He came to deliver us from our sinful dispositions, and create in us pure hearts, and when we have Him with us it will not be hard for us. Then the service of Christ will be delightful.
– Dwight L. Moody –
Consecration
How to Preserve the Peace – Matthew Henry
The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.
– Matthew Henry –
How to see the secrets of Scripture – Winkie Pratney
God has guarded His Word so that only the pure in heart can see its secrets. All other efforts will fail.
– Winkie Pratney –
Purified and Saved from Sin – John MacArthur
A person who is not being purified from sin has no claim on being saved from it.
– John MacArthur –
Give up ALL for Christ – George Whitefield
There is no being a Christian without giving up all for Christ. We must all have the spirit of martyrdom, though we may not all die martyrs.
– George Whitefield –
May 22, 1740
Put to Death – Oswald Chambers
If I do not put to death the things in me which are not of God, they will put to death the things that are of God.
– Oswald Chambers –
When God takes something from you – Thomas Manton
If God takes anything from us, let us bless the name of the Lord.
– Thomas Manton –
Prayer vs Sin – JC Ryle
Praying and sinning will never live together in the same heart. Prayer will consume sin, or sin will choke prayer.
– JC Ryle –
Conformed to the Likeness of Christ – Elisabeth Elliot
The place where we are [at now] is God’s schoolroom, not somewhere else. Here we may be conformed to the likeness of Christ.
– Elisabeth Elliot –