The Bible commentator Matthew Henry wrote a book called Experiencing God’s Presence. In it (p.11), he says: “Although Psalm 5:3 may be taken as a promise that God will hear our prayers...
Our fathers had much to say about stillness, and by stillness they meant the absence of motion or the absence of noise or both...
Almighty God seems to fear we will hesitate to ask largely, apprehensive that we will strain His ability. He declares that He is ‘able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think.’ [Ephesians 3:20]...
That God should shew mercy to sinners, hath the greatest condescension in it, but much more to come down and proclaim it: ‘Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!’
Today, the English Baptist pastor Robert Robinson (1735-1790) is best known as the author of the hymn, Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing...
