My goal is God Himself. Not joy, not peace, not even blessing but Himself.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
Abiding
Should Christianity pervade our culture? – Rich Villodas
Evangelical Christianity in the United States is often characterized by a deep desire to have “Christianity” pervade our culture but not have Christ permeate our being.
– Rich Villodas –
Hunger After Righteousness – Smith Wigglesworth
To hunger and thirst after righteousness is when nothing in the world can fascinate us so much as being near to God.
– Smith Wigglesworth –
Serious Meditation On Holy and Heavenly Truths – Thomas Brooks
Remember that it is not a hasty reading, but serious meditation on holy and heavenly truths, that makes them prove sweet and profitable to the soul. It is not the mere touching of the flower by the bee that gathers honey, but her abiding for a time on the flower that draws out the sweet. It is not he that reads most, but he that meditates most, that will prove to be the choicest, sweetest, wisest and strongest Christian.
– Thomas Brooks –
Guidance Demands Obedience – Elisabeth Elliot
Does it make sense to pray for guidance about the future if we are not obeying in the thing that lies before us today? How many momentous events in Scripture depended on one person’s seemingly small act of obedience! Rest assured: Do what God tells you to do now, and, depend upon it, you will be shown what to do next.
– Elisabeth Elliot –
3 Effects of Nearness to Jesus – Charles Spurgeon
There will be three effects of nearness to Jesus—humility, happiness, and holiness. May God give them to you, Christian!
– Charles Spurgeon –
Is Jesus Enough? – Leslie Ludy
If every other comfort and distraction were stripped away, would Jesus be enough?
– Leslie Ludy –
One Hour with God – David Brainerd
Oh! One hour with God infinitely exceeds all the pleasures and delights of this lower world.
– David Brainerd –
Alone with the Living God – Keith Green
When the meeting is over and there is no one there to listen except the only One who matters, do you still have the same passionate joy in your spirit, just to be alone with the Living God?
– Keith Green –