Cowards never won heaven. Do not claim that you are begotten of God and you have His royal blood running in your veins unless you can prove your lineage by His heroic spirit: to dare to be holy in spite of men and devils.
– William Gurnall –
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God uses affliction to … – JC Ryle
By affliction, Christ . . .
shows us our emptiness and weakness,
draws us to the throne of grace,
purifies our affections,
weans us from the world,
and makes us long for Heaven.
– JC Ryle –
Power in Surrender – William Booth
The greatness of the man’s power is the measure of his surrender.
– William Booth –
Lifting up Jesus – Hudson Taylor
Not by discussions nor by argument, but by lifting up Christ shall we draw men unto Him.
– Hudson Taylor –
The Cost of Opportunity – Amy Carmichael
Satan is so much more in earnest than we are—he buys up the opportunity while we are wondering how much it will cost.
– Amy Carmichael –
Explaining trials and hardship – Alfred Edersheim
For God to explain a trial would be to destroy its purpose, calling forth simple faith and implicit obedience.
– Alfred Edersheim –
Object of your faith – Timothy Keller
It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.
– Timothy Keller –
Humility is perfect quietness of heart – Andrew Murray
Humility is perfect quietness of heart. It is to expect nothing, to wonder at nothing that is done to me, to feel nothing done against me. It is to be at rest when nobody praises me, and when I am blamed or despised. It is to have a blessed home in the Lord, where I can go in and shut the door, and kneel to my Father in secret, and am at peace as in a deep sea of calmness, when all around and above is trouble.
– Andrew Murray –
A Christian’s response in any situation – Walter Cradock
Take a saint, and put him into any condition, and he knows how to rejoice in the Lord.
– Walter Cradock –