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“Must we not conclude that ‘He withdraweth not His eyes from the righteous’ (Job 36:7) and that ‘The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect towards Him’ (2 Chron. 16:9). His providences proclaim Him to be a God who hears prayer.

“Wait patiently for the Lord. He will turn to you and hear your cry. It is amazing how clear things become when we are still before Him, not complaining, not insisting on quick answers, only seeking to hear His word in the stillness, and to see things in His light… There are those who can say, ‘This is the Lord; we have waited for Him, we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation’ (Isaiah 25:9)”

“Fulfillment is not a goal to achieve, but always the by-product of sacrifice.”

We cannot long endure the demands of service without receiving the power for them through worship.

Some have, after conflict, wondered at the goodness of God that so little and such trembling faith should have upheld them in so great combats... And indeed, it is to be wondered at, how much a little grace will prevail with God for acceptance, and over our enemies for victory, if the heart is upright. Such is the goodness of our sweet Savior that he delights still to show his strength in our weakness.

The more grace, the more spiritual life, and the more spiritual life, the more antipathy to the contrary. Therefore none are so aware of corruption as those whose souls are most alive.

"We must consider ourselves as Christ does, who looks on us as those he intends to fit for himself. Christ values us by what we shall be, and by what we are elected unto. We call a little plant a tree, because it is growing up to be so. 'Who has despised the day of small things?' (Zech 4:10) Christ would not have us despise little things."

“Let’s never forget that if we don’t ever want to suffer, we must be very careful never to love anything or anybody. The gifts of love have been the gifts of suffering. Those two things are inseparable.”

“Feminism has inspired a host of dishonest stories. In trying to bring “strong women” to the screen, writers seem to lose all sense of equilibrium. One common trick is to surround a female lead with male characters who are spineless weenies. That’s crooked. Why?Honest accounting says women who hang out with weak men are weak. True strength comes from courage and goodness, not from comparison to mediocrity.”

“In the fire we see the holy wrath of the Judge consuming the victim slain in the sinner’s place. In the ashes we have the proof that the wrath had spent itself, that the penalty was paid, that the work was done. “It is finished,” was the voice of the ashes on the altar.”

“Beware of thinking a smart man is a wise man. The wise man knows how the things in the world work because he knows how the whole world works. He knows the Creator of the world.
The smart man knows how the things in the world work, but without the knowledge of the whole - the heavenly, the purpose, and the Creator.”