. We cannot have the fruit of the Spirit without vital union with Christ, and a new creation within.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Rule of Christian Living - Samuel Bolton

We disown the law in respect of justification, yet we establish it as a rule of Christian living.

Taken from the book The True Bounds of Christian Freedom 

by Samuel Bolton 1645

 

 

 

Do Not Look Upon - Thomas Watson

Do not look upon your troubles as to forget your mercies.

      

Taken from the book Extracts from the Writings of Thomas Watson

Thomas Watson 1620-1686

 

 

There Are Two Things That Unbelief Stumbles At - John Flavel

There are two things that unbelief stumbles at in God: His power and His willingness to help.

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

Our Holy Songs - Charles Spurgeon

If we do not lift our eyes and our hearts to Him, we are but misusing words and wasting time. Our praise is not as it should be if it is not reverently directed to the Lord of Hosts. It is vain to shoot arrows without a target; we must aim exclusively for God's glory in our holy songs.

Taken from the book Spurgeon on Praise Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892

 

He It Is That Shall - Henry Scougal

Let us be strong in the Lord, and the power of his might, for He it is that shall tread down our enemies.

Taken from the book The Life of God in the Soul of Man

by Henry Scougal 1650-1678

 

Our Chief Work - Andrew Murray

Time spent in prayer will yield more than that given to work. Prayer alone gives work its worth and its success. Prayer opens the way for God Himself to do His work in us and through us. Let our chief work, as God's messengers, be intercession; in it, we secure the presence and power of God to go with us.

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

 

 

Waiting Souls - Thomas Brooks

The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him (Lam 3:25). Waiting souls, remember this assurance is yours, but the time of the giving it is the Lord's; the jewel is yours, but the season in which he will give it is in his own hand: the gold chain is yours, but he only knows the hour wherein he will put it about your necks.

Well! Wait patiently and quietly, wait expectantly, wait believingly, wait affectionately, and wait diligently, and you shall find that scripture made good in power upon your souls, "Yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry," (Heb 10:37, Hab 2:3)

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

 

 

 

 

Two Sorts of Peace to be Dreaded - Joseph Alleine

The conscience cannot be truly pacified until soundly purified (Heb 10:22). Cursed is that peace maintained in a way of sin (Duet 29:19-20). Two sorts of peace are more to be dreaded than all the troubles in the world: peace with sin, and peace in sin.

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

The Spirit Runs Through It All - Richard Sibbes

But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:16-18 ESV)

The Spirit runs through it all. It is by the Spirit of the Lord that we behold. It is the Spirit of the Lord that takes away the veil. It is by the Spirit of the Lord that we are changed from glory to glory.

Taken from the book Glorious Freedom by Richard Sibbes 1639

Those Who Have Been Spiritually Bruised - Thomas watson

The Lord has always been most solicitous for his bruised ones. As the mother is most careful of her children who are weak and sickly, "He shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom" (Isa 40:11). Those who have been spiritually bruised, who like lambs are weakly and tender, Christ will carry in the arms of free grace.

Taken from the book The Godly Man's Picture by Thomas Watson 1666

A readiness to believe every promise implicitly, to obey every command unhesitatingly, to stand perfect and complete in all the will of God, is the only true spirit of Bible Study.

 

Andrew Murray 1828-1917

 

 

The Delay of Repentance – Thomas Watson

By the delay of repentance, sin strengthens, and the heart hardens. The longer ice freezeth, the harder it is to be broken.

Thomas Watson 1620-1686

We Are Not Made Holy For - 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

Grace and Eternal Life - John Newton

To know Jesus is the shortest description of true grace; to know him better is the surest mark of growth in grace; to know him perfectly is eternal life.

John Newton 1725-1807

The Ear of the Lord Jesus Is Ever Open - JC Ryle

There was an officer in the city of Rome who was appointed to have his doors always open, in order to receive any Roman citizen who applied to him for help. Just so the ear of the Lord Jesus is ever open to the cry of all who want mercy and grace. It is His office to help them. Their prayer is His delight. Think of this. Is not this encouragement?    

 

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

The Most Powerful Of All Preaching - Ichabod Spencer

Thoughtlessness is the common origin of unconcern. We do a far better office for men when we lead them to think, than when we think for them. A man's own thoughts are the most powerful of all preaching. The Holy Spirit operates very much by leading men to reflection—to employ their own mind. I should hesitate to interrupt the religious reflections of any man in the world, by the most important thing I could say to him. If I am sure he will think, I will consent to be still. But men are prone to be thoughtless, and we must speak to them to lead them to reflection.

Taken from the book A Pastor's Sketches by Ichabod Spencer 1798-1854

The Seeming Peace of a Sinner - Thomas Watson

The seeming peace a sinner has is not from the knowledge of his happiness but the ignorance of his danger.

Thomas Watson 1620-1686

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

How Infinitely Good It Will Be - Archbishop Usher

"When Peter saw Moses and Elijah with Christ in his transfiguration, though he had but a glimpse of glory, yet he says "It is good for us to be here." But Oh! How infinitely good it will be to be in heaven. How shall we then be rapt up with glory, when we shall be forever with the Lord!

Archbishop Usher 1581-1656