You Might As Well Try To - Dwight L. Moody

You might as well try to hear without ears, or breathe without lungs, as try to live a Christian life without the Spirit of God in your heart.

 

Dwight L. Moody 1837-1899

 

 

Thanksgiving Is Good But - Matthew Henry

Thanksgiving is good but thanks-living is better.

 

Matthew Henry 1662-1714

Christ Hath Told Us He Will Come - William Gurnall

Christ hath told us He will come, but not when, that we might never put off our clothes, or put out the candle.

 

William Gurnall 1617-1679

 

 

A Godly Man Spiritualizes Duty - Thomas Watson

A godly man spiritualizes duty; he is not only for the doing of holy things but for the holy doing of things.

 

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

 

No Wonder Satan Tries To - Oswald Chambers

The very powers of darkness are paralyzed by prayer. No wonder Satan tries to keep our minds fussy in active work till we cannot think to pray.

 

Oswald Chambers 1874-1917

Let Us Hold to Christ More Closely- JC Ryle

Let us hold to Christ more closely, love him more heartily, live for him more thoroughly, copy him more exactly, confess him more boldly, follow him more fully. Religion like this will always bring its own reward. Worldly people may laugh at it. Weak brethren may think it extreme. But it will wear well. In sickness it will bring peace. In the world to come it will give us a crown of glory that fades not away.

Taken from the book Sickness by JC Ryle 1816-1900

Thus the Food of Faith is Lost - George Muller

Do but stand still in the hour of trial, and you will see the help of God, if you trust in Him. But there is so often a forsaking the ways of the Lord in the hour of trial, and thus the food of faith, the means whereby our faith may be increased, is lost.

Taken from the book Answers to Prayer by George Muller 1805-1898