“Being in Christ, it is safe to forget the past; it is possible to be sure of the future; it is possible to be diligent in the present.”1
“Seek to cultivate a buoyant, joyous sense of the crowded kindnesses of God in your daily life.”
“Each of us may be sure that if God sends us on stony paths He will provide us with strong shoes, and He will not send us out on any journey for which He does not equip us well.”
“It is of no use to say to men, ‘Let not your heart be troubled,’ unless you finish the verse and say, ‘Believe in God, believe also in Christ.’”
“Kindness makes a person attractive. If you would win the world, melt it, do not hammer it.”
“The prayer that begins with trustfulness, and passes on into waiting, will always end in thankfulness, triumph, and praise.”
“In danger Christ lashes us to Himself, as the Alpine guides do when there is perilous ice to get over.”
“We must have the glory sink into us before it can be reflected from us. In deep inward beholding we must have Christ in our hearts that He may shine forth from our lives.”
“The only thorough cure for social evils is individual regeneration.”
“You have nothing to do but to receive the things that are freely given to you of God—the forgiveness, the cleansing, the life, that come from Christ by faith.”
“To-day is given us mainly that we may learn to know God better, and to love Him more, and to serve Him more joyfully.”
“One man, with God to back him, is always in the majority.”
“Peace comes not from the absence of trouble, but from the presence of God.”
“The root of all steadfastness is in consecration to God.”
“The more we work the more we need to pray. In this day of activity there is great danger, not of doing too much, but of praying too little for so much work.”
1 All of the following quotes are from the websites below:
176 Alexander MacLaren Quotes | ChristianQuotes.info
Alexander MacLaren Quotes (Author of The Life of David As Reflected in His Psalms)