Most of God’s people are contented to be saved from the hell that is without; they are not so anxious to be saved from the hell that is within.
– Robert Murray McCheyne –
Robert Murray M'Cheyne
Give Yourself to Prayer and the Word – Robert Murray McCheyne
Give yourselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word. If you do
not pray, God will probably lay you aside from your ministry, as
He did me, to teach you to pray.”
– Robert Murray McCheyne –
My Greatest Need – Robert Murray McCheyne
Minister of the gospel, say that of your congregation, “The greatest need for my people is my personal holiness.” Teacher
– Robert Murray McCheyne –
A Tongue Like Thunder – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
As I was walking in the fields, the thought came over me with almost overwhelming power, that every one of my flock must soon be in heaven or hell. Oh how I wished that I had a tongue like thunder, that I might make all hear; or that I had a frame like iron, that I might visit every one and say, “Escape for thy life! Ah sinner! You little know how I fear that you will lay the blame of your damnation at my door.”
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If I Could Hear Christ Praying For Me – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
If I can hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies. Yet the distance makes no difference; He is praying for me.
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The Greatest Need of My People – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
The greatest need of my people [as their pastor] is my personal holiness.
– Robert Murray M’Cheyne –
Who Would Not Rise Early – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
Rose early to seek God and found Him whom my soul loveth. Who would not rise early to meet such company?
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Journal Entry: February 23, 1834
To Desire More is a Mark of Grace – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
It is a sure mark of grace to desire more.
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A Man On His Knees – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
A man is what he is on his knees before God, and nothing more.
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