I have been working my way through the three volume work of William Gurnall, The Christian in Complete Armour. It’s Gurnall’s meditation on Ephesians 6 and the armour of God. A modern version of this work has been published.
As promised, over the next few weeks, from time to time, I will share quotes from Gurnall’s work. I hope these quotes might be of encouragement and challenge to each of us. As well as to convince some of the benefit of ploughing through the 900 pages!
Here’s a quote that would strengthen our hearts as we look forward to the World Team Day of Prayer tomorrow and Friday:
“When Satan badgers you with trivial inquiries, do not try to reason with him. Answer him with your present position in Christ and His sure work of grace in your soul. Never forget that the simple truth of the gospel reduces all the intricacies of Satan to a worthless heap of lies … Still another way to fortify yourself against Satan is to preserve the hope of your salvation, which is promised through Christ’s atoning sacrifice. Record God’s special visits to you in the memory book of your heart. Paste in keepsakes of the occasions when He declared a holiday and came to you in festive robes of mercy, holding forth the scepter of His grace more familiarly than usual. Keep old receipts written in His own hand for the pardon of your sins. ”
Thoughts Along The Journey 
“The simple truth of the gospel reduces all the intricacies of Satan to a worthless heap of lies.” I love this statement! We sometimes are impressed with the appearance of wisdom and truth in well-worded philosophies which in reality are like balloons filled with empty lies.
Thanks for reminding us to focus on THE SIMPLE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL.
I have been reading through Gurnall over the past few years, but finally decided to tackle the 3 volume set. And yes, for ‘simple’ quotes like this one, it is worth the read. His way of writing speaks to us even today.
Gary wrote this in response to this post: “I am going through Gurnall’s book with my Learning Community. It is tough going, even with the modern translation. His thoughts are such that you have to pause a lot to think about what he is saying and the implications. I really like the book.” Sounds like Gurnall’s work is getting some read from several different people!