Get on your knees with an outspread Bible and linger in the presence of God.
– AW Tozer –
Christian Life
Dismissing Compassion – William Cowper
Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.
– William Cowper –
1731-1800
Put to Death – Oswald Chambers
If I do not put to death the things in me which are not of God, they will put to death the things that are of God.
– Oswald Chambers –
How much can I do? – Stephen Olin
Inquire how much can I, not how little may I do.
– Stephen Olin –
from The Works of Stephen Olin Sermons and Sketches,1852
Why I am no longer anxious about anything – Hudson Taylor
I am no longer anxious about anything, as I realize the Lord is able to carry out His will, and His will is mine. It makes no matter where He places me, or how that is rather for Him to consider than for me; for in the easiest positions He must give me His grace, and in the most difficult, His grace is sufficient.
– Hudson Taylor –
Don’t hold onto tomorrow – Elisabeth Elliot
Once we give ourselves to God, shall we attempt to get hold of what can never belong to us — tomorrow?
– Elisabeth Elliot –
Content to Travel Uphill – Jonathan Edwards
The way to heaven is ascending; we must be content to travel uphill, though it be hard and tiresome, and contrary to the natural bias of our flesh.
– Jonathan Edwards –
If You’re Not a Saint – Charles Spurgeon
“You are no saint,” says the devil. Well, if I am not, I am a sinner, and Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.
– Charles Spurgeon –
The Boldest People in the World – AW Tozer
Christians should be the boldest people in the world – not cocky and sure of ourselves, but sure of Him.
– AW Tozer –
from A Man of God