F. B. Meyer

In my inner life, I desire to be kept absolutely pure and lovely. O Holy and Spotless One, be in me the Crystal Fountain of Purity! O Lamb of God, be in me the Source of absolute meekness and humility! O Lover of men, be in me a Fire of unwaning, all-subduing Tenderness! Make me instantly sensitive to the least taint of impurity and uncharity. Before ever the suggestion has assumed a tangible shape, may I detect it and shelter in Thee. In my home life, may I be made a blessing; its...

The whole of Christian living, in my opinion, hinges on the way in which Christian people read the Bible for themselves. All sermons and addresses, Sunday School classes, all Bible readings, Christian magazines and books, can never take the place of our own quiet study of God’s precious Word. We may measure our growth in grace by the growth of our love for private Bible study. And we may be sure that there is something seriously wrong when we lose our appetite for the Bread of Life. ...