He who hath given himself entirely unto God will never think he doth too much for him.
– Henry Scougal –
from The Life of God in the Soul of Man
Work
True Work Lies in Perseverance – Charles Spurgeon
In commencing any Christian work, novelty greatly assists enthusiasm, and it is very natural that under first impulses the beginner should achieve an easy success. The difficulty of the Christian is very seldom the commencement of the work; the true labor lies in the perseverance which alone can win the victory.
– Charles Spurgeon –
taken from Council for Christian Workers
Let Me Do Nothing Today … – John Wesley
Let me do nothing today without calmness of soul.
– John Wesley –
Salvation is God’s Work, Not Man’s – Charles Spurgeon
God must perform the work, or else it never will be performed. Along the road from sin to heaven, from the first leaving of the swine-trough right up to the joyful entrance into the banquet, and the music and dancing of glorified spirits, every step we must be enabled to take by divine grace. Every good thing that is in a Christian, not merely begins, but progresses and is consummated by the fostering grace of God, through Jesus Christ.
If my finger were on the golden latch of paradise, and my foot were on its jasper threshold, I should not take the last step so as to enter heaven unless the grace which brought me so far should enable me full and fairly to complete my pilgrimage. Salvation is God’s work, not man’s.
– Charles Spurgeon –
August 12, 2015
I have so much business to do today that I shall not be able to get through it with less than three hours [of] prayer.
– Martin Luther –
August 10, 2015
Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men and devils. But if God be for you, who can be against you? Are all of them together stronger than God? O be not weary of well doing!
– John Wesley –
June 7, 2015
God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supply.
– Hudson Taylor –
May 17, 2015
The gospel alone is sufficient to rule the lives of Christians everywhere … any additional rules made to govern men’s conduct added nothing to the perfection already found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
– John Wycliffe –
April 30, 2015
Jesus Christ is infinitely bigger than any of my experiences, but if in my experiences I am coming to know Him better, then the expression will come out in the life, and its sign is the fruit of the Spirit – “love, joy, peace…” The fruit of the Spirit is the exact expression of the disposition of Jesus.
– Oswald Chambers –