The vigour of our spiritual life will be in exact proportion to the place held by the Bible in our life and thoughts.
– George Müller –
Christian Life
May 27, 2011
Are battles won without shed blood or tears?
– Amy Carmichael –
May 26, 2011
I will tell you the secret. God has had all there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, men with greater opportunities. But from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of all Jesus Christ could do with them, on that day I made up my mind that God would have all of William Booth there was. And if there is anything of power in the Salvation Army today, it is because God has had all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life.
– William Booth –
May 24, 2011
If you are not willing that God should have his way with you, then, in the name of God, be miserable – until your misery drives you to the arms of the Father.
– George MacDonald –
May 23, 2011
There must be a divorce! Within the egg of sin there sleeps the seed of damnation! Man, there must be a divorce between you and your sins. Not a mere separation for a season, but a clear divorce. Cut off the right arm; pluck out the right eye, and cast them from you, or else you cannot enter into eternal life.
– Charles Spurgeon –
from The Chief of Sinners
May 22, 2011
Love knows nothing about denial or sacrifice. Love gives itself up and delights in the giving.
– Stephen Manley –
May 21, 2011
But did the clouds rain fire, and the earth open beneath me, I would not stir, for I know who planted me here; and as long as He wills me to stand, neither man nor devils can move me hence!
–William Wallace –
as quoted in The Scottish Chiefs
May 20, 2011
The one concern of the Devil is to keep the saints from praying. He fears nothing from prayer-less studies, prayer-less work, prayer-less religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.
– Samuel Chadwick –
May 19, 2011
The Christian life can be explained only in terms of Jesus, and if your life as a Christian can still be explained in terms of you – your personality, your willpower, your gift, your talent, your money, your courage, your scholarship, your dedication, your sacrifice, or your anything – then although you may have the Christian life, you are not yet living it! … True Godliness leaves the world convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that the only explanation for you, is Jesus.
– Ian Thomas –