Let me find thy light in my darkness, thy life in my death, thy joy in my sorrow, thy grace in my sin, thy riches in my poverty, they glory in my valley.
– The Valley of Vision –
A collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions
Grace
June 17, 2012
“O my God, I lie in Thy fire burning and purifying – so much dross I seem to discover today, so little of Thy sweet and lovely grace in dealing with others’ faults. Lord, forgive me.”
– Oswald Chambers –
from Knocking at God’s Door, March 8
May 22, 2012
You will never find Jesus so precious as when the world is one vast howling wilderness.
– Robert Murray M’Cheyne –
May 20, 2012
We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, ”Blessed are they that mourn.”
— CS Lewis –
May 14, 2012
I am recklessly pursuing the high calling of being like Jesus. This is my truest joy and highest passion. To be lost in Him is my soul’s desire!
– Ben Zornes –
May 13, 2012
A cheap Christianity, without a cross, will prove in the end a useless Christianity, without a crown.
– JC Ryle –
May 9, 2012
If the Lord fails me at this time, it will be the first time.
– George Müller –
May 6, 2012
Real gold fears no fire!
– Randy Alcorn –
from his book Safely Home
May 4, 2012
If I am to love the Lord my God with ALL my mind, there will not be room in it for carnality, for pride, for anxiety, for the love of myself. How can the mind be filled with the love of the Lord and have space left over for things like that?
– Elisabeth Elliot –
in Discipline: The Glad Surrender (page 74)