The Christian is a person who makes it easy for others to believe in God.
– Robert Murray M’Cheyne –
Christian Life
Give Yourself to Reading – Charles Spurgeon
As the apostle says to Timothy, so also he says to everyone, “Give yourself to reading.” He who will not use the thoughts of other men’s brains proves that he has no brains of his own. You need to read. Renounce as much as you will all light literature, but study as much as possible sound theological works, especially the Puritanic writers, and expositions of the Bible. The best way for you to spend your leisure is to be either reading or praying.
– Charles Spurgeon –
The Devil Trembles When We Pray – Corrie ten Boom
The devil smiles when we make plans. He laughs when we get too busy. But he trembles when we pray especially when we pray together.
– Corrie ten Boom –
from He Cares For You
Is Your Commission Considered a Sacrifice? – David Livingston
If a commission from an earthly kin is considered an honor, how can a commission from a heavenly king be considered a sacrifice?
– David Livingston –
Serious Meditating Upon Heavenly Truths – Thomas Brooks
Remember, it is not hasty reading but serious meditating upon holy and heavenly truths that make them prove sweet and profitable to the soul. It is not he who reads most but he who meditates most who will prove choicest, sweetest, wisest, and strongest Christian.
– Thomas Brooks –
A Passionate Joy in Your Spirit – Keith Green
It seems to me that there are but few who really live with a passion for God—especially a passion just to be with Him. Today there is such a noise coming up before the throne of the Most High—the clamor of so-called praise, singing, and joyful shouting. But I wonder if the same people who love to sing and shout, loudly exclaiming the praises of God, really have such an intense glory in their secret life with the Lord. When the meeting’s over and there’s no one there to listen except the only One who matters, do you still have that same passionate joy in your spirit, just to be alone with the Living God?
– Keith Green –
How to Have Perfect Peace – Watchman Nee
In obeying the Lord wholly, we rejoice in heart fully. With complete consecration comes perfect peace.
– Watchman Nee –
Be All There – Jim Elliot
Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt [in] every situation you believe to be the will of God.
– Jim Elliot –
from his journals
Prayer is the Highest Activity – D. Martin Lloyd-Jones
Prayer is the highest activity of the human soul, and therefore it is at the same time the ultimate test of a man’s true spiritual condition (there is nothing so much as prayer life that tells the truth about us as Christian people.) Everything we do in the Christian life is easier than prayer.
– D. Martin Lloyd-Jones –