Seest thou the necessity of that inward change, that spiritual birth, that life from the dead, that holiness? And art thou thoroughly convinced, that without it no man shall see the Lord?
– John Wesley –
from his sermon “Awake, Thou That Sleepest”
Seest thou the necessity of that inward change, that spiritual birth, that life from the dead, that holiness? And art thou thoroughly convinced, that without it no man shall see the Lord?
– John Wesley –
from his sermon “Awake, Thou That Sleepest”
It is not the quantity that is read, but the manner of reading, that yields us profit.
– Francois Fenelon and Jeanne Guyon –
from Spiritual Progress
Foundations to be reliable must always be unshakable.
– Hannah Whitall Smith –
from The God of All Comfort
For this life, being a continual warfare, we must never expect to have rest from our spiritual adversary the devil, or to say, our combat with him is finished, till, with our blessed master, we bow down our heads, and give up the ghost.
– George Whitefield –
Good when He gives, supremely good;
Nor less when He denies:
Afflictions, from His sovereign hand,
Are blessings in disguise.
– Brother Lawrence –
from The Practice of the Presence of God
If we are not disposed meekly to bear injuries, we are not fitted to live in the world, for in it we must expect to meet with many injuries from men.
– Jonathan Edwards –
from his sermon “Charity Disposes Us Meekly to Bear the Injuries Received from Others”
It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.
– AW Tozer –
from The Root of Righteousness
If I am adopted, I have become a child; God is no longer my judge, but my Father.
– DL Moody –
from his sermon “The Eighth Chapter of Romans”
We simply can’t trust God’s power fully until we experience it in the midst of our crisis.
– David Wilkerson –