Christianity is not devotion to work, or to a cause, or a doctrine, but devotion to a person, the Lord Jesus Christ.
– Oswald Chambers –
Christian Life
Affliction brings sweet solace – Ichabod Spencer
Some of our sweetest solaces never could have been known but for the afflictions which bring them. What tender friendships gather around us when we are sick! What hearts beat for us and sympathize with us, and would, if they could, take themselves the pain that racks us! We should never know what tenderness and pity and kindness there is in the world, if our trials did not bring them out. Many of our calamities attach us more to our fellow-men, and make us think better of the world than we did before.
– Ichabod Spencer –
Boldness Brings Happiness – JC Ryle
Boldness in Christ’s service always brings its own reward. The boldest Christian is always the happiest man.
– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospel
Happiness comes from righteousness – D. Martin Lloyd-Jones
They alone are truly happy who are seeking to be righteous. Put happiness in the place of righteousness and you will never get it.
– D. Martin Lloyd-Jones –
Prayer triumphs over perils – Charles Spurgeon
All our perils are nothing, so long as we have prayer.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Holiness Demands Love – Andrew Murray
Without love, true holiness is impossible, so I pray that my love for others will grow.
– Andrew Murray –
God will assume full responsibility – Andrew Murray
God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.
– Andrew Murray –
Joy must be grown – Henry Drummond
“No one can get Joy by merely asking for it. It is one of the ripest fruits of the Christian life, and, like all fruits, must be grown.
– Henry Drummond –
We receive more than we give – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
In ordinary life, we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer –