British - Clergyman | June 19, 1834 - January 31, 1892
Free will carried many a soul to hell, but never a soul to heaven.
Charles Spurgeon
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We are in a wrong state of mind if we are not in a thankful state of mind.
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The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation.
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In the same way the sun never grows weary of shining, nor a stream of flowing, it is God's nature to keep His promises. Therefore, go immediately to His throne and say, 'Do as You promised.'
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If you believe in prayer at all, expect God to hear you. If you do not expect, you will not have. God will not hear you unless you believe He will hear you; but if you believe He will, He will be as good as your faith.
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Young men, trust God, and make the future bright with blessing. Old men, trust God, and magnify him for all the mercies of the past.
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I think that is a better thing than thanksgiving: thanks-living. How is this to be done? By a general cheerfulness of manner, by an obedience to the command of Him by whose mercy we live, by a perpetual, constant delighting of ourselves in the Lord, and by a submission of our desires to His will.
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Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.
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May we have communion with God in the secret of our hearts, and find Him to be to us as a little sanctuary.
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Cast away your sloth, your lethargy, your coldness, or whatever interferes with your chaste and pure love for Christ, your soul's husband. Make Him the source, the center, and the circumference of all your soul's range of delight.
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It is a most delightful reflection that if I come to the throne of God in prayer, I may feel a thousand defects, but yet there is hope. I usually feel more dissatisfied with my prayers than with anything else I do.
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Revenge, lust, ambition, pride, and self-will are too often exalted as the gods of man's idolatry; while holiness, peace, contentment, and humility are viewed as unworthy of a serious thought.
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