You must keep all earthy treasures out of your heart, and let Christ be your treasure, and let Him have your heart.

The moment the church of God shall despise the pulpit, God will despise her.

To Christ we are to be always coming; upon Him always relying; to His precious blood always looking.

Never try to live on the old manna, nor seek to find help in Egypt. All must come from Jesus or thou art undone forever. Old anointings will not suffice to impart unction to thy spirit; thine head must have fresh oil poured upon it from the golden horn of the sanctuary, or it will cease from its glory.

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.

I cannot tell you how much I owe to the solemn word of my good mother.

When I thought God was hard, I found it easy to sin; but when I found God so kind, so good, so overflowing with compassion, I smote upon my breast to think that I could ever have rebelled against One who loved me so, and sought my good.