Word of God

“The instrument with which the heart is broken, and with which the spirit is made contrite, is the Word. 'Is not my word like as a fire, saith the Lord; and like a hammer, that breaketh the rock in pieces?' (Jer 23:29). The rock, in this text, is the heart, which in another place is compared to an adamant, which adamant is harder than flint (Zech 7:11, 12; Eze 3:9). This rock, this adamant, this stony heart, is broken and made contrite by the Word. But it only is so, when the Word is as a fire, and as a hammer to break and melt it. And then, and then only, it is as a fire, and a hammer to the heart to break it, when it is managed by the arm of God. No man can break the heart with the Word; no angel can break the heart with the Word; that is, if God forbears to second it by mighty power from heaven. ~ The Acceptable Sacrifice by John Bunyan”

“Read the Scripture, not only as a history, but as a love-letter sent to you from God.”

“The Scriptures teach us the best way of living, the noblest way of suffering and the most comfortable way of dying.”

“It is not he who reads most, but he who meditates most, who will prove to be the choicest, sweetest, wisest and strongest Christian.”

“Remember that it is not hasty reading, but serious meditation on holy and heavenly truths, which makes them prove sweet and profitable to the soul.”

“Compare Scripture with Scripture. False doctrines, like false witnesses, agree not among themselves.”

“The Christian is bred by the Word, and he must be fed by it.”

“Go to God by prayer for a key to unlock the mysteries of His Word. It is not the plodding but the praying soul.”