The promises of God are of no value to us until, through obedience, we come to understand the nature of God.
– Oswald Chambers –
Promises of God
The Chief of God’s Promises – Richard Baxter
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 is Faithful – Charles Spurgeon
God has given no pledge that he will not redeem and encouraged no hope that he will not fulfill.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Faith Rests on the Promises – Richard Cecil
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 –
God’s Promises are Sufficient – Hudson Taylor
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 – 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 –
