A man full of hope will be full of action.
– Thomas Brooks –
A Man Full of Hope and Action – Thomas Brooks
A man full of hope will be full of action.
– Thomas Brooks –
Devotion Signifies a Devoted Life to God – William Law
Devotion signifies a life given, or devoted to God. He therefore is the devout man, who lives no longer to his own will, or the way and spirit of the world, but to the sole will of God, who considers God in everything, who serves God in everything, who makes all the parts of his common life, parts of piety, by doing everything in the name of God, and under such rules as are conformable to his Glory.
– William Law –
from A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, 1729
Christianity in Practical Working Order – Oswald Chambers
How as God loved me? God has loved me to the end of all my sinfulness, the end of all my self-will, all my selfishness, all my stiffneckedness, all my pride, all my self-interest; now He says – “love one another, as I have loved you.” I am to show to my fellow-men the same love that God showed to me. That is Christianity in practical working order.
– Oswald Chambers –
Love is the Main Business – Jonathan Edwards
As a principle of love is the main principle in the heart of a real Christian, so the labour of love is the main business in the Christian life.
– Jonathan Edwards –
from Charity and Its Fruits
April 19, 2015
Without the help of the Holy Spirit, we can do nothing.
– John Owen –
from the book The Holy Spirit
from the book The Holy Spirit
April 18, 2015
If we are devoted to the cause of humanity, we shall soon be crushed and broken-hearted, for we shall often meet with more ingratitude from men than we would from a dog; but if our motive is love to God, no ingratitude can hinder us from serving our fellow men. … When we realize that Jesus Christ has served us to the end of our meanness, our selfishness, and sin, nothing that we meet with from others can exhaust our determination to serve men for His sake.
– Oswald Chambers –
April 10, 2015
Our Lord’s first obedience was to the will of His Father, not to the needs of men: his obedience brought the outcome of the saving of men. If I am devoted to the cause of humanity only, I will soon be exhausted and come to the place where my love will falter; but if I love Jesus Christ personally and passionately, I can serve humanity though men treat me as a doormat.
– Oswald Chambers –
March 9, 2015
If you have no opposition in the place you serve, you’re serving in the wrong place.