When I have money, I get rid of it quickly, lest it find a way into my heart.
– John Wesley –
Money – Possessions
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 –
The Church of Acts – JB Phillips
[The Church of Acts] is the church of Jesus Christ before it became fat and out of breath by prosperity. This is the church of Jesus Christ before it became muscle bound by over organization. This is the church of Jesus Christ where they didn’t gather together a group of intellectuals to study phycho-sematic medicine, they just healed the sick. This is the church of Jesus Christ where they did not say prayers, but they prayed in the Holy Ghost. There’s a vast difference.
– JB Phillips –
The God Who Promised – George Kulp
The God who promised that He would take you through, no matter what may befall, is the same today, He will see you through until your soul shall be gladdened one day in the city where the sun never goes down. If I had my choice, I would rather be the son of a poor Christian man, rich with the promises of God, than to be the son of any millionaire on earth who did not know God. I would rather lean on God’s Word than on any man’ s money.
– George Kulp –