Cultivate prompt, exact, unquestioning, joyous obedience to every command that it is evident from its context applies to you. Be on the lookout for new orders from your King. Blessing lies in the direction of obedience to them. God’s commands are but signboards that mark the road to present success and blessedness and to eternal glory.
R. A. Torrey (Writer, 1856 – 1928)
We feel the breath of the wind upon our cheeks, we see the dust and the leaves blowing before the wind, we see the vessels at sea driven swiftly towards their ports; but the wind itself remains invisible. Just so with the Spirit; we feel His breath upon our souls, we see the mighty things He does, but Himself we do not see. He is invisible, but He is real and perceptible.
R. A. Torrey (Writer, 1856 – 1928)
We sometimes fear to bring our troubles to God, because they must seem small to Him who sitteth on the circle of the earth. But if they are large enough to vex and endanger our welfare, they are large enough to touch His heart of love. For love does not measure by a merchant’s scales, not with a surveyor’s chain. It hath a delicacy… unknown in any handling of material substance.
R. A. Torrey (Writer, 1856 – 1928)
It is true that He does sometimes require of us things that to others seem hard. But when the will is once surrendered, the revolutionized life plans become just the plans that are most pleasant, and the things that to others seem hard, are just the things that are easiest and most delightful. Do not let Satan deceive you into being afraid of God’s plans for your life.
R. A. Torrey (Writer, 1856 – 1928)
The one who is truly born again will love the Word of God.
R. A. Torrey (Writer, 1856 – 1928)
The life of entire surrender is a joyous life all along the way.
R. A. Torrey (Writer, 1856 – 1928)
Do not study commentaries, lesson helps or other books about the Bible: study the Bible itself. Do not study about the Bible, study the Bible. The Bible is the Word of God, and only the Bible is the Word of God.
R. A. Torrey (Writer, 1856 – 1928)
We are not saved by denying self, or taking up our cross, or doing anything else, we are saved by simply believing in Jesus.
R. A. Torrey (Writer, 1856 – 1928)
We must know the power of the Blood if we are to know the power of God. Our knowing experimentally the power of the Word, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the power of prayer is dependent upon our knowing the power of the Blood of Christ.
R. A. Torrey (Writer, 1856 – 1928)
If you study the subject of “Blood” in the Bible you will see that it is by Jesus Christ’s innocent pure blood that was shed at the Cross is what actually defeated Satan. For according to Genesis 9:6 if you shed the blood of an innocent man that your blood is required of you. Which means Satan cast his own judgment when he sent Jesus to the Cross.
If we would pray aright, the first thing we should do is to see to it that we really get an audience with God, that we really get into His very presence. Before a word of petition is offered, we should have the definite consciousness that we are talking to God, and should believe that He is listening and is going to grant the thing that we ask of Him.
R. A. Torrey (Writer, 1856 – 1928)