If we are the sheep of His pasture, remember that sheep are headed for the altar.
– Jim Elliot –
Sacrifice
January 24, 2013
We refuse to so strive and should not be surprised at the lack of God’s mighty stirrings. Is it not amazing that we have no problem with people wearing themselves out in sports for pleasure, work for money, politics for power, and programs for charity, but think it fanatical to so pray for souls? We would die for national freedom, but never for progress in the Kingdom of God. Is it any wonder we see so little of God’s great working? Father Nash* would pray until he had to ‘go to bed absolutely sick, for weakness and faintness, under the pressure.’ The world would have no problem with such dedication except that it was due to prayer for souls. Why should it be such a strange thing to the Church?
– J. Paul Reno –
*Father Nash was the man who prayed “under the stage” during Charles Finney’s revivals.
January 6, 2013
If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.
– CT Studd –
January 4, 2013
Jesus gave both His hands to the nails; how can I keep back one of mine from this blessed work? Night and day He toiled and prayed for me; how can I give a single hour to selfish indulgence? Up, idle heart; stretch out thy hand to work, or uplift it to pray: heaven and hell are in earnest; LET ME BE SO…
– Charles Spurgeon –
December 20, 2012
I am just a broken woman who happened to say YES to being emptied, filled, and poured out.
– Heather Elyse –
November 4, 2012
You say we could lose our lives for this child. I would consider that the greatest honor that could come to my family.
― Corrie ten Boom –
October 11, 2012
Faith in Jesus is more than a match for worldly trials, temptations, unbelief, and overcomes them ALL. The same absorbing principle shines in the faithful service of God; with an enthusiastic love for Jesus, difficulties are surmounted, sacrifices become pleasures, sufferings are honors…if Christ be anything, He must be EVERYTHING. Oh rest not till love and faith in JESUS be the master passions of your soul!
– Charles Spurgeon –
September 6, 2012
Difficulties, dangers, disease, death, or divisions don’t deter any but Chocolate Soldiers from executing God’s Will. When someone says there is a lion in the way, the real Christian promptly replies, “That’s hardly enough inducement for me; I want a bear or two besides to make it worth my while to go.”
– CT Studd –
September 4, 2012
The best cure for discouragement or qualms is another daring plunge of faith.
– CT Studd –