Oh how I wished that I had a tongue like thunder, that I might make all hear; or that I had a frame like iron, that I might visit every one and say, Escape for thy life! Ah sinner! You little know how I fear that you will lay the blame of your damnation at my door.
ROBERT MURRAY M'CHEYNESelf-righteousness….is the largest idol of the human heart – the idol which man loves most and God hates most. Dearly beloved, you will always be going back to this idol.
More Robert Murray M'Cheyne Quotes
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Ah! believers, you are a tempted people. You are always poor and needy. And God intends it should be so, to give you constant errands to go to Jesus. Some may say, it is not good to be a believer; but ah! see to whom we can go.
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Beware of false Christs. Study sanctification to the utmost, but make not a Christ of it.
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There is nothing a natural man hates more than prayer.
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Even in the wildest storms the sky is not all dark; and so in the darkest dealings of God with His children, there are always some bright tokens for good.
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Affliction shows the power of Christ’s blood, when it gives peace in an hour of trouble, when it can make happy in sickness, poverty, persecution and death. Do not be surprised if you suffer, but glorify God.
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Live near to God, and so all things will appear to you little In comparison to eternal realities.
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I never see a sign Licensed to sell spirits without thinking that it is a license to ruin souls.
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I know well that when Christ is nearest, Satan also is busiest.
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When the voice of Christ speaks through the Word, then you will arise, and leave all, and follow Him.
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For every look at self, take 10 looks at Christ.
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Joy is increased by spreading it to others.
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Seek to be made holier every day; pray, strive, wrestle for the spirit, to make you like God. Be as much you can with God.
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If I could hear Christ praying for me in the next room, I would not fear a million enemies.
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I tell you, brethren, if mercies and if judgments do not convert you, God has no other arrows in His quiver.
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Watch against lip religion. Above all abide in Christ and he will abide in you.
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The seed of every sin known to man is in my heart.
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My people’s greatest need is my personal holiness
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Never forget that the end of a sermon is the salvation of the people.
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It is a sure mark of grace to desire more.
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God’s children should pray. They should cry day and night to Him. God hears every one of your cries in the busy hour of the daytime and in the lonely watches of the night.
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Do not fear the face of man. Remember how small their anger will appear in eternity.
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Self-righteousness….is the largest idol of the human heart – the idol which man loves most and God hates most. Dearly beloved, you will always be going back to this idol.
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Let us see God before man every day.
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The nearer you take anything to the light, the darker its spots will appear; and the nearer you live to God, the more you will see your own utter vileness.
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Are we not all immortal till our work is done?
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Remember also, the present is your only time to be saved. There is no believing, no repenting, no conversion in the grave—no minister will speak to you there. This is the time of conversion.
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