You need the blood of Jesus as much now as at first. You never can stand before God in yourself. You must go again and again to be washed. Even on your dying bed, you must hide under Jehovah, our righteousness. You must also lean on Jesus. He alone can overcome the sin in you. Draw nearer and nearer to Him every day.
– Robert Murray McCheyne –
It will not profit us to read about Christ, if we are not joined to Him by living faith. Once more then let us test our religion be this question; “What think we of Christ?”
– JC Ryle –
from the book Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856
So many of us limit our praying because we are not reckless in our confidence in God.
– Oswald Chambers –
There was a day when I died, utterly died—died to George Mueller, his opinions, preferences, tastes, and will!—died to the world, its approval or censure —died to the approval or blame even of my brethren or friend,— and since then I have studied only to show myself approved unto God.
– George Muller –
The lions’ den was nothing to [Daniel]. He had rather be with God in the lions’ den than out of it without God.
– DL Moody –
Friend, you will never stumble as long as you are on your knees!
– Raymond Beasley –
Trying to do the Lord’s work in your own strength is the most confusing, exhausting, and tedious of all work. But when you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then the ministry of Jesus just flows out of you.
– Corrie ten Boom –
I was thinking, the other day, how different Christ is from all the friends and helpers that we have. They bring us good things, but Jesus gives us Himself. He does not merely give us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption, but He Himself is made of God all these things to us! Hence we can never do without Him. When very ill, you are pleased to see the doctor, but when you are getting well you say to yourself, “I shall be glad to see the back of the good man, for that will be a sure sign that I am off the sick list.” Ah, but when Jesus heals a soul, he wants to see Jesus more than ever! Our longing for the constant company of our Lord is the sign that we are getting well! He who longs for Jesus to abide with Him, forever, is healed of his plague! We never outgrow Christ—we only grow to hunger more and more!
– Charles Spurgeon –
Most Christians don’t hear God’s voice because we’ve already decided we aren’t going to do what He says.
– AW Tozer –