quotes

Departure of Heart from Him – Andrew Fuller

All backsliding from God originates in a departure of heart from him: herein consists the essence and the evil of it. “Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know, therefore, and see, that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken THE LORD THY GOD, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord of hosts” (Jeremiah 2:19).

– Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) –
from The Backslider: His Nature, Symptoms, and Recovery

A Generation of Zombies – AW Tozer

Secularism, materialism, and the intrusive presence of things have put out the light in our souls and turned us into a generation of zombies.

– AW Tozer –

Forget Yourself in the Service of God

He who forgets himself in the service of God may be sure that God will not forget him.

– an unattributed statement found written on a piece of paper in an old copy of The Ministry of Song, a book by Frances Ridley Havergal

Teaching of the Holy Spirit – JC Ryle

We must pray daily for the teaching of the Holy Ghost, if we would make progress in the knowledge of divine things. Without Him, the mightiest intellect and the strongest reasoning powers will carry us but a little way.

– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856

Never Come Away From Thee Without Thee – Thomas Watson

I will conclude with that excellent saying of Bernard: “Lord, I will never come away from Thee without Thee.” Let this be a Christian’s resolution, not to leave off his meditations of God till he find something of God in him.

– Thomas Watson –