If you have Christ, you will have comfort, joy, peace and liberty; and when the trouble comes, you will find shelter and deliverance by coming near to Him.
– Charles Spurgeon –
from God Loves You
Christian Life
Love God, Not the World – Thomas a Kempis
Call often to mind that proverb, “That the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing” (Ecclesiastes 1:8). Endeavor therefore to withdraw thy heart from the love of visible things, and to turn thyself to the invisible. For they that follow their sensuality, do stain their own consciences, and lose the favour of God.
– Thomas a Kempis –
from The Imitation of Christ
Never Forget the Eye of God – JC Ryle
Resolve never to forget the eye of God. The eye of God! Think of that. Everywhere, in every house, in every field, in every room, in every company, alone or in a crowd, the eye of God is always on you. “The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good” (Proverbs 15:3), and they are eyes that read hearts as well as actions.
– JC Ryle –
from Thoughts for Young Men, 1886
He Knows Our Hearts – Andrew Murray
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. (Matthew 7:7-8)
It is significant that the Lord thought it necessary to repeat the truth in so many forms. It proves that He knows our hearts, how doubt and distrust toward God are natural to us, and how easily we are inclined to rest in prayer as a religious duty without expecting an answer.
– Andrew Murray –
from Teach Me To Pray
Love Should Be the Silver Thread – JC Ryle
Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct. Kindness, gentleness, long-suffering, forbearance, patience, sympathy, a willingness to enter into childish troubles, a readiness to take part in childish joys, — these are the cords by which a child may be led most easily, — these are the clues you must follow if you would find the way to his heart.
– JC Ryle –
from The Duties of Parents
He Who Has Given Himself Entirely Unto God – Henry Scougal
He who hath given himself entirely unto God will never think he doth too much for him.
– Henry Scougal –
from The Life of God in the Soul of Man
Consistent Daily Prayer – Andrew Murray
Through consistent daily prayer, my whole life becomes devoted to my King and to the service of His kingdom.
– Andrew Murray –
There was Lightening in His Faith – Charles Spurgeon
Nobody doubted that Martin Luther believed what he spoke. He spoke with thunder, for there was lightning in his faith. The man preached all over, for his entire nature believed. You felt, “Well, he may be mad, or he may be altogether mistaken, but he assuredly believes what he says. He is the incarnation of faith; his heart is running over at his lips.”
– Charles Spurgeon –
from Lectures To My Students
From Love to God Springs Love to Man – Jonathan Edwards
From love to God springs love to man, as says the apostle “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.” (1 John 5:1) Have we this love to all who are the children of God?
– Jonathan Edwards –
from Charity and its Fruits