You never hear Jesus say in Pilate's judgement hall one word that would let you imagine that He was sorry that He had undertaken so costly a sacrifice for us. When His hands are pierced, when He is parched with fever, His tongue dried up like a shard of pottery, when His whole body is dissolved into the dust of death, you never hear a groan or a shriek that looks like Jesus is going back on His commitment.

The first thing in faith is knowledge. What we know we must also agree unto. What we agree unto we must rest upon alone for salvation. It will not save me to know that Christ is a Saviour; but it will save me to trust Him to be my Saviour.

When facing the apparent denial of my request, God gave me the opportunity to honor him by trusting His Word.

The Christian's life should be one of thankfulness to God.

We should pray when we are in a praying mood, for it would be sinful to neglect so fair an opportunity. We should pray when we are not in a proper mood, for it would be dangerous to remain in so unhealthy a condition.

It is the surest proof of man's natural enmity against God that he dares to impute falsehood to one who is truth itself.

One night alone in prayer might make us new men, changed from poverty of soul to spiritual wealth, from trembling to triumphing.