Quote Collection
Prayer – William Law
Prayer is the nearest approach to God and the highest enjoyment of Him that we are capable of in this life.
– William Law –
How we should open the Bible – DL Moody
We ought to open the Holy Book as we would go into a sanctuary where we were sure of meeting our heavenly Father face to face, of hearing His voice.
– DL Moody –
Joy is distinctly a Christian thing – SD Gordon
Joy is distinctly a Christian word and a Christian thing. It is the reverse of happiness. Happiness is the result of what happens of an agreeable sort. Joy has its springs deep down inside. And that spring never runs dry, no matter what happens. Only Jesus gives that joy. He had joy, singing its music within, even under the shadow of the cross.
– SD Gordon –
The storehouse of God’s Word – Vance Havner
The storehouse of God’s word was never meant for mere scrutiny, nor even primarily for study but for sustenance.
– Vance Havner –
Joy is found in God alone – Charles Spurgeon
You must find joy in God, or you will not find joy at all.
– Charles Spurgeon –
The Only Fear I Have – AW Tozer
The only fear I have is to fear to get out of the will of God. Outside of the will of God, there’s nothing I want, and in the will of God there’s nothing I fear, for God has sworn to keep me in His will. If I’m out of His will that’s another matter. But if I’m in His will, He’s sworn to keep me.
– AW Tozer –
Shake Before Using – Vance Havner
Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, “Shake well before using.” That is what God has to do with some of His people. He has to shake them well before they are ever usable.
– Vance Havner –
Desperate times demand desperate prayer – Chuck Smith
Today, we are living in desperate times. Yet, the Church is not desperate before God in prayer.
– Chuck Smith –
Our prayer is His delight – JC Ryle
There was an officer in the city of Rome who was appointed to have his doors always open, in order to receive any Roman citizen who applied to him for help. Just so the ear of the Lord Jesus is ever open to the cry of all who want mercy and grace. It is His office to help them. Their prayer is His delight. Think of this. Is not this encouragement?
– JC Ryle –
from A Call to Prayer