If the Lord be with us, we have no cause of fear. His eye is upon us, His arm over us, His ear open to our prayer—His grace sufficient, His promises unchangeable.
– Attributed to John Newton –
Peace
The Cross of Christ – Leo the Great
The cross of Christ is the true ground and chief cause of Christian hope.
– Leo the Great –
(400-461 AD)
Heart is Restless Until it Rests in God – Augustine
You have made us for Yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in You.
– Augustine –
Not Going Under But Over – Catherine Booth
The waters are rising, but so am I. I am not going under, but over.
– Catherine Booth –
Never Doubt Christ’s Strength – William Gurnall
Doubt your own strength, but never doubt Christ’s. In your gravest conflicts with Satan, trust Him to bring you out of the devil’s dominion with a high hand, in spite of all the force and fury of hell.
– William Gurnall –
from The Christian in Complete Armour
God is holy – Adolph Saphir
God is holy, separate from all darkness and sin, but not in isolated majesty banishing the imperfect and the sinful from His presence: for God is light, God is love. It is the nature of light to communicate itself. Remaining pure and bright, undiminished and unsullied, it overcomes darkness and kindles light
– Adolph Saphir –
Go to the Fountain – Samuel Rutherford
Dry wells send us to the fountain.
– Samuel Rutherford –
from The Loveliness of Christ
How to Suffer Well – Charles Spurgeon
Suffering saints are living seed. Oh, that God might help us to such faith, that when we come to suffer in life, or to expire in death, we may so glorify God that others may believe in him! May we preach sermons by our faith which shall be better than sermons in words.
– Charles Spurgeon –
from his sermon The Trial Of Your Faith – December, 1888
God is Happiness and Peace – CS Lewis
God can’t give us peace and happiness apart from Himself, because there is no such thing.
– CS Lewis –