“The pardoned soul is out of the gunshot of hell (Rom. 8:33).”
Thomas Watson“Prayer is the soul's breathing itself into the bosom of its heavenly Father.”
Thomas Watson“The prayer that is faithless is fruitless.”
Thomas Watson“A wicked man in prayer may lift up his hands but he cannot lift up his face.”
Thomas Watson“If you want to be a big company tomorrow you have to start acting like one today.”
Thomas Watson“The bare knowledge of God's will is inefficacious, it doth not better the heart. Knowledge alone is like a winter sun, which hath no heat or influence; it doth not warm the affections, or purify the conscience. Judas was a great luminary, he knew God's will, but he was a traitor.”
Thomas Watson“Christ was born of a virgin, that we might be born of God. He took our flesh, that He might give us His Spirit. He lay in the manger that we might lie in paradise. He came down from heaven, that He might bring us to heaven. And what was all this but love? If our hearts be not rocks, this love of Christ should affect us. Behold, love that surpasses knowledge!”
Thomas Watson“Great was the work of creation, but greater was the work of redemption. Great wisdom was seen in making us—but more miraculous wisdom in saving us. Great power was seen in bringing us out of nothing—but greater power in helping us when we were worse than nothing. (...) In the creation, God gave us ourselves; in the redemption, He gave us Himself.”
Thomas Watson“If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.”
Thomas Watson“Until sin be bitter, Christ will not be sweet.”
Thomas Watson“The pleasure of sin is soon gone, but the sting remains.”
Thomas Watson