Classic Christian Quotes from Classic Ministers

Classic Christian Quotes from Classic Ministers

"Jesus explains things to us as we are able to understand them. We can only be used by God after we allow Him to show us the deep, hidden areas of our own character. We have to get rid of the idea that we understand ourselves. That is always the last bit of pride to go. The only One who understands us is God." 

~Oswald Chambers~
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Meditate a little on the mercy of God!

(Charles Spurgeon)

"I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever!" Psalm 52:8

Meditate a little on the mercy of God.

It is tender mercy. With gentle, loving touch, He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. He is as gracious in the manner of His mercy--as in the matter of it.

It is great mercy. There is nothing little in God; His mercy is like Himself--it is infinite. You cannot measure it. His mercy is so great,
  that it forgives great sins of great sinners,
  after great lengths of time, and then
  gives great favors and great privileges, and then
  raises us up to great enjoyments in the great Heaven of the great God!

It is undeserved mercy, as indeed all true mercy must be, for deserved mercy is only a misnomer for justice. There was no right on the sinner's part, to the sovereign mercy of the Most High God. Had the rebel been doomed at once to eternal fire--he would have justly merited the doom. If the evildoer is delivered from wrath--then sovereign mercy alone has found a cause.

It is rich mercy. Some things are great, but have little efficacy in them--but God's mercy is a cordial to your drooping spirits. Saving mercy is . . .
  a golden ointment for your bleeding wounds,
  a heavenly bandage for your broken bones,
  a royal chariot for your weary feet,
  a bosom of love for your trembling heart!

It is manifold mercy. There is no single mercy. You may think you have but one mercy--but you shall find it to be a whole cluster of mercies!

It is abounding mercy. Millions have received it, yet far from its being exhausted--it is as fresh, as full, and as free as ever!

It is unfailing mercy. It will never leave you. If saved by sovereign mercy, it will be . . .
  with you in temptation--to keep you from yielding,
  with you in trouble--to prevent you from sinking,
  with you living--to be the light and life of your countenance, and
  with you dying--to be the joy of your soul when earthly comfort is ebbing fast!

"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever!" Psalm 23:6

"I have trusted in Your mercy--my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation!" Psalm 13:5
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O what a sweet and pleasant life you would have!
(Thomas Boston)

"Affliction does not come from the dust, nor does trouble spring from the ground!" Job 5:6

"I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the LORD, do all these things!" Isaiah 45:7

"The LORD brings death, and makes alive; He brings down to the grave, and raises up.
 The LORD sends poverty, and wealth; He humbles, and He exalts." 1 Samuel 2:6-7

Affliction does not rise out of the dust or come to us by chance.

It is the Lord who sends affliction, and we should own and reverence His hand in it.

Let the people of God comfort themselves at all times by the doctrine of divine sovereignty. Amidst whatever befalls them, they should rest quietly and submissively in the bosom of God, considering that whatever comes to pass proceeds from the decree of their gracious Friend and reconciled Father, who knows what is best for them, and will make all things work together for their good.

O what a sweet and pleasant life you would have under the heaviest pressures of affliction, and what heavenly serenity and tranquility of mind you would enjoy--if you would cheerfully acquiesce in the good will and pleasure of God, and embrace every dispensation, however sharp it may be, because it is determined and appointed for you by the eternal counsel of His will!

See here the evil of murmuring and complaining at our lot in the world. How apt are you to quarrel with God, as if He were in the wrong when His dealings with you, and not according to your own desires and wishes!

You demand a reason, and call God to an account: "Why am I thus? Why so much afflicted and distressed? Why so long afflicted? Why such a severe affliction rather than a lighter one? Why am I so poor, needy and afflicted?"

Thus your hearts rise up against God. But you should remember that this is to defame the counsels of infinite wisdom, as if God had not ordered your affairs wisely enough in His eternal counsel.

Our attitude should be that of Job's, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart.
The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised." Job 1:21