“Sanctification depends greatly on a diligent use of scriptural means. The ‘means of grace’ are such as Bible reading, private prayer, and regularly worshiping God in Church, wherein one hears the Word taught and participates in the Lord’s Supper. I lay it down as a simple matter of fact that no one who is careless [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Prayer’
No Spiritual Gains Without Pains
Posted in Quotes, tagged Grace, Holy Spirit, J.C. Ryle, Lord's Supper, Prayer, Sanctification, Scripture, The Church on November 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Look For The Rainbow
Posted in Quotes, tagged Covenant, Faith, Grace, Jesus Christ, John Bunyan, Justification, Obedience, Prayer, Rainbow, Righteousness on November 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Thus you see that a rainbow is round about the throne of grace, and what this rainbow is. Look then, when you go to prayer, for the throne; and that you may not be deceived with a fancy, look for the rainbow too. The rainbow, that is, as I have said, the personal performances of [...]
His Infinite Fullness Fits Him For Us
Posted in Quotes, tagged Disappointments, Holy Spirit, Infinity, James Smith, Jesus Christ, Mercy, Prayer, Redemption, Righteousness, Sanctification, Sin, Sorrow, Temptations, Trials, Wisdom on August 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“One great part of the work of the Holy Spirit in the heart is to . . . empty us, strip us of self, lead us to feel our own weakness, and bring us as poor sinners to look to Jesus alone, as our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. And just in proportion as we [...]
Three Marks of Right Prayer
Posted in Quotes, tagged Desires, Glory, Grace, Holiness of God, Jesus Christ, John Bunyan, Joy, Love, Pleasure, Prayer, Satisfaction, Sin, Theology, Wisdom on August 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“I know if the grace of God be in you, it will be as natural to you to groan out your condition, as it is for a suckling child to cry for the breast. Prayer is one of the first things that discovers a man to be a Christian (Acts 9:12). But yet if it [...]
Counsel to Fully Express Yourself Before the Lord in Prayer
Posted in Quotes, tagged Atonement, Grace, Heart, Jesus Christ, John Bunyan, Love, Meditation, Prayer, Promises, Sin, The Cross, The Gospel, Words on August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“If you would more fully express yourself before the Lord, study, first, your fallen estate; secondly, God’s promises; thirdly, the heart of Christ, which you may know or discern by his condescension and bloodshedding, also by mercy he has formerly extended to great sinners. Plead your own vileness, by way of bemoaning, Christ’s blood by [...]
The Knowledge of God is an Encouragement to Prayer
Posted in Quotes, tagged A.W. Pink, Encouragement, Knowledge, Prayer, Theology on August 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
‘Here is encouragement to prayer. There is no cause for fearing that the petitions of the righteous will not be heard, or that their sighs and tears shall escape the notice of God, since He knows the thoughts and intents of the heart. There is no danger of the individual saint being overlooked amidst the [...]
The Willingness That is in the Heart of God to Save Sinners
Posted in Quotes, tagged Jesus Christ, John Bunyan, Love, Prayer, Repentance, Salvation on July 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“There is nothing that will press the soul more to seek after God, and to cry for pardon, than an understanding of the willingness that is in the heart of God to save sinners. If a man should see a pearl worth an hundred pounds lie in a ditch, yet if he understood not the [...]
The Necessity of the Spirit to Pray and Continue in Prayer
Posted in Quotes, tagged Books, Grace, Heart, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, John Bunyan, Prayer on January 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“As the heart must be lifted up by the Spirit, if it pray aright, so also it must be held up the Spirit when it is up, if it is to continue to pray aright. I do not know what or how it is with others’ hearts, whether they be lifted up by the Spirit [...]
The Secret to Increasing Affections Toward God
Posted in Quotes, tagged Affections, Emotions, Jesus Christ, Joy, Love, Octavius Winslow, Prayer, The Gospel on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Deal much and closely with a crucified Savior! This is the grand secret a constant ascending of the affections to God. If you find it difficult to comprehend the love of God towards you–then read it in the cross of His dear Son! Dwell upon this amazing fact, drink into this precious truth, muse upon [...]
Prayer is More Than Words
Posted in Quotes, tagged Affections, Desires, Heart, Holy Spirit, John Bunyan, Prayer, Scripture, Sincerity on August 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“The soul that rightly prays, it must be in and with the help and strength of the Spirit; because it is impossible that a man should express himself in prayer without it. By this I mean that it is impossible that the heart, in a sincere and affectionate way, should pour out itself before God, [...]
