Believers keep up and maintain their walk with God by secret prayer. The spirit of grace is always accompanied with the spirit of supplication. It is the very breath of the new creature, the fan of the divine life, whereby the spark of holy fire, kindled in the soul by God, is not only kept in, but raised into a flame.

Following Christ means following him through life, following him in every word and gesture, following him out of one clime into another.

Although believers by nature are far from God, and children of wrath, even as others, yet it is amazing to think how nigh they are brought to him again by the blood of Jesus Christ.

Be content with no degree of sanctification. Be always crying out, "Lord, let me know more of myself and of thee."

If one evil thought, if one evil word, if one evil action, deserves eternal damnation, how many hells, my friends, do every one of us deserve, whose whole lives have been one continued rebellion against God!

Whole days and weeks have I spent prostrate on the ground in silent or vocal prayer.

Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.