I want the presence of God Himself, or I don’t want anything at all to do with religion.
– AW Tozer –
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Lives in Absolute Loyalty – G. Campbell Morgan
Do not let us imagine that we can take into our fellowship and enlist under one banner men who simply affirm truth about Jesus, unless in their own lives there is an absolute loyalty to the Lord Christ.
– G. Campbell Morgan –
Living By Aid of the Holy Spirit – John Owen
We are taught in an especial manner to pray that God would give his Holy Spirit unto us, that through his aid and assistance we may live unto God in that holy obedience which he requires at our hands.
– John Owen –
from his book The Holy Spirit, 1664
Nothing Can Capture Your Attention – Gregory of Nyssa
As no darkness can be seen by anyone surrounded by light, so no trivialities can capture the attention of anyone who has his eyes on Christ.
– Gregory of Nyssa –
(c.330-c.395)
No Greater Lifestyle – Brother Lawrence
There’s no greater lifestyle and no greater happiness than that of having a continual conversation with God.
– Brother Lawrence –
Not Going Under But Over – Catherine Booth
The waters are rising, but so am I. I am not going under, but over.
– Catherine Booth –
The Life of Another World – Richard Sibbes
The life of a Christian is wondrously ruled in this world, by the consideration and meditation of the life of another world.
– Richard Sibbes –
God Comes In To Rebuild – CS Lewis
Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. … You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.
– CS Lewis –
Kingdom of God Within You – Martin Lloyd-Jones
When Jesus said the Kingdom of God is within you, He meant that kingdom that governs and controls the heart and mind and outlook.
– Martin Lloyd-Jones –