It is not great men who change the world, but weak men in the hands of a great God
– Brother Yun –
from the book The Heavenly Man
Character
Perseverance Is More Than Endurance – Oswald Chambers
Perseverance is more than endurance. It is endurance combined with absolute assurance and certainty that what we are looking for is going to happen
– Oswald Chambers –
Not To Be Weary of Doing Little Things – Brother Lawrence
We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.
– Brother Lawrence –
Teach The Old-Fashioned Gospel – Catherine Booth
We teach the old-fashioned Gospel of repentance, faith, and holiness, not daring to separate what God has joined together…We teach that a man cannot be right with God while he is doing wrong to men – in short, that holiness means being saved from sin …and filled with love to God and man.
– Catherine Booth –
Not To Act Is To Act – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer –
When you come to your deathbed – JC Ryle
When you come to your deathbed, you will want something more than an example and a sacrament. Take heed that you are found resting all your weight on Christ’s substitution for you on the cross, and His atoning blood, or it will be better if you had never been born.
– JC Ryle –
Straight For Souls – William Booth
Go straight for souls and go for the worst.
– William Booth –
Greatest Of All Mistakes – Sydney Smith
It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little – do what you can
– Sydney Smith –
Who A Spiritual Desire Belongs To – EM Bounds
Spiritual desires belong to a soul made alive to God. As the renewed soul hungers and thirst after righteousness, these holy, inward desires break out into earnest, petition prayer
– EM Bounds –