Quote Collection

Heaven is Sweeter – Richard Baxter

Heaven is Sweeter – Richard Baxter

I think heaven is the sweeter because many of my old, lovely, affectionate, holy friends are there, and I am the more willing by death to follow them. And should it not be more pleasing to think that my God and Father, my Saviour and Comforter, are there?

– Richard Baxter –
from the book Dying Thoughts, 1683

Giving thanks to God – Jerry Bridges

Giving thanks to God – Jerry Bridges

Giving thanks to God for both His temporal and spiritual blessings in our lives is not just a nice thing to do—it is the moral will of God. Failure to give Him the thanks due Him is sin.

– Jerry Bridges –

Trustful Prayer – Alexander MacLaren

Trustful Prayer – Alexander MacLaren

The prayer that begins with trustfulness, and passes on into waiting, will always end in thankfulness, triumph, and praise.

– Alexander MacLaren –
1826-1910

The offering of gratitude – AW Tozer

The offering of gratitude – AW Tozer

Gratitude is an offering precious in the sight of God, and it is one that the poorest of us can make and be not poorer but richer for having made it.

– AW Tozer –