Sermons & Devotionals by Grace Quotes

(The following is by Spurgeon.) Meditate a little on this MERCY of the Lord. It is tender mercy! With gentle, loving touch, he heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. He is as gracious in the manner of his mercy as in the matter of it. It is great mercy! There is nothing little in God.... Read More

(J. C. Philpot, "Man's Misery and God's Mercy" 1867) "Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your loving-kindness—according unto the multitude of Your tender mercies blot out my transgressions." Psalm 51:1 What a sweet expression it is—and how it seems to convey to our mind that God's mercies do no... Read More

from "The Precious Things of God" by Octavius Winslow The Word of God must ever be transcendently precious to the believer. The Bible is, from its commencement to its close, a record of the Lord Jesus. Around Him the divine and glorious Word centers; all its wondrous types, prophecies, and facts gat... Read More

(Newman Hall, "Leaves of Healing from the Garden of Grief" 1891) "As for God, His way is perfect." 2 Samuel 22:31 God's wisdom cannot err. God's holiness cannot sin. God's love cannot be cruel. God's immutability cannot change. God's eternity cannot end. The perfection of God is a source of sweetest... Read More

The following is from Spurgeon's sermon, "A Feast for Faith" No. 715. Isaiah 28:29. God does not work without a plan. God has not left the world to chance. There are some men who are always kicking against the doctrine of an eternal purpose, and who grow angry if you assert that God has settled what... Read More

(J. C. Philpot "Meditations on Ephesians") "Our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction." 1 Thes. 1:5 The main reason why men boggle to understanding the Scriptures, is from lack of an experience of the truths set forth in them. Th... Read More

By Spurgeon The promises of God are to the believer an 'inexhaustible mine of wealth'. Happy is it for him if he knows how to search out their secret veins and enrich himself with their hidden treasures. They are an 'armory', containing all manner of offensive and defensive weapons. Blessed is he wh... Read More

(by Don Fortner) "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 Divine providence is the daily, constant, sovereign rule of our God over all things for the accomplishment of his eternal purpose of grac... Read More

(by Don Fortner) The Lord our God is a God of purpose- absolute and unalterable purpose. God's purpose must and shall be accomplished. Before the world was made, before time began, almighty God sovereignly purposed all that comes to pass. Everything that is, has been, and shall hereafter be, was pur... Read More

(Octavius Winslow, "Morning Thoughts") "But the Scriptures point to Me!" John 5:39 Search the Scriptures, my reader, with a view of seeing and knowing more of your Redeemer, compared with whom nothing else is worth knowing or making known. Love your Bible, because it testifies of Jesus; because it u... Read More

(Spurgeon, "The Deep-seated Character of Sin") Nothing is more pleasing to human nature than the attempt to do something by which it may merit salvation at the hand of God. Man is much like a silkworm, he is a spinner and weaver by nature. A robe of righteousness is wrought out for him, but he will ... Read More

(Henry Law, "Deuteronomy" 1858) Why is this world such a wide sea of evil? Why do earth's multitudes roll so easily to hell? The tastes of the mass of the human race are groveling and vile. They only care to sip the vulgar cup of time and sense. Their sin soiled garments and polluted feet prove, tha... Read More

(Augustine) "Every inclination of man's heart is evil from childhood." Genesis 8:21 The so-called innocence of children is more a matter of weakness of limb, than purity of heart. "I have been evil from the day I was born; from the time I was conceived, I have been sinful." Psalm 51:5... Read More

From Spurgeon's sermon, A BASKET OF SUMMER FRUIT I am persuaded that the doctrine of predestination is one of the 'softest pillows' upon which the Christian can lay his head, and one of the 'strongest staffs' upon which he may lean, in his pilgrimage along this rough road. Cheer up, Christian! Thing... Read More

(J. C. Philpot, "What Is It That Saves a Soul?") Before the soul can know anything about salvation, it must learn deeply and experimentally the nature of sin, and of itself, as stained and polluted by sin. It is proud, and needs to be humbled. It is careless, and needs to be awakened. It is alive, a... Read More

The following is from Spurgeon's sermon, The Widow of Sarepta. #817. 1 Kings 17:8, 9. None of us have any right to God's mercy. Election is an indisputable truth of Christianity, and one full of the richest comfort to the child of God- one which is intended to kindle in him perpetual flames of adori... Read More

(Jonathan Edwards, "The Final Judgment") Wicked men question the very existence of God, who takes care of the world, who orders the affairs of it, and judges in it. And therefore they cast off the fear of God. Yet at the conclusion of the world He shall make His dominion visible to all, so that even... Read More

(David Harsha, "The Savior's Ascension") The Spirit is given to supply the Savior's absence, and to apply to our souls the redemption finished on Calvary. It is His blessed work to glorify Jesus; to testify of Him. Through His power we are renewed; sanctified; filled 'with all joy and peace in belie... Read More

by Spurgeon The Holy Spirit lays bare his heart, lets him see the loathsome cancer that is there eating away his life, uncovers to him all the blackness and defilement of that sink of hell-- the human heart; and then the man stands aghast-- "I never thought I was like this! Oh! those sins I thought ... Read More

The following is from Spurgeon's sermon, "Help for Seekers of the Light" #884. Is. 59:9. True salvation is not to be found through the mere reception of any creed, however true or scriptural. Mere 'head notion' is not the road to heaven. "You must be born again," means a great deal more than that yo... Read More