 John Wesley
“May we not endeavor, Secondly, to instruct them? to take care that every person who is under our roof have all such knowledge as is necessary to salvation?…and you should take care that they have some time every day for reading, meditation, and prayer; and you should inquire whether they do actually employ that time in the exercises for which it is allowed. Neither should any day pass without family prayer, seriously and solemnly performed.” Sermon 94, On Family Religion Volume 7 If you feel bold, you can read all of Wesley’s sermon, “On Family Religion,” by clicking here.
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 John Wesley’s Journal
We had a triumphant hour when the Society met. Several captives were set at liberty: one of these was Mr. Joseph Ch–. He had been an eminent man many years for cursing, swearing, drinking, and all kinds of fashionable wickedness. On Monday last he had rode fifteen miles to Tyrrels' Pass, and came thither before five in the morning. He was immediately convinced [i.e., convicted], and followed me in from the preaching. I was then examining a Class. The words cut him to the heart. He came after me to Athlone… having his eyes continually filled with tears, and being scarce able either to eat, drink, or sleep. But God now wiped away the tears from his eyes; and he returned to his house, to declare what things God had wrought.  by William Law
It was this general intention that made the primitive Christians such eminent examples of devotion, that made the goodly fellowship of the saints, and that made all the glorious army of martyrs and confessors. And if you will stop here and ask yourself why you are not so devoted as the primitive Christians, your own heart will tell you that is neither through ignorance nor inability but purely because you never thoroughly intended it.  George Whitefield
Joined with those at night, who set apart this day as a day of fasting and humiliation, to deprecate the judgments our national sins deserve. Lord, hear our prayers, and let our cry come unto Thee. Happy the man who serves God in his health, and has nothing to do when sickness seizes him, but quietly to lie down and die.  by J.C. Ryle
The plain truth is that a right knowledge of sin lies at the root of all saving Christianity. If a man does not realize the dangerous nature of his soul’s disease, you cannot wonder if he is content with false or imperfect remedies. I say furthermore, that “a sin,” to speak more particularly, consists of doing, saying, thinking, or imagining, anything that is not in perfect conformity with the mind and law of God.  by K.P. Yohannan
Each and every day, our walk with the Lord and our commitment to him must be fresh and new. It is of utmost importance that the people who are called to fulfill God’s plan and purpose remain close to him and do not blindly rely on the past. How is it possible for us to regain or maintain this fresh walk with the Lord…? I believe the answer starts with a conscious decision to daily “humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord (James 4:10) and begin or continue to “seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God (Col. 3:1). And this is possible only if we are willing to repent or forsake all that causes our heart to wander away from the Lord…  by John Stott
Jesus of Nazareth is the heaven-sent Savior we sinners need. We need to be forgiven and restored to fellowship with the all-holy God, from whom our sins have separated us. We need to be set free from our selfishness and given strength to live up to our ideals. We need to learn to love one another, friend and foe alike. This is the meaning of “salvation.” This is what Christ came to win for us by his death and resurrection.  C.S. Lewis
Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what he is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on: you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently he starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make sense. What on earth is he up to? The explanation is that he is building quite a different house from the one you thought of – throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were going to be made into a decent little cottage: but he is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it himself.  from Oswald Chambers
The answer to the question “How can a man be born when he is old?” is – When he is old enough to die – die right out of his “rag rights,” to his virtues, to his religion, to everything, and to receive into himself the life which never was there before. The new life manifests itself in conscious repentance and unconscious holiness. Is my knowledge of Jesus born of internal spiritual perception, or is it only what I have learned by listening to others?  Blaise Pascal
Year of Grace 1654 From about half past ten at night to about half an hour after midnight, FIRE “God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob” (Exodus 3:6), not of philosophers and scholars. Certitude, heartfelt joy, peace. God of Jesus Christ. God of Jesus Christ. “My God and Your God” (John 20:17). “Your God shall be my God” (Ruth 1:16). The world forgotten, everything except God. He can only be found by the ways that have been taught in the Gospels. Greatness of the human soul. “O righteous Father, the world has not known You, but I have known You” (John 17:25). Joy, Joy, Joy, tears of joy. I have separated myself from him. “They have forsaken me, the spring of living water” (Jeremiah 2:13) “My God, will you leave me?” (cf. Matthew 2746). Let me not be cut off from him forever! “Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent” (John 17:3). Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ. I am separated from him; for I have shunned him, denied him, crucified him. May I never be separated from him. He can only be kept by the ways taught in the gospel. Complete and sweet renunciation. Total submission to Jesus Christ and to my director. Everlasting joy in return for one day’s striving upon earth. “I will not neglect your word” (Psalm 119:16) Amen. by Blaise Pascal – Discovered on a piece of parchment on which Pascal recorded the decisive experience of 1654 when he was converted. This testimony was found sewn into his clothing after his death. It appears that he carried it with him at all times. (Os Guinness) |
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