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.
God demands the tithe, deserves the offerings, defends the
savings and directs the expenses.
~Stephen Olford~
The Inside Influences the Outside
Nothing transforms a woman's appearance more than being covered head to toe in the grace of God.
I love children, they are our future, and it is up to us to raise them up in the way they should go and they will not depart. It is so easy to raise them than to fix them later.
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. Take action on your behavior. Too many people want to feel, then take action. This never works.
Learn From Rejection: You will discover many hidden lessons from your so-called defeats or failures. Remember what Henry Ford said, ‘Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.’ You can simply replace the word failure with the word rejection – same difference.
“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
The least sin is infinitely evil.
~David Clarkson~
It's only through Jesus Christ and His sacrifice on the cross that we have any hope, any righteousness, and any life. When we approach the Lord in selfishness, we miss the point. Yes, God has so much to offer, but if all we're concerned with is "what's in it for us," we'll miss Him.
If we truly want to know Him, we must place Him above all else.
Heaven doesn’t know you as the fellow with the nice suit or the woman with the big house. Heaven knows your heart. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Bible says the Lord looks at the heart. When God thinks of you, He may see your compassion, your devotion, your tenderness or quick mind, but He doesn’t think of your things.
Define yourself by your stuff, and you’ll feel good when you have a lot and bad when you don’t.
Pay more attention to your creator than your critics...
Our job isn’t to fix our enemies. Our job is to be obedient to God in how we deal with them.
Real faith isn’t a hopeful wish. Real faith is making the decision that no matter the outcome, we’ll choose to see it as God’s perfect answer.
I read the story once of a missionary who sailed home after spending forty years doing the Lord’s work in Africa. On the same ship was President Teddy Roosevelt, returning from a safari. As the ocean liner pulled up to its docking location in New York City, thousands of people were on the wharf cheering his arrival. Bands were playing; newspaper reporters and photographers were all waiting. Everyone was saying, “Wow, Teddy Roosevelt killed a rhinoceros and an elephant.”
Watching the spectacle, the missionary turned to his wife and said, “You know I’m a little bitter. After two weeks of big game hunting, Teddy Roosevelt receives a hero’s welcome, because he killed a rhino and an elephant. Yet, we spent forty years in the jungle, laying down our lives, and no one’s here to welcome us home.” Later that night the Lord spoke to the missionary’s heart and simply said, “You’re not home yet!”
The same can be true for us as well. We can arrive at our jobs early, work hard all day, take only a minimal lunch break, and be the last to leave the office – all given as if in service to the Lord. But we might not get the promotion, raise or recognition we deserve. Why? Because we’re not home yet. The day of reward has yet to come.
You have to be present and involved to build a great relationship and marriage. A good marriage isn't something you find. It's something you make.
Biblical counsel is important. When leaders give personal opinions it can be devastating in the long run. You need to read your word! It is life to every believer. No matter the denomination.
We are in these earthy jars of clay. We need to be spiritually born again to know and see the truth and to discover the great treasure of God’s love, housed in such simple, common vessels. We need to understand who we are: children of the Almighty God.
SOMETIME YOU WILL crawl into the deepest pit of suffering known to humanity so all of humanity might know there is no darkness into which YOU will not give chase.
COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM AND BE SEPARATE SAYS THE LORD!
"EVERYBODY STRUGGLES WITH SOMETHING. THAT'S WHY IT'S UNWISE TO BE ENVIOUS OR JEALOUS OF OTHERS OR COMPETITIVE IN ANY WAY. YOU MAY WISH FOR THEIR SUCCESSES; BUT CAN YOU HANDLE THEIR STRUGGLES?"
GOD revealed His Name to Moses;
“I AM who I AM”
JESUS said;
“I AM the Bread of Life”
“I AM the Light of the World”
“I AM the Door”
“I AM the Good Shepherd”
“I AM the Resurrection and the Life”
“I AM the Way, Truth, and the Life”
“I AM the True Vine”
“Before Abraham was,
I AM”
When we consider who God is and what He has done for us, how can we do less than offer Him our best?
Chuck Smith
When Jesus becomes your Savior, He also becomes your Lord.
The old covenant of law and the new covenant of grace both have a 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.
OSWALD CHAMBERS
The great word of Jesus to His disciples is Abandon. When God has brought us into the relationship of disciples, we have to venture on His word; trust entirely to Him and watch that when He brings us to the venture, we take it.
Philip Yancey observes, “Some people lose their faith because of a sharp sense of disappointment with God. They expect God to act in a certain way, and God ‘lets them down.’ Others may not lose their faith, but they too experience disappointment. They believe God will intervene, they pray for a miracle, and their prayers come back unanswered.“
Anxiety is not an enemy I have to fight, nor is it a roadblock to my faith.
We’re in the middle of a season that is very stressful. If you’re feeling anxious, you’re not alone! Today, let’s breathe in and breathe out prayers to Jesus and remember that God isn’t mad at us for having spinning emotions. He loves us!
“You must ask for God’s help. ... After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.” - C.S. Lewis
Christ, the Scripture, your own hearts and Satan’s devices, are the four prime things that should be first and most studied and searched. Thomas Brooks
Sin is not hated enough, nor God loved enough, and therefore we have so small a taste of the comforts of Christianity. Thomas Manton
Faith alone receives Christ; and what it receives is the cause of our justification. John Owen
"God is no man's debtor, but every man's creditor." — Charles Spurgeon
"May we ever feel an influence drawing us Christward when the Bible is open before us!" — Charles Spurgeon
"God's rainbow is hung over the cloud of our sins and sorrows to announce deliverance." — Charles Spurgeon
"Let us watch that we never undo with our hands what we say with our tongues." — Charles Spurgeon
"The rewards God gives are so rich, that we will take up the cross with songs and go on our way rejoicing." — Charles Spurgeon
"Our God not only hears prayer but also loves to hear it." — Charles Spurgeon
"The great God himself works salvation for all who look for that salvation to the once-slain redeemer." — Charles Spurgeon
"The first link between my soul and Christ is not my goodness, but my badness." — Charles Spurgeon
"The more you read the Bible and the more you meditate upon it, the more you will be astonished by it." — Charles Spurgeon
"Christ comes to visit his people, yet not to admire their beauties, but to remove their deformities." — Charles Spurgeon
"The preaching of Christ is the whip that flogs the devil. The preaching of Christ is the thunderbolt, the sound of which makes all hell shake." — Charles Spurgeon
"The gospel is all about Christ from beginning to end." – Charles Spurgeon
"My difficulty is not understanding how God could have hated Esau. My trouble is to understand how God could love Jacob." — Charles Spurgeon
"It was God's Word that made us; is it any wonder that his Word should sustain us?" — Charles Spurgeon
"It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness." — Charles Spurgeon
"Almost pursuaded to be a Christian is like the man who was almost pardoned, but he was hanged." — Charles Spurgeon
"The gospel is all about Christ from beginning to end." – Charles Spurgeon
"My difficulty is not understanding how God could have hated Esau. My trouble is to understand how God could love Jacob." — Charles Spurgeon
"It was God's Word that made us; is it any wonder that his Word should sustain us?" — Charles Spurgeon
"It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness." — Charles Spurgeon
"Almost pursuaded to be a Christian is like the man who was almost pardoned, but he was hanged." — Charles Spurgeon
This is a great defect in most Christians, who have many times good affections, but no prudence to guide and order them; they are indeed all affection, but no judgment; have a zeal, but without knowledge. —Thomas Manton, Works 7:206
NEVER TAKE A SINGLE DAY FOR GRANTED!
A PRAYING COUPLE IS THE REAL POWER COUPLE.
AS A BELIEVER, THERE ARE THREE DAYS YOU SHOULD NEVER WORRY ABOUT: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW!
PRAY on it, PRAY over it, PRAY through it!
"BEFORE YOU BEAT UP ON YOURSELF TOO BADLY TODAY, REMEMBER GOD'S GRACE AND MERCY IS ALWAYS BIGGER THAN YOUR BIGGEST MISTAKES."
Since you’ve been forgiven, it’s time to become a forgiver. Elisabeth Elliot
"Illustrations well used never upstage the teaching of Scripture; instead, it brings its message home concretely and eloquently, gripping the heart and enlarging the understanding." -Rosalie de Rosset
Your taste is not right when you relish and savour human writings, though never so good, more than the word of God. —Puritan Thomas Manton, Works 7:211
God, that hath showed mercy, will show mercy. His treasure is not spent by giving, nor hath he the less for communicating to the creature. —Thomas Manton, Works 7:203
There is a trend on tiktok right now of women sharing their abortion stories and insisting they regret nothing - and they’re literally doing so between sobs because the “feelings are complex.” No, girl, you feel conviction and guilt. And as uncomfortable as those feelings are, they’re actually promising signals that your heart is still soft. Lean into those hard feelings. You should feel guilt. You did an awful thing. But there is abundant grace and total redemption available for you in Jesus. You’re not too far off. You can be forgiven and made new
"Preaching is not a profession but a passion. If you don't preach with passion, you shouldn't preach at all." - Leonard Ravenhill
Without being constantly reformed by the Word the church becomes something very different. We must always keep the church under the Word. —Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Reckon that every sermon is a wasted sermon which is not Christ's word,,,we must have the Lord's Word and nothing else. -C.H. Spurgeon -
Men walk and talk as if this world were all, when comparatively it is nothing... -John Owen -
"If you desire to obey the Word out of gratitude for all Christ has done for you, and if you see that desire producing an overall pattern of obedience, you have passed an important test indicating the presence of saving faith." John MacArthur
"Laughter, ridicule, opposition and persecution are often the only reward which Christ's followers get from the world."99 J.C. Ryle
Though he be the just judge of a sinful world, yet he is also the Saviour of the world. Though he be a consuming fire to sin, yet he is the light and life of sinners. Jonathan Edwards
"Because it is so powerful the Bible has always had its enemies. Unbelievers challenge its credibility. Skeptics question its accuracy. Moral revisionists depreciate its precepts. Religious liberals dispute its supernatural character. Cultists twist its meaning." John MacArthur
We are faced with a group of people who are defined themselves as Protestants but who have clearly forgotten altogether what it is they are protesting. R.C. Sproul
“Every sin in the history of the world will be punished by God. They will either be punished in Christ or punished in hell. But no sin will go unpunished.” Steve Lawson
Your worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God’s grace. Jerry Bridges
The furnace of affliction is a good place for you, Christian; it benefits you; it helps you to become more like Christ, and it is fitting you for heaven. C.H. Spurgeon
Oh! How should all hearts be taken with this Christ? Christians! turn your eyes upon the Lord: ‘Look, and look again unto Jesus.’ Why stand ye gazing on the toys of this world, when such a Christ is offered to you in the Gospel? Can the world die for you? Isaac Ambrose
The elect church is the favorite of heaven, the treasure of Christ, the crown of His head, the bracelet of His arm, the breastplate of His heart, the very center and core of His love. C.H. Spurgeon
Freedom in Christ is not freedom to sin, but freedom from sin—freedom to live as God intends, in truth and holiness. John MacArthur
To many, Jesus is a thing to be studied rather than a person to be loved. Paul Washer
If you come truly to Christ, and live on Him and live by Him and are led by Him, then I assure that you will find the absolute truth of His own word that you will never thirst again. Martyn Lloyd Jones
You do not need to turn to secular psychology and its godless presuppositions in order to treat an embodied soul!
Winners of souls must first be weepers for souls. -C.H. Spurgeon -
It's not the stretch of life that matters. It's the depth of life. It's not how long we live. It's how we live. -Leonard Ravenhill -
"Preaching is not just the delivery of the preacher’s sermon. It is also the delivery of the preacher’s soul." - Jerry Vines
“When God calls you to account for the welfare of your household, don't make excuses. He has given you adequate time and resources to faithfully exercise godly oversight.” — John Crotts, Mighty Men, 17.
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