Are we not told to seek first the Kingdom of God—not the means to advance it—and that “all these things” shall be added to us? Such promises are surely sufficient.
– Hudson Taylor –
God’s Promises are Sufficient – Hudson Taylor
An Active Faith – Matthew Henry
An active faith can give thanks for a promise, though it be not as yet performed, knowing that God’s bonds are as good as ready money [cash].
– Matthew Henry –
Faith Must Focus on God’s Promises – Thomas Manton
Faith is lean and ready to starve unless it be fed with continual meditation on the promises.
– Thomas Manton –
1620–1677
How Much Do You Believe in the Promises of God? – Isaac Watts
I believe the promises of God enough to venture an eternity on them.
– Isaac Watts –
The Cancer in the Church – Leonard Ravenhill
The best title of the professing church of God today, in my judgment, is “Unbelieving Believers.” There’s cancer in the church …
– Leonard Ravenhill –
Blessings of the Kingdom – Samuel Chadwick
There are blessings of The Kingdom that are only yielded to the violence of the vehement soul.
– Samuel Chadwick –
Our Lives Are Full of Supposes – Hannah Whitall Smith
Our lives are full of supposes. Suppose this should happen, or suppose that should happen; what could we do; how could we bear it? But, if we are living in the high tower of the dwelling place of God, all these supposes will drop out of our lives. We shall be quiet from the fear of evil, for no threatenings of evil can penetrate into the high tower of God.
– Hannah Whitall Smith –
Testing God’s Resources – FB Meyer
We never test the resources of God until we attempt the
IMPOSSIBLE.
– FB Meyer –
The Anchor of Hope – RC Sproul
Hope is called the anchor of the soul (Hebrews 6:19), because it gives stability to the Christian life. But hope is not simply a “wish” (I wish that such-and-such would take place); rather, it is that which latches on to the certainty of the promises of the future that God has made.
– RC Sproul –