There is nothing I need more in my life
than more of the love of Jesus.
– Phil Ryken in Loving the Way Jesus Loves
Tag: Jesus
Classic Quote
All men ought to hate sin, which is so odious before God that no sacrifice but the death of His Son could satisfy for it.
– John Knox
Passion Points
Here are some good posts for your long Christmas weekend:
Into the Darkness He Came – Jon Bloom (DG)
3 Things Mary Knew About Her Baby Boy – Jonathan Toutley (TGC)
Mary, Did You Know? What the Catholic Church Teaches About the Mother of Jesus – Thomas Schreine (DG)
Singing ‘Peace on Earth’ When Your Heart Is Heavy – Trevin Wax
How to Share Your Story This Christmas: Counsel from Charles Spurgeon – Tony Reinke
Hope you have a great Lord’s Day and a merry Christmas!
Thirsty Again
If you look for satisfaction or fulfillment, meaning or identity, anywhere other than Jesus, you’ll be left empty. There may be a moment of refreshment or pleasure, but you’ll soon be thirsty again.
– Tim Chester in You Can Change
In The Shadow
Practice doing with less than usual, not buying even when you can afford it, buying nothing but necessities for a time, and spending time in the shadow of Calvary. How much less you’ll find you need when you see how much Christ gave! Draw up your budget at the cross.
– David Murray in Reset
Love Other Things Less
Hedonism, materialism, narcissism: these are some of the many loves that keep us from loving Jesus. Loving him more always requires us to love other things less.
– Phil Ryken in Loving Jesus More
True Test
This may be the truest test of our love for our Lord: will we go out and love the church that he died to save?
– Phil Ryken in Loving Jesus More
Revelation Quote
The Lord Jesus has eyes that can burn through every conceivable façade and defense that we can devise to hide our true selves from others, eyes that penetrate right into our hearts. When his eyes are upon you, He sees right through you. He knows all things; nothing in my life is shielded from His gaze, even those things that I hide from myself. Nothing is hidden from Him.
– Joel Beeke on Revelation 2:18-29 in Revelation
The Need To See Jesus
The more trouble we have seeing Jesus, the more we wander into foolish thinking. The consequences are devastating: sinful patterns of self-indulgence, angry conflicts with other people, and bitter thoughts about ourselves as well as others. If these are some of the struggles that we have – habitual sin, broken relationships, self-loathing – then we must not be seeing the love of Jesus the way that God wants us to see it.
– Phil Ryken in Loving Jesus More
Passion Points
Here are some good posts for your weekend reading:
What We Need Most – Kevin DeYoung
I’m convinced that more evangelism, more prayer, more fruitfulness, more holiness will flow from the fountain of our lives only when we start drinking more deeply of Christ.
70 Prompts for Praising God – Lianna (Of Larks)
Praise Him with me through this list of 70 prompts…
The King Is Within Earshot – Tim Challies
If you would simply consider how much God loves that other person, you would never speak ill of him.
The Weight of the Church – Nicholas Batzig
…the church is far weightier than any job or school in this world. It is the place of God’s promised spiritual blessing.
Hope you have a great week worshiping our great Lord with your local church!
Brian J. Mikul 