There is no reward from God to those who seek it from men.
Is it not an amazing fact that while others leave us and forsake us, that God never does?
The Lord's people have always been a waiting people.
You cannot slander human nature; it is worse than words can paint it.
When we bless God for mercies, we usually prolong them. When we bless God for miseries, we usually end them. Praise is the honey of life which a devout heart extracts from every bloom of providence and grace.
To believe a thing is to see the cool crystal water sparkling in the cup. But to meditate on it is to drink of it. Reading gathers the clusters; contemplation squeezes forth their generous juice.