“If God does not give you that which you like he will give that which you need. A physician does not so much study to please the taste of the patient, as to cure his disease. We complain that very sore trials lie upon us; let us remember that God is our Physician, therefore he labors rather to heal us than to humor us.”
Thomas Watson
“No sinner was ever saved by giving his heart to God. We are not saved by our giving, we are saved by God’s giving.”
A.W. Pink
“No vessel can be made of gold without fire; so it is impossible that we should be made vessels of honor, unless we are melted and refined in the furnace of affliction.”
Thomas Watson
“We are cold when it comes to rejoicing in God! Hence, we need to exercise ourselves in it and employ all our senses in it – our feet, our hands, our arms and all the rest – that they all might serve in the worship of God and so magnify Him.”
John Calvin
Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Matthew 6:9-13 (ESV) Continue reading
Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” Matthew 6:9-13 (ESV) Continue reading
“A good Christian is not a grave to bury God’s mercies, but a temple to sing his praises.”
Thomas Watson
“There are no crown-bearers in heaven that were not cross-bearers here below.”
Charles Spurgeon