I desire to have both heaven and hell ever in my eye, while I stand on this isthmus of life, between two boundless oceans.
– John Wesley –
Christian Life
Friendship with God Demands Obedience – Clovis Chappell
Whenever you make up your mind to refuse to go where God wants you to go and to do what God wants you to do, you must make up your mind at the same time to renounce the friendship of God. You cannot walk with Him and at the same time be in rebellion against Him … it is mere mockery, to say “Lord, Lord” and then refuse to do the things that He commands you to do.
– Clovis G. Chappell –
A Changed Mind and Heart – Watchman Nee
Because it has been so united with the devil it is vital for man to receive from God a change of mind before he can receive a new heart.
– Watchman Nee –
The Heart of Repentance – JI Packer
Repentance is more than just sorrow for the past; repentance is a change of mind and heart, a new life of denying self and serving the Savior as king in self’s place.
– JI Packer –
Have You Truly Repented of Your Sins? – Matthew Henry
Many mourn for their sins that do not truly repent of them, weep bitterly for them, and yet continue in love and league with them.
– Matthew Henry –
Worry Empties Today’s Strength – Corrie ten Boom
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
– Corrie ten Boom –
Live Near to God – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
Live near to God, and all things will appear little to you in comparison with eternal realities.
– Robert Murray M’Cheyne –
Rejoice in the Lord – Charles Spurgeon
Did you rejoice in the Lord this morning when you woke? It is very sweet to wake up and hear the birds singing within your heart, but you cannot maintain that joy, no not even for an hour, no matter what you do. ‘All my springs are in thee’ (Psalm 87:7), my God, and if I am to joy and rejoice, You must anoint me continually with ‘the oil of gladness’ (Psalm 45:7).
– Charles Spurgeon –
from the book God Loves You
Decay Begins With a Lack of Prayer – John Berridge
All decays begin in the [prayer] closet; no heart thrives without much secret converse with God, and nothing will make amends for the want of it.
– John Berridge –