When a man’s heart is right with God the mysterious utterances of the Bible are spirit and life to him. Spiritual truth is discernible only to a pure heart, not to a keen intellect. It is not a question of profundity of intellect, but of purity of heart.
The characteristic of the new birth is that I yield myself so completely to God that Christ is formed in me.
As soon as we abandon ourselves to God and do the task He has placed closest to us, He begins to fill our lives with surprises.
The only right a Christian has is the right to give up his rights.
Sanctification costs to the extent of "an intense narrowing of all our interests on earth and an immense broadening of all our interests in God.
Our Lord was 30 years preparing for 3 years of service. The modern stamp is to spend 3 hours preparing for 30 years of service.
Our spiritual life cannot be measured by success as the world measures it, but only by what God pours through us- and we cannot measure that at all
The measure of the worth of our public activity for God is the private profound communion we have with Him.
God’s training is for now, not presently. His purpose is for this minute, not for something in the future. we have nothing to do with the afterwards of obedience; we can get it wrong when we think of the afterwards. what men call training and preparation, God calls the end… if we realize that obedience is the end, then each moment is precious.
Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion.
The thing that awakens the deepest fountain of gratitude in a human being is that God has forgiven his sin.
Faith is unutterable trust in God, trust which never dreams that He will not stand by us.
Trust completely in God, and when He brings you to a new opportunity of adventure, offering it to you, see that you take it.
Eternal life is not a gift from God; eternal life is the gift OF GOD.
God regenerates us and puts us in contact with all his divine resources, but he cannot make us walk according to his will.
The voice of the Spirit is as gentle as a zephyr, so gentle that unless you are living in perfect communion with God, you never hear it.
Faith that is sure of itself is not faith; faith that is sure of God is the only faith there is.
Sin is not weakness, it is a disease; it is red-handed rebellion against God and the magnitude of that rebellion is expressed by Calvary's cross.
Obedience to the call of Christ nearly always costs everything to two people- the one who is called, and the one who loves that one.
When the Spirit fills us, we are transformed, and by beholding God we become mirrors. You can always tell when someone has been beholding the glory of the Lord, because your inner spirit senses that he mirrors the Lord’s own character. Beware of anything that would spot or tarnish that mirror in you. It is almost always something good that will stain it- something good, but not what is best.
The characteristic of a disciple is not that he does good things, but that he is good in his motives, having been made good by the supernatural grace of God.
It is not the thing on which we spend the most time that moulds us, but the thing that exerts the greatest power. Five minutes with God and His Word is worth more than all the rest of the day.
Don't waste time asking God to keep you from doing things. Don't do them.
If we are devoted to the cause of humanity, we shall soon be crushed and broken-hearted, for we shall often meet with more ingratitude from men than we would from a dog; but if our motive is love to God, no ingratitude can hinder us from serving our fellow men.
Every man carries his kingdom within, and no one knows what is taking place in another's kingdom. 'No one understands me!' Of course they don't, each one of us is a mystery. There is only One Who understands you, and that is God. Hand yourself over to Him.
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