F. B. Meyer Quotes
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God incarnate is the end of fear; and the heart that realizes that, realizes that he is in the midst, that takes heed to the assurance of his loving presence, will be quiet in the midst of alarm.
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The quiet life is by no means the greatest life. Some characters can only reach the highest standard of spirituality by the disturbings or displacings in the order of God's providence.
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God has a purpose in every life, and when the soul is completely yielded and acquiescent, He will certainly realize it. Blessed is he who has never thwarted the working of the divine ideal.
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Do not look down, brooding over your weakness! Do not look back upon your past, strewn with failure! Look up to the living Christ!
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Consecration is not the act of our feelings but of our WILL.
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If you are not willing to be used by God, ask God to make you willing to be willing.
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Purity of heart means the control of the imagination and the rigorous care of the affections.
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Watch the morning watch. Do not see the face of man until you have seen the face of God. Before you enter on the day with its temptations, look up into His face and hide His Word in your heart.
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There is no burden of the spirit but is lighter by kneeling under it.
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The passing of the years awakens in our hearts the cry for permanence.
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How often God takes away our consolations, that we may only love Him for Himself; and reveals our sinfulness, that we may better appreciate the completeness of his salvation!
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Habits of prayer need careful cultivation.
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If I had my ministry over again, I would devote far more time to the ministry of comfort and encouragement.
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How many of us, who are engaged in the Lord's holy service, are secretly cherishing some proud purpose of excelling other men, of making a name, of securing money and applause.
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There is nothing, indeed, which God will not do for a man who dares to step out upon what seems to be the mist; though as he puts his foot down he finds a rock beneath him.
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Consecration is only possible when we give up our will about EVERYTHING.
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I can't say I'm willing, Lord, but I'm willing to be made willing.
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When a man is right with God, God will freely use him.
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He is the richest man in the esteem of the world who has gotten the most. He is the richest man in the esteem of Heaven who has given the most.
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We never get so near God as when we plead for others.
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Our God is Jehovah of hosts, who can summon unexpected reinforcements at any moment to aid His people. Believe that He is there between you and your difficulty, and what baffles you will flee before Him, as clouds before the gale.
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The flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.
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Yours will be the wings of an eagle's flight, the soaring of a lark, sunward, heavenward, Godward! But you must take time to be holy - in meditation, in prayer, and especially in the use of the Bible.
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Prayer is an exchange. We leave our burdens, worries and sin in the hands of God. We come away with oil of joy and the garment of praise.