The man who prays grows, and the muscles of the soul swell from this whipcord to iron bands.

There is no sin so profound, no despondency so low, no misery so abject, but the love of Christ is deeper.

When the Bible itself becomes irksome, inquire whether you have not been spoiling your appetite by sweetmeats and renounce them; and believe that the Word is the wire along which the voice of God will certainly come to you if the heart is hushed and the attention fixed.

When we want to know God's will, there are three things which always concur: the inward impulse, the Word of God and the trend of circumstances. Never act until these three things agree.

How often God takes away our consolations, that we may only love Him for Himself; and reveals our sinfulness, that we may better appreciate the completeness of his salvation!

The flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.

The church which is not a missionary church will be a missing church when Jesus comes.