It is a pity that we cannot persuade all ministers to be men, for it is hard to see how other was they can be truly men of God.

I serve," should be the motto of all the princes of the royal family of heaven.

It was well to be Martha and serve, but better to be Lazarus and commune.

In the sympathy of Christ we find a sustaining power.

The Holy Ghost is no temporary gift, He abides with the saints. We have but to seek Him aright, and He will be found of us. He is jealous, but He is pitiful; if He leaves in anger, He returns in mercy. Condescending and tender, He does not weary of us, but awaits to be gracious still.

God is a good paymaster; He pays His servants while at work as well as when they have done it;

When God does not answer His children according to the letter, He does so according to the spirit. If thou askest for coarse meal, wilt thou be angered because He gives thee the finest flour? If thou seekest bodily health, shouldst thou complain if instead thereof He makes thy sickness turn to the healing of spiritual maladies?

You will find it a stronghold in the day of trial to plead your adoption. You have no rights as a subject, you have forfeited them by your treason; but nothing can forfeit a child's right to a father's protection.

Faith is the angelic messenger between the soul and the Lord Jesus in glory.