Wealth and luxury produce stagnation, and stagnation terminates in death.
The Lord must be the object of our supreme regard. We are required to consider ourselves as the servants of this exalted Lord & bound to engage in this service with all our heart & soul & for the whole of our life. -Richard Watson
Jesus was God and man in one person, that God and man might be happy together again. -George Whitefield
There is no other solution to the marvelous mysteries of His Incarnation and Sacrificial Death but this: Christ has loved us.” — Octavia Winslow
Sin so hardens and dulls the soul that it appears unsupportive of the plainest reason and clearest light and unmoved by things of the greatest and most immediate concern.
Jonathan Edwards
Whenever God means to make a man great, He always breaks him in pieces first.
There is more anxiety among believers today about how to make a living, than about how to live. -Leonard Ravenhill
"I fear much for many professing Christians. I see no sign of fighting in them, much less of victory. They never strike one stroke on the side of Christ. They are at peace with His enemies. They have no quarrel with sin. This is not Christianity. This is not the way to heaven."
J. C. Ryle
You don’t always get to choose the load, but you can choose how to carry it." ...or share it...Jesus has pretty strong shoulders...just saying.
"[Christ] never did reject a single soul that helplessly did lie down at the foot of the cross." - Charles Spurgeon
"Dry wells send us to the Fountain." -John Knox
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” The promise is not to weariness, but to come to Christ. —Thomas Goodwin, Works 4:15
It is better to have God approve than the world applaud -Thomas Watson
“Do not doubt His grace, because of your troubles, but believe that He loves you as much in seasons of distress as in times of happiness.” — Charles Spurgeon
"We often think of what Jesus did for us on the cross. But we must also remember what he is doing for us today, even now, as he sits at the right hand of the Father continually living to intercede on our behalf." —Bryan Murphy
If you think following Jesus will diminish your joy, you have been misinformed. Jesus said, "These things I have spoken to you so that My JOY may be in you, and that your JOY may be made full" Jn 15:11. Following Jesus leads to true joy that will only get better in eternity.
“Good works must flow from faith, or not at all.”
John Bunyan Christian Behavior
Many marriages would be better if the husband and wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.
What a serene and quiet life might you lead if you would leave providing to the God of providence! — Charles Spurgeon
Nothing God allows you to go through is a pointless, sweet friend. Even in the midst of hurt, He will work things for your good and His glory.
“Faith alone justifies, through Christ alone. Assurance is the enjoyment of that justification.” — Sinclair Ferguson
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