I value all things only by the price they shall gain in eternity.
– John Wesley –
1703-1791
Money – Possessions
Compelled to Give All – Andrew Murray
How many have given only what they could never miss and what costs them little or no sacrifice. How different it would be if the full blessing of Pentecost began to flow in. How the hearts of men would burn with love for Jesus and, out of sheer joy, be impelled to give everything that He might be known as Savior and all might know His love.
– Andrew Murray –
from Experiencing the Holy Spirit
Money In the Heart – John Wesley
When I have money, I get rid of it quickly, lest it find a way into my heart.
– John Wesley –
Paying or Praying – Leonard Ravenhill
Can any deny that in the modern church setup the main cause of anxiety is money? Yet that which tries the modern churches the most, troubled the New Testament Church the least. Our accent is on paying; theirs was on praying. When we have paid, the place is taken; when they had prayed, the place was shaken!
– Leonard Ravenhill –
Joy Has Nothing to do with Material Things – William Barclay
Joy has nothing to do with material things, or with a man’s outward circumstance … a man living in the lap of luxury can be wretched, and a man in the depths of poverty can overflow with joy.
– William Barclay –
A Generation of Zombies – AW Tozer
Secularism, materialism, and the intrusive presence of things have put out the light in our souls and turned us into a generation of zombies.
– AW Tozer –
Burdened Down – David Wilkerson
Many of those who once were so passionately in love with Christ now run about pursuing their own interests. They’re burdened down with stress and problems, chasing after riches and the things of this world.
– David Wilkerson –
Praying Against Idols – Andrew Bonar
Tried this morning especially to pray against idols in the shape of my books and studies. These encroach upon my direct communion with God, and need to be watched.
– Andrew Bonar –
from Andrew Bonar: Diary & Life (Saturday, September 7, 1850)
Set Your Heart on the Riches of Grace – Isaac Ambrose
O Christian, never be proud of things that are so transient, injurious, and uncertain as the riches of this evil world! But set your heart on the true and durable riches of grace in Christ Jesus.
– Isaac Ambrose –