Not Centered on Christ
Men who know they are wrong in one direction often struggle to make things right by excess of zeal in another direction. That very zeal is their condemnation.
J. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on John Vol. 3 (Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust, 2012), 180.
Prayer Changes Thi…. Me!
God wants to do something bigger than simply answer my prayers. The act of praying draws God into my life and begins to change me, the pray-er, in subtle ways.
Paul E. Miller, A Praying Life (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2009), 166.
Cosmic Treason
Any sin is more or less heinous depending upon the honor and majesty of the one whom we had offended. Since God is of infinite honor, infinite majesty, and infinite holiness, the slightest sin is of infinite consequence. The slightest sin is nothing less than cosmic treason when we realize against whom we have sinned.
Training To Lead
Spiritual leadership does not always develop best in the limelight. There must be time for a future leader’s secret transactions with God and for getting to know Him more intimately than do those he is being trained to lead. Because God is seeking quality in our lives, time is no object to Him.
J. Oswald Sanders, Enjoying Intimacy with God (Chicago: Moody Press, 1980), 122.
In the Rifted Rock I’m Resting
What Do You Expect on Sunday?
People cannot worship in church if they have not met the Lord before arriving at the door…. What we do before the service will determine what happens within the service.
ORIGINAL EMPHASIS Erwin Lutzer, Pastor to Pastor (Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1998), 80.
Winning the Battle and the War
Many fail in the battle because they wait until the hour of battle to ask for aid. Others succeed because they have gained victory on their knees long before the battle arrived.
R. A. Torrey, How To Succeed in the Christian Life (Springdale, PA: Whitaker House, 1984), 75.
The Cross
The cross demonstrates with equal vividness both his justice in judging sin and his mercy in justifying the sinner.
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Christ Really Is a Crutch for the Weak
Abiding in Christ is just meant for the weak, and so beautifully suited to their feebleness. It is not the doing of some great thing and does not demand that we first lead a holy and devoted life. No, it is simply weakness entrusting itself to a Mighty One to be kept—the unfaithful one casting self on One who is altogether trustworthy and true. Abiding in Him is not a work that we have to do as the condition for enjoying His salvation, but a consenting to let Him do all for us, and in us, and through us. It is a work He does for us: the fruit and the power of His redeeming love. Our part is simply to yield, to trust, and to wait for what He has engaged to perform.
Andrew Murray, Andrew Murray on Prayer
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