#Jesus #Christ knows the worst about you. Nonetheless, He is the one who loves you most. -A.W. Tozer -
When a fountain abounds in water, it will send forth streams. -Jonathan Edwards -
It requires more courage to keep to the old paths than it does to follow after novelties. -A.W. Pink -
True #Christians delight to read the #Scriptures, because they tell them about their beloved #Savior. -J. C. Ryle -
Let no man pretend to fear #sin that does not fear temptation to it. They are too nearly allied to be separated. -John Owen -
The man who does not know the nature of the #Law, cannot know the nature of sin. -John Bunyan -
“There is no true faith without the tear of repentance in its eye.” — Charles Spurgeon
“The happiest of all Christians are those who never dare to doubt God, but take his Word simply as it stands.” — Charles Spurgeon
“God can take away his people's sorrow and fill them with exultant joy.” — Charles Spurgeon
“If Christ is not all to you, he is nothing to you.” — Charles Spurgeon
“Married life is not all sugar, but grace in the heart will keep away most of the sours.” — Charles Spurgeon
“If your heart does not beat with love, your religion falls to the ground like a withered leaf in autumn.” — Charles Spurgeon
“If you are asking for some kind of assuring word to soothe your fears, turn to the Bible, for there is in it the very word you need.” — Charles Spurgeon
“If God has redeemed, he will save, depend upon it; the precious blood of Jesus shall never be shed in vain.” — Charles Spurgeon
“If an anxious soul should find shelter and rest in the atonement of Christ, the prince of darkness will have lost it forever.” — Charles Spurgeon
“Guarded by omnipotence, the chosen of the Lord are always safe.” — Charles Spurgeon
“I am a poor sinner still. I have to look to Christ every day as I did at the very first.” — Charles Spurgeon
“One drop of Jesus' precious blood could melt a mountain of ice as huge as a million worlds.” — Charles Spurgeon
“Only in heaven are we out of gunshot of the devil.” — Charles Spurgeon
“We shall not adjust our Bible to the age; but, by God's grace, we shall adjust the age to the Bible.” — Charles Spurgeon
“It is always our privilege to pray for one another. Prayer is always useful to the church.” — Charles Spurgeon
“God did well enough before you were born, and he will do well enough when you have gone home.” — Charles Spurgeon
"The gospel is all about Christ from beginning to end." – Charles Spurgeon
“The Bible is a very dangerous book to superstition, but to nothing else.” — Charles Spurgeon
“God is love, and there is love in his heart even towards sinners who are dead in trespasses and sins.” — Charles Spurgeon
“Keep close to Christ. Never let your heart be dissociated from intimate communion with him.” — Charles Spurgeon
"Remember preacher, as we step to the pulpit today, preaching ISN'T getting something off our chest, but IT'S having something from the Bible, that's already stirred our own heart!" - John N. Hamblin
“I am standing vigilantly on the precipice of eternity speaking to people who this week could go over the edge whether they are ready to or not. I will be called to account for what I said there.” - John Piper
Unjustified and unsanctified persons can have no true assurance of the Lord’s love to them —Thomas Boston, The Works of Thomas Boston, 2:19
May I never think I prosper unless my soul prospers, or that I am rich unless rich toward Thee, or that I am wise unless wise unto salvation. —The Valley of Vision, Pg. 195
Merely talking about grace doesn't mean they advocate Scripture-grace. —Anthony Burgess
“God works our willing (Phil. 2:13).” — Beeke and Smalley, RST, 3:667.
“We cannot allow some people’s abuse of the truth to deprive us of its value to us, especially when that truth is so necessary to our Christian lives.” — Jerry Bridges
“The whole life of Christians ought to be a sort of practice of godliness, for we have been called to sanctification.” — John Calvin, Institutes, 3.19.2.
“Sanctification is the work of God’s grace that produces the willing and working of man toward obedience.” — Beeke and Smalley, Reformed Systematic Theology, 3:672.
“We try to change ourselves. We take what we think are the tools of spiritual transformation into our own hands and try to sculpt ourselves into robust Christlike specimens. But spiritual transformation is primarily the work of the Holy Spirit.” — Jerry Bridges
“The way of obedience is wedded to faith in Christ.” — Beeke and Smalley, Reformed Systematic Theology, 3:675
“Unholiness ought not to stop a sinner from coming to Christ, more than a disease ought to hinder a man to take the physician’s help, or cold from taking the benefit of the fire.” — Thomas Boston, An Illustration of the Doctrines of the Christian Religion, in Works, 2:14.
Remember, my dear brother, you can call God, your God, and Father: if so, your God will supply all your wants. - George Whitefield
My evidence that I am saved does not lie in the fact that I preach, or that I do this or that. All my hope lies in this: that Jesus Christ came to save sinners. I am a sinner, I trust Him, then He came to save me, and I am saved. Charles Spurgeon
“I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.” - C.S. Lewis
A divided heart loses both worlds.
That is the only answer to the mystery of suffering, and the answer is a question: Will you let God reign? The answer is not a theory. It is a life. It is a dedicated spirit, a fully surrendered soul. May that answer be ours! James Stewart
"Bold preaching is the only preaching that is owned of God." -Horatius Bonar.
I’ve had the privilege to wear many important hats.. Coach Professor Consultant Minister Host Author Mentor Friend Son Brother But nothing compares to being… Dad. #HappyFathersDay
Know, for thy comfort, that the weakest believer is as nearly related to God as a Father, as the strongest believer is. —Ebenezer Erskine (1680-1754), The Beauties of Ebenezer Erskine, Pg. 80
Just do what the Lord tells you to do at any given moment. Jon Courson
Let no man pretend to fear #sin that does not fear temptation to it. They are too nearly allied to be separated. -John Owen -
The man who does not know the nature of the #Law, cannot know the nature of sin. -John Bunyan -
The exclusivity of your marriage means there are parts of you and your relationship that nobody else knows. It's easy to take that for granted and to forget the unique position you're in to love your husband or wife.
The love of Christ to sinners is the very essence and marrow of the Gospel. That He should love us at all, and care for our souls, that He should love us before we love Him, or even know anything about Him, that He should love us so much as to come into the world to save us, to take our nature on Him, bear our sins, and die for us on the cross. Be Willing as Pastor Roamane would say
A better aspect of grace is greater intimacy than the law could provide. The old covenant of law brought many priests into the holy place ("the sanctuary"), but only one into the Holy of Holies ("the Holiest"). The new covenant of grace brings every believer into the Holy of Holies—daily!
There is no estate to which Satan is more
opposed as to marriage.
~Martin Luther~
You need to nurture your marriages and not allow the distractions of the flesh, the world, and Satan.
Faith means taking the next step even when you can’t see the entire staircase. - Dr. MLK Jr
To merely hear is to experience sound waves on the eardrum. To listen is to absorb the content of a message. A pet may hear sounds, but perks up the ears at the voice of the master. The individual who draws close to God to “listen” has two promises. First, she can live with confidence in the knowledge that God is her constant companion. Second, she is able to rest in the turbulence of the fallen world.
God’s promises, really heeded, become the consuming focus of the mind, not the jarring noises and voices of a world gone wild. Perk up your ears.
“When we put a limit on what we will do, we put a limit on what we can do.” -- Charles Schwab
It amazes me why anyone would pay retail when they could get it for whole sale.
But I will take it....
Socrates Quotes >>
Could I climb the highest place in Athens, I would lift my voice and proclaim, 'Fellow citizens, why do you turn and scrape every stone to gather wealth and take so little care of your children to whom one day you must relinquish it all'
People will walk your walk before they talk your talk........ Dennis Davenport
Home is where the life of Christ should be lived out!
If you don’t make decisions about how you’re going to live, then you’ve already made a decision, haven’t you? You’re making a decision to be directed by the environment instead of shaping your own destiny.
It was by the evil use of his free will that man destroyed
both it and himself.
~Augustine~
Don’t equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not.
To have the heart flow with mutual love is vastly better than to glare with the most pompous titles, offices or powers.
~Matthew Henry~
We do not have to compete against each other. God has a plan for each one of us individually, and when we place our faith and trust in Him, we will love one another, without envy and jealousy.
The Lord has called Christians to represent Him and has given us authority: we are His ambassadors (see 2 Corinthians 5:20). And as ambassadors of Christ, we are charged with bringing His message to the world.
At times the wounds of life leave us reeling. At times God allows trials and temptations that seem unbearable. Even in those times, God remains the same and He can be trusted.” Gwen Smith
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Those who teach, must themselves remain teachable.
When a husband intentionally loves his wife, he does himself good.
"...he who loves his wife loves himself." (Eph 5:28)
The things in our life that don’t honor God will eventually be removed. Either we can release them or He will remove them.
Let me say this to any of you who are still trying to add up your human merits-look away in faith to the Lord of abundant mercy! Fixing yourself over and trying to straighten yourself out will never be sufficient-you must come to Jesus as you are!
"If you stay focused on the goal, whatever pain you might experience will be minimal and far surpassed by the ultimate gain you receive." Simply put -- don't lose sight of your purpose.
saving faith is an immediate relation to Christ, accepting, receiving, resting upon Him alone, for justification, sanctification, and eternal life by virtue of God's grace.
~C.H. Spurgeon~
"The key to happiness is wanting what you have."
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I say salvation is the free gift of God. It is God's free grace, I preach unto you, not of works, lest anyone should boast. Jesus Christ justifies the ungodly. Jesus Christ passed by and saw you polluted with your blood and bid you live.
~George Whitefield~
We should not ask, ‘What is wrong with the world?’ for that diagnosis has already been given. Rather we should ask, “What has happened to salt and light?”
John Stott
An additional better aspect of grace is greater intimacy than the law could provide. The old covenant of law brought many priests into the holy place ("the sanctuary"), but only one into the Holy of Holies ("the Holiest"). The new covenant of grace brings every believer into the Holy of Holies-daily!
The supreme issue regarding the better aspects of the new covenant of grace is Jesus, our High Priest. The priests under the law were men who served for a limited time and then died. Under grace, our High Priest serves forever. Jesus received His priesthood "not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life" (Hebrews 7:16).
Another superior aspect of the new covenant of grace is the sacrifice we have in Jesus Christ, our great High Priest. The sacrifices under the old covenant were offered repeatedly, and they involved the blood of animals. In both respects the sacrifice of Jesus is far better.
OSWALD CHAMBERS
It is an easy thing to argue from precedent because it makes everything simple, but it is a risky thing to do. Give God “elbow room”; let Him come into His universe as He pleases. If we confine God in His working to religious people or to certain ways, we place ourselves on an equality with God.
OSWALD CHAMBERS
An intellectual conception of God may be found in a bad vicious character. The knowledge and vision of God is dependent entirely on a pure heart. Character determines the revelation of God to the individual. The pure in heart see God.
OSWALD CHAMBERS
For the past three hundred years men have been pointing out how similar Jesus Christ’s teachings are to other good teachings. We have to remember that Christianity, if it is not a supernatural miracle, is a sham.
OSWALD CHAMBERS
The main characteristic which is the proof of the indwelling Spirit is an amazing tenderness in personal dealing, and a blazing truthfulness with regard to God’s Word.
We can KNOW God, through Jesus. We can know our Father. We can know God as our Father. We can call on Him like we would a dad.
When we look at Jesus—Healer, Savior, Shepherd, Friend—we can also see almighty God, our Father who is in Heaven.
“A Christian is not one who withdraws but one who infiltrates.” —Bill Glass
You said, “My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts are higher than your thoughts,”* and I believe You, but I still brace myself for suffering I won’t understand.
Have grace with yourself and offer your most honest prayers to God in your darkest days. He can handle them. Do you think you’ve been completely honest with Him about what’s going on inside your heart? Do you think you’ve been completely honest with yourself?
Can you imagine the shock Paul had when he was passionately went after Christ followers to destroy them and then was struck by the living Jesus’ correction and call to faith? When Jesus calls us to 180 our thinking and go His way instead, how will we respond? And, how quickly?
Give your fears to God! He wants you to run to Him with whatever is causing you worry, stress, or anxiety. He's got your back! Share this devotion with a friend!
No parent except the Lord will ever be perfect. We have made mistakes, bad decisions, acted in anger, and fallen short of our desires in parenting. Let knowing that God is continuing to grow and shape us and help us be wonderful, life-giving, empowering parent encourage you today. Dads, we’re thankful for you!