The soul which gives itself wholly and without reserve to God is filled with His own peace; and the closer we draw to our God, so much the stronger and more steadfast and tranquil shall we become.
– Jean Nicolas Grou –
Hope
True Peace in Keeping God at the Center – Edward B. Pusey
True peace is when the soul revolves around its center, Almighty God, craving for nothing but what God continually supplies. Since the soul is large enough to contain the infinite God, nothing less than Himself can satisfy or fill it.
– Edward B. Pusey –
Heavenly Hope or an Earthly Heart? – William Gurnall
Nothing is more contrary to a heavenly hope than an earthly heart.
– William Gurnall –
Embrace Difficulty – Charles Spurgeon
I’ve learned to kiss the wave that throws us upon the Rock of Ages.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Hope – John Polkinghorne
Hope is much more than a mood. It involves a commitment to action…What we hope for should be what we are prepared to work for and do bring about as far as that power lies in us.
– John Polkinghorne –
The Hardest Thing in Your Life – Lilias Trotter
Take the very hardest thing in your life – the place of difficulty, outward or inward, and expect God to triumph gloriously in that very spot. Just there He can bring your soul into blossom.
– Lilias Trotter –
Sins Against Hope – Ferdinand Kerstiens
The sins against hope are despair, as anticipated failure, and presumption, as anticipated fulfillment. In both these cases man seeks to break out of his pilgrim existence and have his life otherwise than from the hand of God.
– Ferdinand Kerstiens –
Unspeakable Peace – Watchman Nee
A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.
– Watchman Nee –
Jesus is Our Strength and Song – Charles Spurgeon
Let this one great, gracious, glorious fact lie in your spirit until it permeates all your thoughts and makes you rejoice even though you are without strength. Rejoice that the Lord Jesus has become your strength and your song – He has become your salvation.
– Charles Spurgeon –
