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 –
Consecration
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 –
3 Effects of Nearness to Jesus – Charles Spurgeon
There will be three effects of nearness to Jesus—humility, happiness, and holiness. May God give them to you, Christian!
– Charles Spurgeon –
Prayer is a Sacrificial Offering – EM Bounds
Prayer in its highest form of faith is that prayer which carries the whole man as a sacrificial offering. Thus devoting the whole man himself to his all, to God in a definite, intelligent vow, never to be broken, in a quenchless and in passioned desire for heaven.
– EM Bounds –
Daily Put Off Sin – Samuel Rutherford
Put off a sin or a piece of a sin every day.
– Samuel Rutherford –
Want holiness? Pray. – Greg Gordon
No praying … no holiness.
– Greg Gordon –
Revival of Spiritual Life – Andrew Murray
There is need of a great revival of spiritual life, of truly fervent devotion to our Lord Jesus, of entire consecration to His service. It is only in a church in which this spirit of revival has at least begun, that there is any hope of radical change …
– Andrew Murray –
Sin Doesn’t Reign in the Saint – Thomas Brooks
Sin may rebel, but it shall never reign in any saint.
– Thomas Brooks –
1608-1680