He that overcometh shall inherit all things. God has no poor children.
Next to the wonder of seeing my Savior will be, I think, the wonder that I made so little use of the power of prayer.
In our prayers, we talk to God, in our Bible study, God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.
A worker must win the hearts and affections of the people before he can do any effective work.
When a man thinks he has got a good deal of strength, and is self-confident, you may look for his downfall. It may be years before it comes to light, but it is already commenced.
If God has given you a message, go and give it to the people as God has given it to you. It is a stupid thing to try to be eloquent.
A good many preachers say I am lowering the pulpit. I am glad I am. I am trying to get it down to the level of men’s hearts. If I wanted to hit Chicago I would not put the cannon on the top of this building and fire into the air. Too many preachers fire into the air.
God will honor our faith.
It is a favorite thing with infidels to set their own standard, to measure themsleves by other people. But that will not do in the Day of Judgment. Now we will use God’s law as a balance weight.
God had one Son without sin, but He never had a son without trial.
Use me then, my Saviour for whatever purpose and whatever way thou mayest require. Here is my poor heart, and empty vessel; fill it with Thy Grace.
I hunted all through the four Gospels trying to find one of Christ’s funeral sermons, but I couldn’t find any. I found He broke up every funeral He ever attended! Death couldn’t exist where He was.
We may not be able to do any great thing; but if each of us will do something, however small it may be, a good deal will be accomplised for God.
Temptations are like tramps. Treat them kindly, and they will return bringing others with them. Temptations are never so dangerous as when they come to us in a religious garb.
If you don’t enter the kingdom of heaven by God’s way, you cannot enter at all.
A missions conference is a business meeting to decide the fate of the heathen.
Every true work of God has had its bitter enemies – not only outside, but also inside – just as in the days of Nehemiah.
Christ came down to save us from a terrible hell, and any man who is cast down to hell from here must go in the full blaze of the gospel, and over the mangled body of the Son of God.
Lust is the devil’s counterfeit for love. There is nothing more beautiful on earth than a pure love and there is nothing so blighting as lust.
There cannot be any peace where there is uncertainty.