Friday, February 26, 2010

March 4, 2010

"For in choosing those that are unworthy, He has no respect but only to His own mere goodness. What want we more? Then it is good reason that we should hold ourselves contented with God's will, and bridle ourselves, and let Him choose whom He likes, for His will is the sovereign rule of equity and right." (John Calvin; 1509-1564)

March 3, 2010

"Oh! Let the redeemed cherish honourable thoughts of their present glory. Be careful to clear it from the defilement and degradation of the world's dust, and enjoy it in adoring praise to Him, who hath chosen thee to this so undeserved grace." (Unknown)

March 2, 2010

"We have nto to wait and work to be forgiven. The work has long since been done. The decree went forth, the releasing word was spoken, the forgiveness was declared, when Jesus left his tomb; and all that any man has to do on that subject is to believe it, and to appropriate to himself the glorious reprieve." (Joseph Augustus Seiss)

March 1, 2010

"Our daily acts of communion with God, our daily praise, our daily thanksgiving, must be found afresh on the work of Jesus. 'By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually.'" (Hebrews 13:15) (A.A. Bonar)

Monday, February 22, 2010

February 28, 2010

"God cannot bear it with patience, that we should limit him, either to the time, or manner, or means of help." (Joseph Caryl, 1602-1673)

February 27, 2010

"Do not despise 'the day of small things.' Do not think that you are too spiritual to stand on such a low level. If you do, you will fall." (D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, 1899-1981)

February 26, 2010

"God is thus far mercifully indulgent to our weakness, and He will not take it ill at our hands if by earnest and importunate prayer we seek Him for deliverance until we know His Good pleasure in the matter." (Jeremiah Burroughs, 1600-1646)

Sunday, February 7, 2010

February 25, 2010

“The bolder one becomes in Christ, the more humble one becomes in himself.” Frans Bakker (1919-1965)

February 24, 2010

“If danger will warrant us to violate the law of God, we will never want a pretext.” (Alexander Carson; 1776-1844 )

February 23, 2010

“When the believer questions the power of God, or his interest in it, his joy gusheth out as blood out of a broken vein.” William Gurnall (First published 1662)

February 22, 2010

“The first word He spoke to man in paradise was the law, the second was the glorious Gospel; He made Himself known first as the Sovereign, and then as the Redeemer.” R.S. Candlish; 1806

February 21, 2010

“How weak soever the believer finds himself, and how powerful soever he perceives his enemy to be, it is all one to him, he hath no more to do but to put faith on work, and to wait till God works.” David Dickson (1583-1662)

February 20, 2010

“With the growth in goodness grows the sense of sin. One law fulfilled shows a thousand neglected. Moral advancement, as a natural consequence, destroys the sense of merit, and produces that of sin.” (Moztley)

February 19, 2010

“Prayer is a necessity of spiritual life, and all who earnestly try to pray soon feel the need of teaching how to do it.” (author unknown)

February 18, 2010

“To have delivered me from all my troubles had been a great favour, but a far greater to deliver me from all my fears; for where that would but have freed me from present evil, this secures me from evil to come; that now I enjoy not only tranquility, but security, a privilege only of the godly.” Sir Richard Baker; 1568 -1645

February 17, 2010

“Sometimes a sudden passion arises, and out it goes in angry and forward words, setting all in an uproar and combustion: by-and-by our hearts recur upon us, and then we wish, “O that I had bit my tongue and not given it such an unbridled liberty.” Richard Alleine; 1611-1681

February 16, 2010

“For we may be well assured that what God’s goodness, grace, and mercy moved him to promise, his truth, his faithfulness, and righteousness will move him to perform.” William Gouge; 1575-1653

February 15, 2010

“Cause me to hear thy strengthening and encouraging voice. If the voice of thy grace be not lifted up in my spirit, reanimating my feeble faith, I feel that there is but a step between me and despair.” Jean Baptiste Massillon (1663-1742)