Evangelical Christianity in the United States is often characterized by a deep desire to have “Christianity” pervade our culture but not have Christ permeate our being.
– Rich Villodas –
Christian Life
Look for Christ – CS Lewis
But look for Christ and you will find Him, and with Him everything else …
– CS Lewis –
Jesus knows and loves you the most – AW Tozer
Jesus Christ knows the worst about you. Nonetheless, He is the one who loves you most.
– AW Tozer –
from A Man of God
How to sustain a heart for prayer – John Piper
If we’re going to sustain a heart for prayer, we’ve got to believe and feel that life is war.
– John Piper –
Hunger After Righteousness – Smith Wigglesworth
To hunger and thirst after righteousness is when nothing in the world can fascinate us so much as being near to God.
– Smith Wigglesworth –
No Man is Greater Than His Prayer Life – Leonard Ravenhill
No man is greater than his prayer life. The pastor who is not praying is playing. The people who are not praying are straying. We have many organizers, but few agonizers. Many players and payers, few pray-ers. Many singers, few clingers. Lots of pastors, few wrestlers. Many fears, few tears. Much fashion, little passion. Many interferes, few intercession. Many writers, but few fighters. Failing here, we fail everywhere.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
A Christianity that costs nothing is worth nothing – JC Ryle
There is a common, worldly kind of Christianity in this day, which many have, and think they have enough—a cheap Christianity which offends nobody, and requires no sacrifice—which costs nothing, and is worth nothing.
– JC Ryle –
The Goodness of Godliness – Charles Ciepiel
1 Timothy 6:6 – “Now godliness with contentment is great gain.”
What is godliness? It’s similar to holiness (being set apart for God). It means living in such a way that pleases Him. O Lord, let the aim of my heart be to please You! What is contentment? It means being satisfied with what you have! If we have the Lord, His presence, and His smile … oh it feels so good! All the cracks of a broken life can be filled by Him! What is great gain? It means to make a profit. In this world we always look for an increase, and who would have thought it comes from ABOVE! In Proverbs it says, “The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, but a good man will be satisfied from above” (Prov 14:14). O Lord thank You for being my reward in this life, MY EXCEEDINGLY GREAT REWARD! I’m building my life on our relationship and nothing else.
– Charles Ciepiel –
Full of Christ – Unknown
I want to be so full of Christ that if a mosquito bites me, it flies away singing “There is Power in the Blood”
– Unknown –