The preoccupations of seventeen-year-old girls – their looks, their clothes, their social life – don’t change much from generation to generation. But, in every generation there seem to be a few who make other choices. Amy Carmichael was one of the few.
– Elisabeth Elliot –
from A Chance to Die (biography about Amy Carmichael), 31
Tell God you are ready to be offered, and God will prove Himself to be all you ever dreamed He would be.
– Oswald Chambers –
from My Utmost for His Highest
The holy, all-loving, all-powerful, all-mighty, perfectly peaceful and joyful Life of God is waiting to be ours. It is a priceless gift that comes with only one condition: His Life can only be had in exchange for our own.
– Eric Ludy –
from God’s Gift to Women, 106
We never test the resources of God until we attempt the IMPOSSIBLE.
– F. B. Meyer –
Revival is not some emotion or worked-up excitement; it is rather an invasion from heaven which brings a conscious awareness of God.
– JE Orr –
Heart Cry for Revival, p. 48
Until we reach for the IMPOSSIBLE through fervent, faith-filled prayer, we will NEVER fulfill our created purpose!
– David Smithers –
The least sin should humble the soul, but certainly the greatest sin should never discourage the soul, much less should it work the soul to despair. Despairing Judas perished, whereas the murderers of Christ, believing on Him, were saved.
– Thomas Brooks –
Lord, I hear of showers of blessing,
thou art scattering full and free;
showers the thirsty land refreshing;
let some drops now fall on me;
even me, even me,
let some drops now fall on me.
Pass me not, O God, my Father,
sinful though my heart may be;
thou mightst leave me, but the rather;
let thy mercy light on me;
even me, even me,
let thy mercy light on me.
Pass me not, O gracious Savior,
let me live and cling to thee;
I am longing for thy favor;
whilst thou’rt calling, O call me;
even me, even me,
whilst thou’rt calling, O call me.
Pass me not, O mighty Spirit!
thou canst make the blind to see;
Witnesser of Jesus’ merit,
speak the word of power to me;
even me, even me,
speak the word of power to me.
Have I been in sin long sleeping,
long been slighting, grieving thee?
Has the world my heart been keeping?
O forgive and rescue me;
Even me, even me,
O forgive and rescue me.
Love of God, so pure and changeless,
blood of Christ, so rich and free;
grace of God, so strong and boundless
magnify them all in me;
even me, even me,
magnify them all in me.
Pass me not; but pardon bringing,
bind my heart, O Lord, to thee;
whilst the streams of life are springing,
blessing others, O bless me;
even me, even me,
blessing others, O bless me.
– Elizabeth Codner –
1860
God never ceases to speak to us, but the noise of the world without and the tumult of our passions
within bewilder us and prevent us from listening to him.
– Fenelon –