“Death” is a believer’s transition out of a dying world into a world of light and life. No wonder Paul says, “To die is gain” (Phil. 1:21).
Randy Alcorn
"The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day." —Henry Ward Beecher
Disobeying God is the same as telling Him to hold back all of the blessings that come with obedience. That is not only stupidity, it's insanity.
~Joy Dawson~
rebelliousness and disobedient actions will have consequences.
“… if God were merely fair, he would strike us down. Yet in mercy he struck Christ instead and raised us with him.” — J. Garrett Kell, Pure in Heart, 117.
"Rest time is not waste time. It is economy to gather fresh strength... It is wisdom to take occasional furlough. In the long run, we shall do more by sometimes doing less."
— Charles Spurgeon
The old covenant of law and the new covenant of grace both have glory about them. However, the glory of one (the old covenant) is a fading glory. Whereas, the other (the new covenant) has a remaining glory. One is related to man's sufficiency. The other is related to God's sufficiency.
Our job isn’t to fix our enemies. Our job is to be obedient to God in how we deal with them.
Contentment comes when we can honestly say with Paul who said, “I know how to live when I am poor, and I know how to live when I have plenty” (Philippians 4:12).
If we truly want to know Jesus, we must place Him above all else. And if we want to hear from Him, we must be willing to make His Word our great love.
The least sin is infinitely evil. ~David Clarkson~
“Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once and a while, or the light won't come in.” — Alan Alda
“All improvement in your life begins with an improvement in your mental pictures.” — Brian Tracy
“Our thoughts create our reality--not instantly, necessarily, as in "Poof! There it is "--but eventually. Where we put our focus--our inner and outer vision--is the direction we tend to go. That's our desire, our intention.” — Peter McWilliams
“You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” —James Allen
“Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.” — Napoleon Hill
Resources will only come to you as you keep moving. As you begin changing your thinking, start immediately to change your behavior. Begin to act like the person you would like to become.
New answers come from new questions. What is an empowering question you could ask yourself or someone you love right now?
I believe it is a normal human desire to be concerned about how we look on the outside. There’s nothing wrong with that. What can get us in trouble is worrying more about how we look on the outside than about how we really are on the inside.
God demands the tithe, deserves the offerings, defends the savings, and directs the expenses.
~Stephen Olford~
The new covenant of grace deals with man's problems. God forgives our sins by His grace. Then, He works in our hearts by His grace to transform the sinner. This produces a remaining glory: "What remains [the new covenant of grace] is much more glorious." This glory remains because it depends upon God's sufficiency.
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