A man who loves you the most is the man who tells you the most truth about yourself. Robert Murray M'Cheyne More Quotes by Robert Murray M'Cheyne More Quotes From Robert Murray M'Cheyne A man is what he is on his knees, and no more. Robert Murray M'Cheyne kneesmen My people's greatest need is my personal holiness Robert Murray M'Cheyne holinesspeopleneeds The nearer you take anything to the light, the darker its spots will appear; and the nearer you live to God, the more you will see your own utter vileness. Robert Murray M'Cheyne spotslightchristian Watch against lip religion. Above all abide in Christ and he will abide in you. Robert Murray M'Cheyne abidingchristianwatches O believing brethren! What an instrument is this which God hath put into your hands! Prayer moves Him that moves the universe. Robert Murray M'Cheyne prayerbelievemoving I tell you, brethren, if mercies and if judgments do not convert you, God has no other arrows in His quiver. Robert Murray M'Cheyne judgmentarrowsmissionary For one look at yourself, take ten looks at Christ. Robert Murray M'Cheyne look-at-yourselflookschrist You will never find Jesus so precious as when the world is one vast howling wilderness. Then he is like a rose blooming in the midst of the desolation, a rock rising above the storm. Robert Murray M'Cheyne rocksrosejesus When God gives a promise, He always tries our faith. Just as the roots of trees take firmer hold when they are contending with the wind, so faith takes a firmer hold when it struggles with adverse appearances. Robert Murray M'Cheyne strugglerootswind Use your health while you have it, my dear friend and brother. Do not cast away peculiar opportunities that may never come again. You know not when your last Sabbath with your people may come. Speak for eternity. Above all things, cultivate your own spirit. A word spoken by you when your conscience is clear, and your heart full of God's Spirit, is worth ten thousand words spoken in unbelief and sin. Robert Murray M'Cheyne brotherheartopportunity Ah! believers, you are a tempted people. You are always poor and needy. And God intends it should be so, to give you constant errands to go to Jesus. Some may say, it is not good to be a believer; but ah! see to whom we can go. Robert Murray M'Cheyne givingpeoplejesus Study your prayers, a great part of my time is spent getting in tune for prayer. Robert Murray M'Cheyne studytunesprayer A beam of God's countenance is enough to fill the heart of a believer to overflowing. It is enough to light up the pale cheek of a dying saint with seraphic brightness, and make the heart of the lone widow sing for joy. Robert Murray M'Cheyne lightchristianheart The seed of every sin known to man is in my heart. Robert Murray M'Cheyne sinheartmen The purest joy in the world is joy in Christ Jesus. When the Spirit is poured down, his people get very near and clear views of the Lord Jesus. They eat his flesh and drink his blood. They come to a personal cleaving to the Lord. They taste that the Lord is gracious. His blood and righteousness appear infinitely perfect, full and free to their soul. They sit under his shadow with great delight. . . . They lean on the Beloved. They find infinite strength in him for the use of their soul — grace for grace — all they can need in any hour of trial and suffering to the very end. Robert Murray M'Cheyne viewsbloodjesus The sea ebbs and flows, but the rock remains unmoved. Robert Murray M'Cheyne ebb-and-flowrockssea Let us see God before man every day. Robert Murray M'Cheyne men There are many hearing me who now know well that they are not Christians because they do not love to give. To give largely and liberally, not grudging at all, requires a new heart. Robert Murray M'Cheyne generositychristianheart A calm hour with God is worth a whole lifetime with man Robert Murray M'Cheyne calmlifetimemen Go on, dear brother; but an inch of time remains, and then eternal ages roll on for ever--but an inch on which we can stand and preach the way of salvation to a perishing world. Robert Murray M'Cheyne brotheragegoes-on
