Thursday, May 31, 2012

His Eye Affected His Heart - Matthew Henry

As (Jesus) drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, "Do not weep." Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. (Luke 7:12-15 ESV)

 

His eye affected his heart.

 

Taken from Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible

by Matthew Henry 1662-1714

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

How Many People - Oswald Chambers

How many people have you made homesick for God?

 

Taken from the book The Quotable Oswald Chambers  

Oswald Chambers 1874-1917

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Rejoicing of Hope - William Gurnall

Hope fills the afflicted soul with such inward joy and consolation, that it can laugh while tears are in the eye, sigh and sing all in a breath; it is called "the rejoicing of hope". (Hebrews 3:6)

 

William Gurnall 1617-1679 Quoted in the book A Puritan Golden Treasury

Monday, May 28, 2012

Beware Of No Man More Than - Charles Spurgeon

Beware of no man more than of yourself, for we often carry our worst enemies within us.
 

Taken from the book The Complete John Ploughman

by Charles Spurgeon  1834-1892

Friday, May 25, 2012

Is This The Happiness You Promise Yourself

You fly to company, to vain amusements, or the cares of this world to stifle the voice of conscience. Why do you strive to stifle her voice? Alas! it is because you know that conscience witnesses against you. But though you endeavor to drown her voice, yet you know that now and then she speaks in a tone of terror. And is this the happiness you promise yourself in the ways of sin?

 

 

Taken from the tract Warning Voice in the book The Publications of the American Tract Society

Tracts are from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries

Thursday, May 24, 2012

What Would All That Profit Thee Without - Thomas A Kempis

What will it avail thee to dispute profoundly of the Trinity, if thou be void of humility, and art thereby displeasing to the Trinity? Surely high words do not make a man holy and just; but a virtuous life maketh him dear to God.

I had rather feel compunction, than undersatnd the definition thereof. If thou didst know the whole Bible by heart, and the sayings of all the philosphers, what would all that profit thee without the love of God and without grace? Vanity of vanities and all is vanity, except to love God, and to serve him only.

Taken from the book The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis 1380-1471

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The Holiest Saint - JC Ryle

How true it is that the holiest saint is in himself a "miserable sinner," and a debtor to mercy and grace to the last moment of his existence!

Taken from the book Holiness by JC Ryle 1879