The quiet life is by no means the greatest life. Some characters can only reach the highest standard of spirituality by the disturbings or displacings in the order of God’s providence.
F.B. MEYERHe is the richest man in the esteem of the world who has gotten the most. He is the richest man in the esteem of Heaven who has given the most.
More F.B. Meyer Quotes
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I used to think that God’s gifts were on shelves one above the other and that the taller we grew in Christian character, the more easily we should reach them.
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The love of God toward you is like the Amazon River flowing down to water a single daisy.
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The certainty of our salvation rests on the character of God.
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If you are not willing to be used by God, ask God to make you willing to be willing.
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Jesus Christ has bought us with His blood, but, alas, He has not had His money’s worth! He paid for ALL, and He has had but a fragment of our energy, time and earnings.
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There is no burden of the spirit but is lighter by kneeling under it.
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God is down in front. He is in the tomorrows. It is tomorrow that fills men with dread. God is there already. All the tomorrows of our life have to pass Him before they can get to us.
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Habits of prayer need careful cultivation.
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The spirit of the gospel is in absolute disagreement with the spirit of the world.
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Temptation may even be a blessing to a man when it reveals to him his weakness and drives him to the almighty Savior. Do not be surprised, then, dear child of God,
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Watch the morning watch. Do not see the face of man until you have seen the face of God. Before you enter on the day with its temptations, look up into His face and hide His Word in your heart.
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The man who prays grows, and the muscles of the soul swell from this whipcord to iron bands.
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He is the richest man in the esteem of the world who has gotten the most. He is the richest man in the esteem of Heaven who has given the most.
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Iff you are tempted at every step of your earthly journey, and almost beyond endurance; but you will not be tempted beyond what you are able to bear, and with every temptation there will be a way of escape.
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Christ’s work needs no repetition. It is final because it is perfect.
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