Do not expect ever to exhaust the full meaning of Scripture. A supernatural God must have a supernatural Book. Finite minds cannot grasp the infinite. That is one reason why men who know the Bible best find it ever new.
– DL Moody –
Bible – The Word
Give Yourselves to Prayer and the Ministry of 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 –
How to Understand Scripture – John Wycliffe
It shall greatly help thee to understand Scripture if thou markest
not only what is spoken or written
but of whom
and to whom
with what words
at what time
where
to what intent
with what circumstances
considering what goeth before
and what followeth.
– John Wycliffe –
Don’t Eat Spiritually Predigested Food – Donald Whitney
Don’t settle only for spiritual food that’s been “predigested” by others. Experience the joy of discovering biblical insights firsthand through your own Bible study!
– Donald Whitney –
from Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
The Bible is One Book – Alistair Begg
The Bible is one book, written by one Author, with one subject: Jesus Christ and the salvation God … provides through Him.
– Alistair Begg –
Steep Yourself in the Word – Horatius Bonar
He that would be holy must steep himself in the Word, must bask in the sunshine which radiates from each page of revelation.
– Horatius Bonar –
1808 –1889
Teaching of the Holy Spirit – JC Ryle
Above all let us humbly pray for the teaching of the Holy Spirit. He alone can apply truth to our hearts, and make us profit by what we read.
– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856
Prayer Prepares the Heart – Andrew Murray
Prayer prepares my heart for receiving the Word of God from God Himself.
– Andrew Murray –
Begin Your Day With This … – Hudson Taylor
Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God in prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.
– Hudson Taylor –
1832-1905