The promises of God are of no value to us until, through obedience, we come to understand the nature of God.
– Oswald Chambers –
The promises of God are of no value to us until, through obedience, we come to understand the nature of God.
– Oswald Chambers –
Christ promised His Spirit to all true believers, to be in them as his Advocate, Agent, Seal, and Mark; and indeed the Spirit here, and heaven hereafter, are the chief of His promises.
– Richard Baxter –
from Dying Thoughts, 1683
God has given no pledge that he will not redeem and encouraged no hope that he will not fulfill.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Faith laughs at the shaking of the spear; unbelief trembles at the shaking of a leaf, unbelief starves the soul; faith finds food in famine, and a table in the wilderness. In the greatest danger, faith says, “I have a great God.” When outward strength is broken, faith rests on the promises.
– Richard Cecil –
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 –
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 is lean and ready to starve unless it be fed with continual meditation on the promises.
– Thomas Manton –
1620–1677
I believe the promises of God enough to venture an eternity on them.
– Isaac Watts –
The best title of the professing church of God today, in my judgment, is “Unbelieving Believers.” There’s cancer in the church …
– Leonard Ravenhill –