The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reason for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long.
– Warren Wiersbe
Category: PASSION Quotes
Thankful to Nobody?
It must be an odd feeling to be thankful to nobody in particular. Christians in public institutions often see this odd thing happening on Thanksgiving Day. Everyone in the institution seems to be thankful ‘in general.’ It’s very strange. It’s a little like being married in general.
– Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
Classic Quote
Would you know who is the greatest saint in the world:
It is not he who prays most or fasts most,
it is not he who gives most alms
or is most eminent for temperance, chastity or justice;
but it is he who is always thankful to God,
who wills everything that God wills,
who receives everything as an instance of God’s goodness
and has a heart always ready to praise God for it.
– William Law
Saving the World
God never commanded us to go save the world for Him;
He calls us to follow Him as he saves the world through us.
– J. D. Greear in Table Talk
Classic Quote
You must keep all earthy treasures out of your heart,
and let Christ be your treasure,
and let Him have your heart.
– Charles Spurgeon
Take God As He Is
Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as he is and adjust our lives accordingly. We insist upon trying to modify Him and to bring Him nearer to our own image.
– A. W. Tozer in The Pursuit of God
Classic Quote
Most men hope to go to heaven; but few take trouble to consider if they would enjoy heaven if they got there.
– J. C. Ryle
The Only Thinkable Relation
Every soul belongs to God and exists by His good pleasure. God being who and what He is, and we being who and what we are, the only thinkable relation between us is one of full Lordship on His part and complete submission on ours. We owe Him every honor that is in our power to give Him. Our everlasting grief lies in giving Him anything less.
– A. W. Tozer in The Pursuit of God
The Way of Sin
The way of sin is to live, not for God, but for yourself; to love and serve and please yourself without regard for your Maker; to try to be independent of him, to hold him at arm’s length, to keep the reins of your own life firmly in your own hands; yet at the same time to try to manipulate him as a means to your own ends and to use him as a safety net when you are in trouble…. Sin is deviation from the God who wants our fellowship and worship, and sin embraces self-absorption in place of God-centeredness.
– J. I. Packer in Taking God Seriously
Classic Quote
It becomes us to regulate our minds and our tongues,
so as never to think or speak of God and his mysteries
without reverence and great soberness.
– John Calvin
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