Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - May 6
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. —Colossians 3:2
He who has his affections set on things above is like one who hangs on by the skies; and, having a secure hold of these, could say, though he saw the world roll away from beneath his feet, “My heart is fixed; my heart is fixed; O Lord, I will sing and give praise!” —Guthrie
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - May 5
We glory in tribulations. —Romans 5:3
Have you ever thought that some day you will never have anything to try you or anybody to vex you again? —A. B. Simpson
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - May 4
Looking up to heaven He sighed. —Mark 7:34
Too often we sigh and look within; Jesus sighed and looked without. We sigh, and look down; Jesus sighed, and looked up. We sigh, and look to earth; Jesus sighed, and looked to heaven. We sigh, and look to man; Jesus sighed, and looked to God. —Stork
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - May 3
Be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord. —1 Corinthians 15:58
Activity in doing good is one recipe for being cheerful Christians; it is like exercise to the body, and it keeps the soul in health. —Bishop Ryle
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - May 2
In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. —John 1:4
Ye are the light of the world. —Matthew 5:14
In the light we can walk and work. We walk in the light and become entirely children of light. We let our light, the light of God, shine, so that men may see our good works, and glorify our Father in heaven. Gently, silently, lovingly, unceasingly, we give ourselves to transmit the light and the love God so unceasingly shines into us. Our one work is to wait, and …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - May 1
Thou art my God: early will I seek Thee. —Psalm 63:1
In a world where there is so much to ruffle the spirit’s plumes, how needful that entering into the secret of God’s pavilion, which will alone bring it back to composure and peace! In a world where there is so much to sadden and depress, how blessed the communion with Him in whom is the one true source and fountain of all true gladness and abiding joy! In a world where so much is ever seeking to unhallow our spirits, to …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - April 30
Be it unto thee even as thou wilt. —Matthew 15:28
Oh, the victories of prayer! They are the mountain-tops of the Bible. They take us back to the plains of Mamre, to the fords of Peniel, to the prison of Joseph, to the triumphs of Moses, to the transcendent victories of Joshua, to the deliverances of David, to the miracles of Elijah and Elisha, to the whole story of the Master’s life, to the secret of Pentecost, to the key-note of Paul’s unparalleled ministry, to the lives of saints and the deaths of …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - April 29
Thou shall know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. —Isaiah 49:23
J. Hudson Taylor says: “Quiet waiting before God could save from many a mistake and from many a sorrow.”
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - April 28
To Him be glory both now and forever. —2 Peter 3:18
Believer, you are anticipating the time when you shall join the saints above in ascribing all glory to Jesus; but are you glorifying Him now? The apostle’s words are, “To Him be glory both now and forever.” —Charles H. Spurgeon
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - April 27
He…said…I…hid thy talent in the earth…His Lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant. —Matthew 25:24-26
Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we will not do, the danger is that we shall do nothing. —Adolphe Monod