Eternity itself will be too short to set forth the love of the Lord Jesus Christ.
George Whitefield (1714 – 1770)
HT: @WhitefieldG
Tag Archives: Love
Pastor, Do You Love to Preach More Than Anything?
To love to preach is one thing, to love those to whom we preach is quite another.
D. Martin Lloyd-Jones (1899-1981)
HT: @CJMahaney
The Effects of Grace
Grace does not merely aid righteous conduct; it also aids in the apprehension of the never-diminishing and nondeterred love of God that makes human righteousness possible. If obedience were merely a defensive posture that [Christians] assume to avert divine wrath or to curry divine favor, then human holiness would be but a euphemism for selfishness. When self-protection and self-promotion become the primary motivations of Christian obedience or preaching, then we have inadvertently made self-satisfaction the Lord of our faith.
Our Highest Pleasure
It is our highest pleasure,
No less than duty’s call,
To love him beyond measure,
And serve him with our all.
HT: @crossway
Praying Is Loving
There is nothing that makes us love a man so much as praying for him.
HT: Challies.com
How Does the Lord Jesus Work?
How does the Lord Jesus work? He works by His truth. He works by his love. He works by His Holy Spirit. Now, how can a truth operate within an individual if the truth is not believed? Unbelief blocks the advance of the power of God in a person. The same is true of His love. How can His love bless and cherish if it’s not trusted? You may have someone who loves you profoundly and who does everything for you. But if you look with suspicion at every act he does, that love can never really become operative for you. Suspicion of love is the end of loves working.
Donald Grey Barnhouse, Mark: The Servant Gospel (Wheaton: Victor Books, 1988), 60.
Measuring God’s Love
Measure not God’s love and favour by your own feeling. The sun shines as clearly in the darkest day as it does in the brightest. The difference is not in the sun, but in some clouds which hinder the manifestation of the light thereof.
The Joy of Union with Christ
Joy is a response to having been “united” with what we love.
HT: @gregatkinson
Truth and Love Need Each Other
Our love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth, and our truth grows hard if it is not softened by love.
HT: @bruceashford
With Whom Would You Eat Your Last Meal?
If I had one last meal, I wouldn’t spend it with the person I knew would betray me. Love does.
HT: @bobgoff
Life Is Worship 