One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.
– Elisabeth Elliot –
Life
A Rare Christian – AW Tozer
There are rare Christians whose very presence incites other to be better Christians. I want to be that rare Christian.
– AW Tozer –
What Do You Count Necessary? – Joseph Alleine
It was a saying of the noble Roman when he has hasting with corn to the city in the famine and mariners were loath to set sail in foul weather, “It is necessary for us to sail—it is not necessary for us to live.” What is it that you count necessary?
– Joseph Alleine –
from A Sure Guide to Heaven, 1671
You’ve Got to Have it First – Dwight L. Moody
You’ve got to have fire to set fire with. You’ve got to have life to propagate life with.
– Dwight L. Moody –
Seek God Alone – John Wesley
In using all means, seek God alone. In and through every outward thing, look only to the power of His Spirit, and the merits of His Son.
– John Wesley –
Mirroring Christ – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
Our soul should be a mirror of Christ; we should reflect every feature: for every grace in Christ there should be a counterpart in us.
– Robert Murray M’Cheyne –
from a letter he wrote February 26, 1840
People Are Watching Your Life – George Swinnock
The course of thy life will speak more for thee than the discourse of thy lips.
– George Swinnock –
1627-1673
Imitate My Life – Charles Spurgeon
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:9 ESV) – It is well when a man can with advantage be so minutely copied as Paul might have been. Oh, for grace to imitate him this day and every day!
– Charles Spurgeon –
from the book Faith’s Checkbook
Live with Eternity in View – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
Live near to God, and so all things will appear to you little in comparison with eternal realities.
– Robert Murray M’Cheyne –
