A Few Well Remembered and Treasured Sayings of Brother Harry E. Hayhoe
Henry Edward Hayhoe
Table of Contents
Introduction
As to the compiling of this pamphlet, many brethren were involved in the work. We all have received much spiritual help, having heard brother Hayhoe minister God's Word with such spiritual strength, a happy countenance, and joy of heart. When the Lord Jesus took him Home, we missed him greatly. Nearly 40 years have passed, and it has come into our hearts to publish the things we heard from his lips, trusting the generations that have arisen may benefit spiritually, it was said of Samuel, "the Lord was with him and did let none of his words fall to the ground". We all humbly submit this effort to our readers, trusting the Spirit of God will bless these words to the heart and conscience of His dear people.
The Word of God: The Bible
The Word of God came not by the will of man but rather is addressed to all with authority from God. It is the only book in the world whose prophecies are unfailingly true, because man cannot tell the future. It is also the only book that the natural man cannot understand. It is not written so as to work on the emotions and does not record the physical characteristics of Christ or the Apostles but rather gives us their moral features. There is nothing in Scripture contrary to reason—yet it does contain what is beyond reason, and must necessarily do so, because it comes from God. It brings together the answer to the truth of Light and Love and nothing is needed outside the Word to receive life, or to walk in godliness.
Saturated With the Word of God
Read the Word of God, the Bible, until your mind is so saturated with it that you think and act in the light of Scripture.
Key Verses of the Bible
Psalm 94:12-13 is the key to the whole book of the Psalms. Isaiah 5:4 is the key to the whole of the Old Testament. John 11:52 is the key to the book of Acts. Ephesians 1:10 is the key to the whole Bible.
Meditation
Practice the habit of meditation when you read. You will find the precious ore is there in its richness, but you will have to do a little meditation to discover it.
Nourishment With Digestion
It is not what you eat that nourishes your body. It is what you digest, it is the same with spiritual things.
Life Springing Out of Death
Every time you eat, God is teaching you that life springs out of death because everything you eat dies except salt.
The Light of the Word of God
There is not a ray of light that can pierce the inky darkness that lies beyond the grave outside of the Word of God, the Bible.
Thoughts Formed by the Word of God
Every time you say "I think," you think wrongly—on every moral or spiritual subject—unless your thoughts are formed by the Word of God.
The Truth of the Word of God
Anything that is not the truth [of the Word of God], is nonsense, and illogical.
Context
A text without a context is a pretext. Words get their meaning from the context in which they are found.
Stating the Truth
Avoid an ultra one-sided way of stating the truth.
Thoughts From the Word of God
Never take your thoughts to the Word of God—take your thoughts from the Word of God.
Conscience and God's Character
Conscience speaks from within—never can it tell of God's character—revelation gives this.
Faith and Reason
Faith doesn't reason, and reason isn't faith, though faith is never unreasonable.
Man's Mind in Divine Things
The more brilliant a man's mind in divine things, the deeper the fog if he trusts it.
Truth in Living Power
The soul never imbibes truth in Living power but as it so requires.
The Church's Blessings Being Heavenly
It is the hardest thing to get even Christians to see that the church's blessings are heavenly [and] not earthly.
Thoughts Directed Toward Heaven
Every school book, every magazine, every newspaper that you read will make the horizon of all your thoughts the world in which you live. The Word of God is the only book that tells you to lay up your treasures in heaven.
Simple Concerning Evil
The world says, "You must know something of evil." God says: "Be wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil." You get just as black fighting a chimney sweep as you do hugging him.
The Wisdom of God
The wisdom of God is not an extension of man's wisdom, it is not an improvement of man's wisdom, but in every case, it is the opposite of man's wisdom.
Heavenly Wisdom for an Earthly Pathway
The book of Proverbs gives us heavenly wisdom for an earthly pathway.
True Knowledge
All true knowledge, all moral knowledge, begins by putting God in His place: nothing is right or true without that.
Learning the Manifold Grace and Wisdom of God
What are we in this world for, to get rich? No—we are here to learn the manifold grace and wisdom of God.
Instructions for Mothers
Are you a mother? Do not be satisfied to tell your children the way of salvation. Tell them about the beauties of Christ; give the wisdom of the Word and seek to guide their footprints through this world into that faith and faithfulness that should characterize the family of God. 2 Tim. 1:5
No Such Thing as Luck
There is no such thing as "Good Luck" or being fortunate. Nothing happens by chance to the christian. Why not say "through mercy" or "through the Lord's goodness." Why not His ordering?
Truth Resisted
Truth that requires faith to walk by, is resisted by the natural heart.
Thoughts of God Entering the Heart of Man
Not one right thought of God ever entered the heart of man through his intellect, but through the conscience.
Conscience
Conscience is the guide to true knowledge. It never turns infidel.
Sorrow and Joy
He puts sorrow and joy together on our road home; tribulation and joy together, deep poverty and joy together.
Showers of Blessing
The thickest cloud brings the heaviest showers of blessing.
Drawn From Earth to Heaven
Little by little with the skill of a master hand and the gentleness of a Father's heart He woos with His love and weans us through circumstances from earth to heaven.
Divine Nature
The divine nature is shown by having God as its object.
The Heart Honoring Christ
No ceremonial is worth a straw if the heart does not honor Christ.
Religious Forms
By religious forms, man is made religious without possessing holiness. Anything that exalts man is not of God.
False Religion
False religion will send more people to hell than anything else.
Knowledge From Faith
Not one thing that you know is the result of your reason; it is either testimony or experience. What do you know?—Did reason tell you or faith?
Faith and Salvation; Obedience and Happiness
Faith and salvation go together. Obedience and happiness go together.
Christian Obedience
His presence gives moral courage for Christian obedience.
The Government of God
We get away with nothing! Beware of the government of God. There is a government of God. Every act in your life and mine has both present and eternal consequences.
God's Correction
There is something in every one of us, speaker included, that only God can correct.
Correction Despised
The Bible never brings comfort to a christian who is walking carelessly. Correction despised brings sharper correction.
God's Purposes of Love
God will never, never send trial into our life without a needs be (1 Peter 1:6) on our part, and a purpose of love on His part.
Faith Tested
He may test your faith but he will never disappoint your faith.
Right Motives
If you did everything right, nothing would be right, except the motive was right; it is the motive that gives value to the act.
Man's Moral Condition Before God
The motive that governs the heart is the true estimate of man's moral condition before God.
Happiness a State of Soul
Happiness is a state of soul, not a question of circumstances. Circumstances do not produce your state of soul, they only manifest it.
Submission to the Will of God
It is not by change of circumstances that we can be made happy, but by submission to the will of God.
The Result of Persecution
Never fear persecution; it will make your face shine like an angel's.
Circumstances and Difficulties
Take your circumstances from the Lord, and your difficulties to the Lord.
Persecution
Do not look at the people that persecute you, but the reason why you are persecuted.
God With Us in Difficulties
God never takes us out of the difficulties into which our folly has plunged us, but He will be with us in them.
New Creation
The Christian is not a changed man, he is a new creation.
The Moral Principles of God
The moral principles of God do not change with dispensations.
Delighting in God's Glory
If we delight in God's glory, we shall delight to honor those whom God honors.
Christ Your Object
Love your brethren, serve them faithfully, overlook all the faults you can but make none of them the object of your Christian life—let it be Christ.
The Peace of the Assembly
Never disturb the peace of the assembly unless the glory of God demands it.
The Presence of the Holy Spirit
If I were asked what characterizes this present dispensation I would say the presence of the Holy Spirit as a divine Person here on earth.
God Winning Our Hearts
Every blessing of God is an apex, a mountain peak, beyond which even God cannot go. If He has not won your heart and mine, what more could He do to win it?
The Exhibition Before Our Souls
Are you going to the Exhibition? If you knew the exhibition that is before my soul you wouldn't ask me.
The Lord's Coming
The Lord's coming—the moment when Christ takes His bride—is the moment for which all other moments were made for the Christian.
A Happy Christian Life
Do you want a happy Christian life? Knowledge won't give it to you. What will give it to you? The enjoyment of Christ in your life.
True Religion
True religion is the manifestation of the nature of God in His children.
Sin and Infirmities of the Flesh
If I have arthritis, it is an infirmity of the flesh; if my arthritis makes me cranky or impatient that is sin.
Groaning, Not Grumbling
It is alright to groan but not to grumble.
Thirst, Hunger and Weariness
Thirst, hunger and weariness are natural to the flesh, not infirmities of the flesh.
Perfect God and Perfect Man
The Lord Jesus was perfect God and perfect man as He walked here on earth.
A Pure Object for the Heart's Affection
Christianity is the only religion in the world that gives man a pure object for his hearts affection. All other religious founders lay in the grave.
Communing With the Lord as a Friend
The secret of a happy Christian life is learning to commune with the Lord as you would with a near and a dear friend.
Sin Manifesting the State of Soul
The sin that we commit does not produce our state of soul but manifests it. Why do I sin? because I want to.
The Enjoyment of Christ
It is not what you know that controls your life, but it is the enjoyment of Christ in the heart that truly separates us from the world and brings a peace, contentment and happiness of which the world knows nothing.
Walking in the Ways of God
In the things of God you have to taste and walk in them to know the blessedness of them. There is no enjoyment of the truth apart from walking in it. The only failure of an Old Testament saint recorded in the New Testament is that of Elijah making intercession to God against Israel (Rom. 11:2-3).
Loving the Saints
You and I should love saints no matter how unlovely they appear outwardly. They are dear to Him; if we walk with God we love them without effort.
Our Object Forming Our Pattern of Life
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, our minds make up our moral history in this world. We are what we love and think about as an object, and this forms the whole pattern of our life down here.
Like Christ
At His coming we are going to be like Christ—morally and physically.
Gift Not Godliness
Gift is not sanctified by [natural] ability. Gift is not godliness.
Communion Kept by Watchfulness
Communion with Christ can only be kept up by constant watchfulness. The consciousness that God is with you gives power. There is no substitute for communion.
Walking in the Wisdom of God
The minute I see a brother or a sister trying to get folks on their side on any question, I know that they are not walking in the wisdom of God.
The Rightness of Walking With God
Walk with God and the Spirit of God will always testify as to the rightness of your ways.
Oddity to the World
If the world can understand your life, you are not walking with God. The nearer we walk with God, the more we become an oddity to the world.
Humble and Happy
We should be humble and happy. Humble because we are so little like Him and happy because He loves us so.
No Favorites in God's Family
The Father has no favorites in His family, all His children are equally blest in Christ.
God's Love
God loves you, not because of what you are, but because of what He is, and the will and heart of God is the source of every blessing the heart can know.
Christ's Love Surpassing the Cost
There will never be a look, cross His face, that will remind us how much we cost Him.
Christ Grieved and Pleased by Us
Though Christ can be grieved at a thousand things in us that no eye but His can see, yet none is so easily pleased by our little endeavors of love as He.
The Motive of Service
The Spirit of God would ever search our hearts that the motive spring of all our service should be love.
Joy From Above
Every joy the Lord had came from above. It was not the weather that made the Lord Jesus a happy joyful servant; it was communion with the Father.
Suffering Passed Through by the Lord Jesus
The Lord Jesus passed through every form and kind of suffering that it was possible for a righteous man to pass through, apart from sin.
The Sufferings of Christ
Many of the sufferings of Christ were not to put our sins away, but that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest, and to tell out the depth of the divine bosom that we might know in richer measure how much He loves us.
Thinking of His Love
Never try to love the Lord more than you do—just sit down and think of how much He loves you. It will increase your love for Him.
Unconverted Man
Every unconverted man that you meet is governed by two things: his own lusts, and public opinion.
Converts
Never count your converts—you will never count enough.
How Much We Want of Christ
We can have as much of Christ as we want, and our lives show how much we want of Him.
The Work, Person, and Love of Christ
God has given the work of Christ for our consciences, the Person of Christ for our meditation; and the love of Christ to warm our hearts.
The Manifestation of the Ways of God
This world is not an adequate platform for the manifestation of the ways of God in government [but Israel was].
What We Possess
Every exhortation of scripture is founded upon what we possess, it is not a matter of attainment, and God uses exhortation to show us what we possess.
Members of the Body of Christ
We break bread, if intelligently, not merely as forgiven sinners, but as members of the body of Christ.
Breathing by Faith
God intends that we should breathe by faith, the atmosphere of heaven before we get there.
Death and Resurrection
Death is the principle of Christianity; resurrection is its power.
Christian Obedience
Christian obedience is not law-keeping, but delight in love, giving subjection to the will of another, whether expressed or not.
The Blood, Death, and Cross of Christ
The blood of Christ puts my sins away—the death of Christ puts me away—the cross of Christ separates me from the world.
Walking With God
You never met a man who walked with God, who at the end of his life said, "I wish I hadn't done it!" and you never will.
Man's Responsibility
The sovereignty of God does not lessen man's responsibility. Scripture treats man as a sinner, to be restored to God or judged. Rationalists, as a race to be educated.
The Unconverted Mind
The unconverted mind of man is the plaything of the devil.
Man's Need Bringing Him to Christ
I never knew a man to get converted by getting a raise in pay. It's a man's need that brings him to Christ.
Self-Condemnation
The first great step, when a man desires to be saved, is unqualified self-condemnation.
The Fear of God
Conversion is the turning of the heart and will to God through grace. The fear of God is the setting aside of will.
Objects for God to Love
God is sufficient unto Himself in everything but love. He must have objects to love.
Man's Treatment of Christ
Man measures sin by man's treatment of man. God measures sin by man's treatment of Christ.
Sin Measured by What God Is
In God's presence sin is not measured by transgression, but by what God is.
Unhappiness and Failure From Unbelief
All our unhappiness and failure, whether as saint or sinner, springs from unbelief of the goodness that is in the heart of God for us.
Joy in the Lord
Anything that robs your soul of joy in the Lord, robs you of the richest treasure you know in life's pathway.
The Divine Guest
All our intelligence and all our happiness depends upon how we treat the Divine guest that dwells within.
Watching Against Affections Grown Cold
If there is one thing more than another that we need to guard against, it is to watch lest the heart's affections grow cold.
Affections Grown Cold
The moment my affections grow cold, my feet are going to wander and the world is going to get into my heart.
Planting Christ in the Affections
The one longing desire of my heart in ministry is to so plant Christ in the affections of Christians that they will desire to live in Him.
The Goodness in the Heart of God
It is unbelief of the goodness that is in the heart of God that is the root of all coldness, carelessness and lack of earnestness in the things of God.
Spiritual Negligence
One of the evil fruits of long continued spiritual negligence, is the soul's ignorance of its own state.
The World Put in the Heart
From the time you open your eyes in the morning till you close them at night, everything you see and hear tends to put the world into your heart.
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The Heart Set on Christ
If you set your heart upon an automobile it may burn up or you may have an accident and it will be destroyed, but if you set your heart on Christ you will never lose your object.
Present Things
The deception and power of present things is of the Devil, the perception of them is of God.
The Prince of This World
The higher we get in this world—the closer we get to the god and prince of it.
Trained in the School of Adversity
God does not train His servants in the colleges of brick and stone—He trains them in the school of adversity.
Taking Counsel of God
One special mark of "a sound mind" is readiness to take counsel of God.
Joy in Suffering
Suffering can be pleasure if it is for someone you love. If you are following or serving the Lord, suffering can be a special joy.
Self-Denial
The more we have of Christ in our hearts, the less room there is for self. Self-denial is discipline for life—the work of every hour.
Delivered From Self
Every person you meet is either living for self or for the Lord Jesus Christ. I am delivered from self by occupation with Christ.
Joy Proportionate to Prayer and Thanksgiving
Joy will ever rise in proportion to prayer and thanksgiving.
Power and Purity
To have power in prayer there must be purity in one's life.
Victory Gained on Our Knees
The greatest victory you will ever gain in your Christian life will be gained on your knees.
Apostolic Position
We have been restored to apostolic position [of the truth] but not to apostolic power.
Parents Laying Up for Children
"The children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children" (2 Cor. 12:14), and that does not just mean money!
Extenuating Circumstances
God takes into account all the extenuating circumstances of our lives.
The Grace of God in Overcoming Faults
There is no fault in the human character but that the grace of God can help us to overcome.
God's Purposes Never Frustrated
God is never frustrated [thwarted] in His purposes.
God's Guidance as to the Path of Faith
If God doesn't give guidance as to the path of faith no one else can, and if God does no one else need.
Christianity Separate and Distinct From Judaism
Christianity is not an adjunct of Judaism but an entirely separate and distinct work of God.
The Lord Jesus as a Man
The Lord Jesus in becoming a man took on Him a body capable of death but not subject to it.
Judged Thoughts
Don't go to bed at night with an unkind and unjudged thought toward anyone in the world.
Walking With God
It is wonderful to lay our head on our pillow at night and know that we have walked with God through the day. Keep it as a sweet secret!
Speaking of Failure
If it gives you pleasure to speak about the failures of your brethren, you are not walking with God.
Self-Judgment
Much self judgment makes a man slow to judge others; and the very gentleness of such an one gives a keen edge to his rebukes.
Bearing and Forbearing
How long should we bear and forbear in the path of devotedness and faithfulness to Christ? Until we get home to glory.
The Unrighteous World
Do not expect righteousness from an unrighteous world.
Repayment From the Lord
When we give to the Lord [of our resources] He repays so bountifully that we are ashamed to take it.
Looking to Heaven
When heaven was opened upon Jesus, it looked down with delight—we look up and are changed.
The Present Time
If you could have chosen a period of time in which to have lived you couldn't have chosen a more blessed time than the present—especially with the Lord's coming so imminent.
God's Best for Our Lives
When we get home to glory and have a backward look over our history, we will find that He was doing the very best He could for us each day of our lives according to our state of soul.
God as Man in Christ
The grandest truth that I have discovered in all the word of God is this—that God became a man in Christ, walked throughout this world as a man, died on the cross as a man, then arose from among the dead, to remain a man forever—why?—that He might enjoy our companionship for all eternity. 1 Cor. 15:28