Pithy gems from Arthur Pink

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Chastisement is designed for our good, to promote our highest interests. Look beyond the rod— to the All-wise hand that wields it!

Instead of a river, God often gives us a brook, which may be running today and dried up tomorrow. Why? To teach us not to rest in our blessings—but in the blesser Himself!

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Grace can neither be bought, earned, or won by the creature. If it could be—it would cease to be grace.

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God cannot change for the better, for he is already perfect; and, being perfect—God cannot change for the worse.

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Instead of a river , God often gives us a brook —which may be running today, and dried up tomorrow. Why?

To teach us not to rest in our blessings —but in the blesser Himself.

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The prevailing idea of prayer seems to be, that I come to God and ask Him for something that I want—and that I expect Him to give me that which I have asked. But this is a most dishonoring and degrading conception. The popular belief reduces God to a servant—our servant—doing our bidding, performing our pleasure, granting our desires. No, prayer is a coming to God, telling Him my need, committing my way unto the Lord, and leaving Him to deal with it as seems Him best.

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Contentment is the product of a heart resting in God. It is the soul's enjoyment of that peace that passes all understanding. It is the outcome of my will being brought into subjection to the Divine will. It is the blessed assurance that God does all things well, and is, even now, making all things work together for my ultimate good.

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Regeneration consists in a radical change of heart, for there is implanted a new disposition as the foundation of all holy exercises—the mind being renovated, the affections elevated, and the will emancipated from the bondage of sin.

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True liberty is not the power to live as we please —but to live as we ought .

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It is not the absence of sin, but the grieving over it—which distinguishes the child of God from empty professors.

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Real prayer is communion with God, so that there will be common thoughts between His mind and ours. What is needed is for Him to fill our hearts with His thoughts—and then His desires will become our desires flowing back to Him.

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The Bible is no lazy man's book! Much of its treasure, like the valuable minerals stored in the recesses of the earth, only yield up themselves to the diligent seeker. No verse of Scripture yields its meaning to lazy people.

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It's true that many are praying for a worldwide revival. But it would be more timely, and more scriptural, for prayer to be made to the Lord of the harvest, that He would raise up and thrust forth laborers who would fearlessly and faithfully preach those truths which are calculated to bring about a revival.

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In praying for His enemies, not only did Christ set before us a perfect example of how we should treat those who wrong us an hate us—but He also taught us never to regard any as beyond the reach of prayer.

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Prayer is not intended to change God's purpose—nor is it to move Him to form fresh purposes. God has decreed that certain events shall come to pass through the means He has appointed for their accomplishment.

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The god which the vast majority of professing Christians love, is looked upon very much like an indulgent old man, who himself has no relish for folly—but leniently winks at the indiscretions of youth.

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For one sin, God banished our first parents from Eden. For one sin, all the posterity of Canaan fell under a curse which remains over them to this day. For one sin, Moses was excluded form the promised land. For one sin, Elisha's servant smitten with leprosy. For one sin, Ananias and Sapphira were cut off from the land of the living.

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Nothing in all the vast universe can come to pass otherwise than God has eternally purposed. Here is a foundation of faith. Here is a resting place for the intellect. Here is an anchor for the soul, both sure and steadfast. It is not blind fate, unbridled evil, man or Devil—but the Lord Almighty who is ruling the world, ruling it according to His own good pleasure and for His own eternal glory!

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The great mistake made by most of the Lord's people—is in hoping to discover in themselves that which is to be found in Christ alone.

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Unbelief is infectious! The unbelief of one strengthens the unbelief of another, just as the faith of one strengthens the faith of another.

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But why should we not place implicit confidence in God and rely upon His word of promise? Is anything too hard for the Lord? Has His word of promise ever failed? Then let us not entertain any unbelieving suspicions of His future care of us. Heaven and earth shall pass away—but not so His promises!

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How does God save His people from the pleasure of sin? The answer is, "By imparting to them a nature which hates evil and loves holiness." This takes place when they are born again, so that actual salvation begins with regeneration. Of course it does—where else could it commence? Fallen man can neither perceive his desperate need of salvation, nor come to Christ for it, until he has been renewed by the Holy Spirit.

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The gospel is not an announcement that God has relaxed his justice or lowered the standard of His holiness.

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Our fundamental postulate is that because God is God, He does as He pleases, only as He pleases, always as He pleases; that His great concern is the accomplishment of His own pleasure and the promotion of His own glory that He is the Supreme Being, and therefore Sovereign of the universe!

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Growing in grace is a deepening realization of our nothingness—it is a heartfelt recognition that we are not worthy of the least of God's mercies.

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If any occupation or association is found to hinder my communion with God or my enjoyment of spiritual things—then it must be abandoned. Anything in my habits or ways which mars happy fellowship with the brethren or robs me of power in service—is to be unsparingly judged and made an end of. Whatever I cannot do for God's glory—must be avoided.

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We must not forget that the issues of Eternity are settled in Time.

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How blessed to know that when the world hates us—God loves us!

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The best antidote for anxiety is frequent meditation upon God's goodness, power and sufficiency. Nothing is too big and nothing is too little, to spread before and cast upon the Lord.

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Instead of complaining at his lot, a contented man is thankful that his condition and circumstances are no worse than they are. Instead of greedily desiring something more than the supply of his present need—he rejoices that God still cares for him. Such an one is "content" with such as he has (Hebrews 13:5).

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To realize that the Holy Scriptures are a revelation from the Most High, communicating to us His mind and defining for us His will—is the first step toward practical godliness. To recognize that the Bible is God's Word, and that its precepts are the precepts of the Almighty—will lead us to see what a solemn thing it is to despise and ignore them.

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Faith endures as seeing Him who is invisible (Hebrews 11:27). Faith endures the disappointments, the hardships, and the heart-aches of life, by recognizing that all comes from the hand of Him who is too wise to err and too loving to be unkind.

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Reader! You will derive far more benefit from a single verse of Scripture read slowly and prayerfully and duly meditated upon—than you will from ten chapters read through hurriedly!

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Meditation is nearly a lost art. Lack of meditation is at the root of most of our spiritual troubles. How many complain that they find it so difficult to remember passages of Scripture—passages that they have read perhaps many times. But this is easily explained. It is because the passage was not turned over in the mind—it was not duly pondered. Meditation is a wonderful aid to fixing Scripture in our minds.

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I must read the Scriptures, as addressed to me personally!

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Love is the queen of all the Christian graces.

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The measure of our love for others—can largely be determined by the frequency and earnestness of our prayers for them.

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Prayer is not appointed for the furnishing of God with the knowledge of what we need—but it is designed as a confession to Him of our sense of the need. In this, as in everything, God's thoughts are not as ours. God requires that His gifts should be sought for. He designs to be honored by our asking, just as He is to be thanked by us after He has bestowed His blessing.

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An honest heart seeks to please God in all things—and offend Him in none.

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From every pulpit in the land it needs to be thundered forth that God still lives, that God still observes all things, and still reigns. There is no fixed resting place for the heart and mind, but in the Throne of God. What is needed now, as never before, is a full, positive, constructive setting forth of the Godhood of God.

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A consciousness of our powerlessness, should cast us upon Him who has all power. Here then is where a vision and view of God's sovereignty helps, for it reveals His sufficiency—and shows us our insufficiency.

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When we complain about the weather, we are, in reality, murmuring against God!

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Taking up my cross, means a life voluntarily surrendered to God.

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It is only in proportion as the Christian manifests the fruit of a genuine conversion—that he is entitled to regard himself and be regarded by others as one of the called and elect of God. It is just in proportion as we add to our faith the other Christian graces—that we have solid ground on which to rest in the assurance we belong to the family of Christ. It is not those who are governed by self-will—but "as many as are led by the Spirit of God—they are the sons of God" (Romans 8:14).

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Just as the sinner's despair of any hope from himself is the first prerequisite of a sound conversion—so the loss of all confidence in himself is the first essential in the believer's growth in grace.

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Afflictions are light—when compared with what we really deserve. They are light—when compared with the sufferings of the Lord Jesus. But perhaps their real lightness is best seen by comparing them with the weight of glory which is awaiting us.

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Nothing is too great and nothing is too small—to commit into the hands of our Lord and Savior.

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Prayer is the way and means God which has appointed for the communication of the blessings of His goodness to His people.

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A 'God' whose will is resisted, whose designs are frustrated, and whose purpose is checkmated—possesses no title to Deity.

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Prayer is not so much an act —as it is an attitude of dependence—dependence upon God. Prayer is a confession of creature weakness—yes, of helplessness. Prayer is the acknowledgment of our need—and the spreading of it before God.

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True believers have always been in a marked minority.

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Real prayer is communion with God.

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For a Christian to defy adversities is to "despise" chastisement. Instead of hardening himself to endure stoically—there should be a melting of the heart.

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Most Christians expect little from God, ask little—and therefore receive little, and are content with little.

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Whatever I cannot do for God's glory, must be avoided.

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Happy the soul that has been awed by a view of God's majesty.

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Whom God legally saves, He experimentally saves. Whom He justifies—those He also sanctifies. Where the righteousness of Christ is imputed to an individual—a principle of holiness is imparted to him. The former can only be ascertained by the latter. It is impossible to obtain a Scriptural knowledge that the merits of Christ's finished work are reckoned to my account—except by proving that the efficacy of the Holy Spirit's work is evident in my soul.

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Man is unable to accurately predict events which are but twenty-four hours distant. Only the Divine Mind could have foretold the future, centuries before it came to be. Hence, we affirm with the utmost confidence, that the hundreds of fulfilled prophecies in the Bible attest and demonstrate the truth that the Scriptures are the inspired, infallible, inerrant Word of God.

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There is only one safeguard against error, and that is to be established in the faith. And for that, there has to be prayerful and diligent study, and a receiving with meekness the engrafted Word of God. Only then are we fortified against the attacks of those who assail us.

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After grief for sin—there should be joy for forgiveness.

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To the one who delights in the sovereignty of God—the clouds not only have a 'silver lining' but they are silver all through, the darkness only serving to offset the light!

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We must interpret the mysterious providences of God not by reason or observation, but by the Word.

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Satan is ever seeking to inject that poison into our hearts to distrust God's goodness—yet especially in connection with his commandments. That is what really lies behind all evil, lusting, and disobedience—a discontent with our position and portion, a craving from something which God has wisely held from us. Reject any suggestion that God is unduly severe with you. Resist with the utmost abhorrence, anything that causes you to doubt God's love and his loving-kindness toward you. Allow nothing to make you question the Father's love for his child.

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When you observe that the fire in your room is getting dull, you do not always put on more coal—but simply stir with the poker. Just so, God often uses the black poker of adversity in order that the flames of devotion may burn more brightly.

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God cannot change for the better, for He is already perfect. And being perfect, He cannot change for the worse.

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A natural faith is sufficient for trusting a human object—but a supernatural faith is required to savingly trust in a Divine object.

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Those circumstances, which to the dim eye of Jacob's faith, wore a hue so somber, were at that very moment developing and perfecting the events which were to shed around the evening of his life the halo of a glorious and cloudless sunset. All things were working together for his good! And so, troubled soul, the "much tribulation" will soon be over, and as you enter the "kingdom of God" you shall then see, no longer "through a glass darkly" but in the unshadowed sunlight of the Divine presence—that "all things" did "work together" for your personal and eternal good!

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Contentment is the soul's enjoyment of that peace that passes all understanding.

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Sin is more than an act or a series of acts—it is a man's nature .

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Daily living by faith on Christ, is what makes the difference between the sickly and the healthy Christian—between the defeated and the victorious saint.

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God was under no constraint, no obligation, no necessity to create . That He chose to do so was purely a sovereign act on His part, caused by nothing outside Himself, determined by nothing but His own mere good pleasure.

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The truth of God may well be likened to a narrow path skirted on either side by a dangerous and destructive precipice—in other words, it lies between two gulfs of error.

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Were God to show grace to all of Adam's descendants, men would at once conclude that He was righteously compelled to take them to Heaven as fit compensation for allowing the human race to fall into sin. But the great God in under no obligation to any of his creatures—least of all to those who are rebels against him.

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Christ is the Divine answer to the Devil's overthrow of our first parents.

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Almost all doctrinal error is really truth perverted. Truth wrongly divided. Truth disproportionately held and taught.

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The Christian life is a life that consists of following Jesus.

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Chastisement is designed for our good, to promote our highest interests. Look beyond the rod—to the All-wise hand that wields it!

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Instead of complaining at his lot—a contented man is thankful that his condition and circumstances are no worse than they are.

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Afflictions are light when compared with what we really deserve. They are light when compared with the sufferings of the Lord Jesus. But perhaps their real lightness is best seen by comparing them with the weight of glory which is awaiting us.

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Whom God legally saves—He experimentally saves. Whom He justifies—them He also sanctifies.  Where the righteousness of Christ is imputed to an individual—a principle of holiness is imparted to him; the former can only be ascertained by the latter. It is impossible to obtain a Scriptural knowledge that the merits of Christ's finished work are reckoned to my account—except by proving that the efficacy of the Holy Spirit's work is evident in my soul.

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It is sad to find so many professing Christians who appear to regard the wrath of God as something for which they need to make an apology, or at least they wish there were no such thing. While some would not go so far as to openly admit that they consider it a blemish on the Divine character, yet they are far from regarding it with delight. They do not like to think about it, and they rarely hear it mentioned without a secret resentment rising up in their hearts against it. Our readiness or our reluctance to meditate upon the wrath of God, becomes a sure test of our hearts' true attitude toward Him.

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It is only in proportion as the Christian manifests the fruit of a genuine conversion, that he is entitled to regard himself and be regarded by others as one of the called and elect of God. It is just in proportion as we add to our faith the other Christian graces—that we have solid ground on which to rest in the assurance we belong to the family of Christ. It is not those who are governed by self-will—but "as many as are led by the Spirit of God—they are the sons of God" Romans 8:14

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Prayer is a coming to God, telling Him my need, committing my way unto the Lord, and leaving Him to deal with it as seems Him best.

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Real prayer is communion with God, so that there will be common thoughts between His mind and ours. What is needed is for Him to fill our hearts with His thoughts—and then His desires will become our desires flowing back to Him.

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Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude—an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God.

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If any occupation or amusement or association is found to hinder our communion with God or our enjoyment of spiritual things—then it must be abandoned.

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Anything in my habits or ways which mars happy fellowship with the brethren or robs me of power in service, is to be unsparingly judged and made an end of—'burned.' (Leviticus 13:52) Whatever I cannot do for God's glory —must be avoided!

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Whom God legally saves—He experimentally saves.

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If a church does not evangelize, it will fossilize!

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There are some ministers who are actually false prophets and apostles of Satan. These preachers deny the enormity of sin, the wrath of God upon sinners, and Jesus as the only true way to God.

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Christ comes with a blessing in each hand: forgiveness in one hand, holiness in the other!

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God is working out His eternal purpose, not only in spite of human and satanic opposition—but also by means of them!

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The holiness of God is manifested in His works, His law, and on the cross. The only response that the believer can give, is reverence.

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The power of God is that ability and strength whereby He can bring to pass whatever He pleases.

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The wrath of God is His eternal detesting of all unrighteousness. God's wrath was demonstrated at the fall, and at the cross.

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To speak about the Godhood of God, is to affirm that God truly is God.

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One of the surest tests to apply to the professed conversion, is the heart's attitude toward sin. Where the principle of holiness has been planted, there will necessarily be a loathing of all that is unholy. If our hatred of evil is genuine, we are thankful when the Word reproves even the evil which we did not suspect.

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"Be an example to all believers in what you teach, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity." 1 Timothy 4:12

I will name some of the criteria by which I measure the helpfulness of a preacher or writer to my own soul.

The one who most profits me, is the man . . . whose ministry brings most of the awe of a holy and sovereign God on my heart, who reveals to me my sinfulness and failures, who conveys most light on the path of duty, who makes Christ most precious to me, who encourages me to press forward along the narrow way.

"Watch your life and doctrine closely." 1 Timothy 4:16

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"If even the moon is not bright and the stars are not pure in His eyes—how much less man, who is but a maggot—a son of man, who is only a worm!" Job 25:5-6

How little is it realized that there is an immeasurable gulf between God and sinner. The religion of present-day Christendom is but a studied effort to hide the solemn truth that man has forfeited the favor of God and is barred from His holy presence. The religion of today proceeds on the assumption that God is favorably disposed even unto those who spend most of their time trampling His commandments beneath their feet.

"God is a just judge—and God is angry with the wicked every day." Psalm 7:11

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"I am the LORD, and I do not change!" Malachi 3:6

Herein is solid comfort. Human nature cannot be relied upon—but God can! However unstable I may be, however fickle my friends may prove, God never changes. If He varied as we do, if He willed one thing today and another tomorrow, if He were controlled by caprice—then who could confide in Him? But He is ever the same.

His purpose is fixed, His will is stable, His word is sure.

Here then is a rock on which we may fix our feet, while the mighty torrent sweeps away everything around us.

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Oftentimes God's chastenings instead of being retributive, are corrective. They are sent to empty us of self-sufficiency and self-righteousness. They are given to discover to us hidden transgressions, and to teach us the plague of our own hearts. Or again, chastisements are sent to strengthen our faith, to raise us to higher levels of experience, to bring us into a condition of usefulness. Still again, Divine chastisement is sent as a preventative, to keep under pride, to save us from being unduly elated over success in God's service.

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"As Paul discoursed on righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix trembled!" Acts 24:25

Alas, how little of such zeal and fidelity is there today on the part of those who profess to be the ministers of God!

How little is there in their preaching which makes the hearer 'tremble'!

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If a foundation is to be laid for true evangelism—then doctrinal instruction must be given . . . on the character of God,  on the requirements of His law, on the nature and heinousness of sin.

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Searching questions!

Are you as willing for Christ to rule you—as to save you?

Do you pray as earnestly for purity—as for pardon?

Are you as anxious to be delivered from the power of sin—as you are from the fires of Hell?

Do you desire holiness—as much as you do Heaven?

Is the dominion of sin as dreadful to you—as its wages?

Does the filthiness of sin grieve you as much—as the guilt and damnation of it?

Is it truly my longing and resolve to be wholly regulated by the Divine will?

Is it the deepest yearning of my soul and the chief aim of my life to honor and glorify Him?

Is it my daily prayer for Him to work in me both to will and to do of His good pleasure?

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Modern theology (if it deserves to be called theology) presents to man a parody of God, who commands the respect of none, who is disrobed of His august and glorious majesty, who, far from doing His will in the armies of Heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth—is pictured as a kindly petitioner seeking favors at the hands of worms of the dust.

Such a God has no powerful voice which shakes the earth and makes guilty rebels quail—but only offers entreaties which may be despised with impunity.

If God is unable to enforce His will—then He ceases to be God!

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The "god" of this twentieth century no more resembles the Supreme Sovereign of Holy Writ than does the dim flickering of a candle, the glory of the midday sun. The "god" who is now talked about in the average pulpit, spoken of in the ordinary Sunday School, mentioned in much of the religious literature of the day, and preached in most of the so-called Bible Conferences—is the figment of human imagination, an invention of maudlin sentimentality. The heathen outside of the pale of Christendom form "gods" out of wood and stone, while the millions of heathen inside Christendom manufacture a "god" out of their own carnal mind. In reality, they are but atheists, for there is no other possible alternative between an absolutely supreme God, and no God at all. A "god" whose will is resisted, whose designs are frustrated, whose purpose is check-mated, possesses no title to Deity, and so far from being a fit object of worship, merits nothing but contempt!

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There are seasons in the lives of all when it is not easy, not even for Christians, to believe that God is faithful. Our faith is sorely tried, our eyes dimmed with tears, and we can no longer trace the outworking of His love. Our ears are distracted with the noises of the world, harassed by the atheistic whisperings of Satan, and we can no longer hear the sweet accents of His still small voice. Cherished plans have been thwarted, friends on whom we have relied have failed us, a professed brother or sister in Christ has betrayed us. We are staggered. We sought to be faithful to God—and now a dark cloud hides Him from us. We find it difficult, yes, impossible, for carnal reason to harmonize His frowning providence with His gracious promises.

Ah, faltering soul, seek grace to heed Isaiah 50:10, "Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God."

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The kindest thing we can do for the unsaved, is to shatter their self-righteous hopes—and to make them realize both their utter helplessness and their entire inexcusableness. The high demands of God are to be pressed upon them, with the design of bringing them to cry to Him to graciously work in them that which He requires. Genuine conviction of sin consists in a through realization of responsibility and guilt—and of our inability and dependence upon divine grace. Nothing is so well calculated to produce that conviction, under the Spirit's blessing, as the faithful preaching of this unpalatable truth.

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It is no light thing to reject any part of eternal truth—such as sovereign election. Nay, it is a most solemn and serious matter so to do. God's Word is not given to us to pick and choose from—to single out those portions which appeal to us, and to disdain whatever does not commend itself to our reason and sentiments. God's Word is given to us as a whole, and by it each of us must yet be judged. To reject the grand truth of God's sovereign election is the height of impiety—for to repudiate the doctrine, is to repudiate the God of election. It is a refusal to bow before His high sovereignty. It is the corrupt creature opposing himself against the holy Creator. It is presumptuous pride which insists upon being the determiner of its own destiny.

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Nothing else will . . . preserve from the infections of this world, deliver from the temptations of Satan, and be so effective a preservative against sin, as the Word of God received into the affections. "The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide!" Psalm 37:31

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Let the character of God be faithfully presented as it is actually portrayed in the Scriptures—in the Old Testament as well as in the New—and nine out of every ten church-goers will frankly state that they find it "impossible to love Him."

The plain fact is, dear reader, that to the present generation the Most High of Holy Writ is "the unknown God!"

It is just because people today are so ignorant of the divine character and so lacking in godly fear—that they are quite in the dark as to the nature and glory of divine justice—and presume to arraign it.

This is an age of blatant irreverence, wherein lumps of animate clay dare to prescribe what the Almighty ought and ought not to do! Our forefathers sowed the wind—and today their children are reaping the whirlwind. Our modern church-goers have no respect for the Creator, and if His high sovereignty and absolute dominion over all be insisted upon—they do not hesitate to vomit forth their condemnation of Him!