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
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - April 26
Consider how great things He hath done for you. —1 Samuel 12:24
Look back on all the way the Lord your God has led you. Do you not see it dotted with ten thousand blessings in disguise? Call to mind the needed succor sent at the critical moment; the right way chosen for you, instead of the wrong way you had chosen for yourself; the hurtful thing to which your heart so fondly clung, removed out of your path; the breathing-time granted, which your tried and struggling spirit just at the moment …
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - April 25
I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not, I will help thee. —Isaiah 41:13
Don’t try to hold God’s hand; let Him hold yours. Let Him do the holding, and you do the trusting. —H. W. Webb Peploe
Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - April 24
The love of Christ constraineth us. —2 Corinthians 5:14
The love of Christ is too large for any heart to hold it. It will overflow into others’ hearts: it will give itself out, give itself away, for the enriching of other lives. The heart of Christ is a costly thing for any one to have. It will lead those who have it where it led Him. If it cost Him the cross, it will cost them no less. —J. M. Campbell