When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer –
Consecration
August 1, 2012
Unwillingness to accept God’s “way of escape” from temptation frightens me what a rebel yet resides within.
– Jim Elliot –
July 28, 2012
My God, here I am wholly devoted to Thee. Lord, make me according to Thy heart.
– Brother Lawrence –
July 23, 2012
Tomorrow’s character is made out of today’s thoughts. Temptation may come suddenly, but sin doesn’t.
– Randy Alcorn –
from The Purity Principle
July 21, 2012
Regret for a sinful past will remain until we truly believe that for us in Christ that sinful past no longer exists.
– AW Tozer –
from That Incredible Christian
July 12, 2012
Stubbornness and self-love give way to beauty in one who has been broken by God.
– Watchman Nee –
from The Release of the Spirit
July 4, 2012
It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.
– AW Tozer –
from The Root of Righteousness
June 25, 2012
Self-denial surely means something far greater than some slight and insignificant lessening of our self-indulgences!
– Hudson Taylor –
June 24, 2012
An honest, consistent, godly character, is a sermon all the week. The godly Christian–pure of heart and unspotted by the world–is the best preacher of the gospel. The revival which is most urgently needed, is a revival of practical godliness. Sunday preaching is not enough; we need more “sermons all through the week.”
– Theodore Cuyler –
from “Wayside Springs from the Fountain of Life,” 1883