Pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you.
– Andrew Murray –
Pride
Thinking well of yourself – Charles Spurgeon
It is the devil’s masterpiece to make us think well of ourselves.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Embracing humility – Nathan Stone
The less empty of self we are, the less of blessing God can pour into us; the more of pride and self-sufficiency, the less fruit we can bear.
– Nathan Stone –
We are too self-sufficient – Leonard Ravenhill
Today God is bypassing men—not because they are too ignorant, but because they are too self-sufficient. Brethren, our abilities are our handicaps, and our talents are our stumbling blocks!
– Leonard Ravenhill –
Pride, the cause of misery – CS Lewis
Pride … has been the chief cause of misery in every nation and every family since the world began.
– CS Lewis –
Humility in Communication – Charles Spurgeon
Our speech never loses force by losing pride.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Retrospect of Moses’ Life – DL Moody
Moses spent forty years thinking he was somebody; forty years learning he was nobody; and forty years discovering what God can do with a nobody.
– DL Moody –
The Progression of Sin – Thomas Manton
First we practice sin, then defend it, then boast of it.
– Thomas Manton –
The Price of Revival – Roy Hession
We sometimes talk about the price of revival, and we need to be very careful as to what we mean when we speak like this. We may place that price so high that we put revival right beyond the reach of the ordinary run of mortals. Maybe that is our way of attempting to justify God, that He has not yet, apparently, given the revival His people need. But that is a wrong done to God and a cruelty done to his church. There is without doubt a price to be paid for revival, but it is not of necessity the long nights of prayer or excruciating sacrifices, but of simply humbling pride to repent of sin.
– Roy Hession –