The iron bolt...mysteriously fastens the door of hope and holds our spirits in a gloomy prison.

I am certain that to preach the wrath of God with a hard heart, a cold lip, a tearless eye, and an unfeeling spirit is to harden men, not benefit them.

A genuine revival without joy in the Lord is as impossible as spring without flowers, or day-dawn without light.

It is not a matter of time so much as a matter of heart; if you have the heart to pray, you will find the time.

It was nothing less than a stretch of divine love for Jesus to give himself for our sins. It was gracious for the Infinite to conceive of such a thing; but for him to carry it out was glorious beyond all.

Dear brethren, this is exactly what we have to do, we have to pawn the present for the future. We must be satisfied to give up anything which Christ may require of us for the sake of that which is to come. Our inheritance is not on this side of Jordan. Our joy is yet to be revealed. I grant you that we have much thrown in, for the Lord is a good paymaster; but on the road to heaven he gives us only our spending money.

Whenever there is a cross to be carried by any of Christ’s followers, He always bears the heavy end on His own shoulders.