Contentment is not escape from the battle, but rather an abiding peace and confidence in the midst of the battle.
God has ordained that His people live by promises and not by explanations.
A prophet weeps while others are laughing.
Material wealth is either a window through which we see God or a mirror in which we see ourselves.
Daniel gave all the glory to God; he took none of it for himself. There is no limit to what God will do for the believer who will let God have all the glory.
If you want to enjoy the rainbow, be prepared to endure the storm.
The bumps are what you climb on.
Do you need help today? Lift up your hands to the Lord in supplication and in expectation, and soon you will lift up your hands in jubilation and celebration.
Let God enlarge you when you are going through distress. He can do it. You can’t do it, and others can’t do it for you.
Christians have a dual citizenship – on earth and in heaven – and our citizenship in heaven ought to make us better people here on earth.
When a person does not know the doctrines of the Christian faith, he can easily be captured by false religions.
After all, a crisis doesn’t make a person; it reveals what a person is made of.
If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory.
Wise people listen to wise instruction, especially instruction from the Word of God.
Jonah saw God’s will as punishment. Jesus saw God’s will as nourishment.
Never underestimate the importance of simply being physically present in the place God wants you. You may not be asked to perform some dramatic ministry, but simply being there is a ministry.
God made us and God is able to empower us to do whatever he calls us to do. Denying that we can accomplish God’s work is not humility; it is the worst kind of pride.
The most miserable prison in the world is the prison we make for ourselves when we refuse to show mercy.
We do not understand and then obey: that is instruction. We obey by faith, and then we understand: that is illumination.
Opportunities energize the faithful and paralyze the fearful.