God doesn’t want us to ignore the past; the past should be a rudder to guide us, not an anchor to hold us back.
Life is something like a doctor’s prescription: taken alone, and the ingredients might kill you; but properly blended, they bring healing.
Go and tell” is still God’s command to His people.
If you look to others you will be distracted; if you look to yourselves you will be discouraged; but if you look to Christ you’ll be delighted.
The Christian life is a pilgrimage from earth to heaven, and our task is to take as many as possible with us as we make this journey.
God doesn’t bless us just to make us happy; He blesses us to make us a blessing.
When it seems as if God is far away, remind yourself that He is near. Nearness is not a matter of geography. God is everywhere. Nearness is likeness. The more we become like the Lord, the nearer He is to us.
Most Christians are being crucified on a cross between two thieves: Yesterday’s regret and tomorrow’s worries.
He knows when we go into the storm, He watches over us in the storm, and He can bring us out of the storm when His purposes have been fulfilled.
In our universe there is God and there are people and things. We were made so that we should worship God, love people and use things. However if we worship ourselves, we will ignore God, start loving things and begin to use people.
The school of suffering never graduates any students, so ask God to teach to you the lessons He wants you to learn.
Some of your greatest blessings come with patience.
God doesn’t always change the circumstances, but He can change us to meet the circumstances. That’s what it means to live by faith.
The greatest judgment God can send on His people is letting them have their own way.
The way we behave toward people indicates what we really believe about God.
Worship is the believer’s response of all that they are – mind, emotions, will, body – to what God is and says and does.
What the majority calls “blessing” may actually be a judgment from God.
Ministry takes place when divine resources meet human needs through loving channels to the glory of God.
It is futile for us to try to serve God without the power of the Holy Spirit. Talent, training, and experience cannot take the place of the power of the Spirit.
Heaven is more than a destination; it is a motivation. Knowing that we shall dwell in the heavenly city ought to make a difference in our lives here and now.