The Life of God in the Soul of Man Quotes

“We cannot claim that the remoteness of the object is a reason for our ignorance, as if God were at too great a distance to be able to communicate with him or to love him. He is not far from every one of us, "for in him we live, and move, and have our being" (Acts 17:28). We cannot open our eyes without beholding some evidence of his handiwork and glory. And we cannot turn our gaze toward him without finding that his gaze is already upon us. He is waiting, as it were, to catch a look, ready to engage in the most intimate fellowship and communion with us.”
― Henry Scougal, The Life of God in the Soul of Man: Crossway Short Classics

“Thus we should exercise ourselves toward godliness. When we have begun to employ the powers that we have, the Spirit of God will surely move in us and elevate these acts of the heart beyond the level of being merely natural. He will transform them into something that is in essence divine. After frequently repeating such actions, we shall find ourselves even more inclined to performing them, and the will flow with even greater freedom and ease.”
― Henry Scougal, The Life of God in the Soul of Man: Crossway Short Classics

“What a sure foundation does the soul have whose happiness is built on divine love, whose will is transformed into the will of God, and whose greatest desire is that his Maker should be pleased. Oh, the peace, the rest, the satisfaction that comes from such an attitude of mind!”
― Henry Scougal, The Life of God in the Soul of Man: Crossway Short Classics