It must not content us to take our bodies to church if we leave our hearts at home.
J. C. RYLEOur prayers may be weak, stammering, and poor in our eyes. But if they come from a right heart, God understands them. Such prayers are His delight.
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The blood of Christ can cleanse away all sin. But we must ‘plead guilty’ before God can declare us innocent.
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Jesus hears us, and in His own good time will give an answer… He may sometimes keep us long waiting…but He will never send us empty away.
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If you want to find out how much someone loves you, find out how much they pray for you.
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Your trials, crosses, and conflicts are all temporary.
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Do not glory in your own faith, your own feelings, your own knowledge, or your own diligence. Glory in nothing but Christ.
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Look to the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross, and then go and set your affections on the world if you can.
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We must read our Bibles like men digging for hidden treasure.
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O Christian, look up and take comfort. Jesus has prepared a place for you, and those who follow Him shall never perish, neither shall anyone pluck them out of His hands.
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The true Christian delights to read the Scriptures, because they tell him about his beloved Savior.
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What is the best safeguard against false doctrine? The Bible regularly read, regularly prayed over, regularly studied.
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Just as the first sign of life in an infant when born into the world is the act of breathing, so the first act of men and women when they are born again is praying.
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Happiness does not depend on outward circumstances, but on the state of the heart.
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Our prayers may be weak, stammering, and poor in our eyes. But if they come from a right heart, God understands them. Such prayers are His delight.
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The highest form of selfishness is that of the man who is content to go to heaven alone.
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It was the whole Trinity, which at the beginning of creation said, “Let us make man”. It was the whole Trinity again, which at the beginning of the Gospel seemed to say, “Let us save man”.
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