To ascertain where you really are with the Lord, recall what saddened you the past month. Was it the realization that you do not love Jesus enough? That you did not seek his face in prayer often enough? That you did not care for his people enough? Or did you get depressed over a lack of respect, criticism from an authority figure, your finances, a lack of friends, fears about the future, or your bulging waistline?
Brennan Manning
All Inspirational Quotes
This Day’s Thought
Isaiah 49:13 The New Living Translation — Sing for joy…
Sing for joy, O heavens! Rejoice, O earth! Burst into song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on them in their suffering.
Isaiah 49:13 The New Living Translation
Frederica Mathewes-Green — The main evidence that we are growing in Christ…
The main evidence that we are growing in Christ is not exhilarating prayer experiences, but steadily increasing, humble love for other people.
Frederica Mathewes-Green
Matthew 6:16-18 The New King James Version — Moreover, when you fast…
“Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.”
Matthew 6:16-18 The New King James Version
Madeleine L’Engle — I have a point of view…
I have a point of view. You have a point of view. God has view.
Madeleine L’Engle
Psalm 130:1-4 The New International Version — Out of the depths…
Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.
Psalm 130:1-4 The New International Version
Andrew Greeley — Much of the history of Christianity…
Much of the history of Christianity has been devoted to domesticating Jesus- to reducing that elusive, enigmatic, paradoxical person to dimensions we can comprehend, understand, and convert to our own purposes. So far it hasn’t worked.
Andrew Greeley
Matthew 9:22 The King James Version — thy faith…
thy faith hath made thee whole.
Matthew 9:22 The King James Version
Alexander Grosse — When Christ reveals himself…
When Christ reveals himself there is satisfaction in the slenderest portion, and without Christ there is emptiness in the greatest fullness.
Alexander Grosse
Proverbs 16:7 The Revised Standard Version — When a man’s ways please the LORD…
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Proverbs 16:7 The Revised Standard Version
Frederick Buechner — Of the Seven Deadly Sins…
Of the Seven Deadly Sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter conversations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving back- in many ways it is a feast fit for a king. The chief drawback is that what you are wolfing down is yourself. The skeleton at the feast is you.
Frederick Buechner
Oswald Chambers — It is easy to say we believe in God…
It is easy to say we believe in God as long as we remain in the little world we choose to live in; but get out into the great world of facts, the noisy world where people are absolutely indifferent to you, where your message is nothing more than a crazy tale belonging to a bygone age, can you believe God there?
Oswald Chambers
Ephesians 6:10-11 The English Standard Version — Finally, be strong in the Lord…
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Ephesians 6:10-11 The English Standard Version
Martin Niemoller — More than fifty-five years ago…
More than fifty-five years ago my father told me, “The Bible does not belong on the shelf but in your hand, under your eye, and in your heart.”
Martin Niemoller
Proverbs 11:3 The New International Version — The integrity of the upright…
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
Proverbs 11:3 The New International Version
David Staal — Slow down to look and listen…
Slow down to look and listen. Life happens fast.
David Staal
Franklin Graham — We can all humbly say…
We can all humbly say in the sincerity of faith, “I am loved; I am called; I am secure.”
Franklin Graham
Psalm 86:1-4 The New International Version — Hear, O LORD, and answer me…
Hear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. Guard my life, for I am devoted to you. You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call to you all day long. Bring joy to your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Psalm 86:1-4 The New International Version
Barbara Johnson — As you’re rushing through life…
As you’re rushing through life, take time to stop a moment, look into people’s eyes, say something kind, and try to make them laugh!
Barbara Johnson
Hermann Hagedorn — There are strange ways of serving God…
There are strange ways of serving God;
You sweep a room or turn a sod,
And suddenly, to your surprise,
You hear the whirr of seraphim,
And find you’re under God’s own eyes
And building palaces for him.
Hermann Hagedorn
Psalm 101:7 The New International Version — No one who practices deceit…
No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.
Psalm 101:7 The New International Version
Unknown — Every life without Christ…
Every life without Christ is a mission field;
every life with Christ is a missionary.
Unknown
Ecclesiastes 12:13 The English Standard Version — The end of the matter…
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 The English Standard Version
Frederick W. Faber — Nobody is kind to only one person…
Nobody is kind to only one person at once, but to many persons in one.
Frederick W. Faber
Richard Whately — It is generally true…
It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe to God for any blessing, is, that they should receive that blessing often and regularly.
Richard Whately
Genesis 2:7 The King James Version — And The LORD God formed man…
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:7 The King James Version
Theodor Haecker — Joy untouched by thankfulness…
Joy untouched by thankfulness is always suspect.
Theodor Haecker
Hebrews 13:6 The New Living Translation — So we can say with confidence…
So we can say with confidence, “The LORD is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?”
Hebrews 13:6 The New Living Translation
Gina Blair — Each dawn holds a new hope for a new plan…
Each dawn holds a new hope for a new plan, making the start of each day the start of a new life.
Gina Blair
Luke 6:31 The King James Version — And as ye would that men should do to you…
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Luke 6:31 The King James Version
D. L. Moody — We are told to let our light shine…
We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won’t need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don’t fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine.
D. L. Moody
Proverbs 22:6 The New King James Version — Train up a child…
Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6 The New King James Version
Martin Luther — Before every great opportunity…
Before every great opportunity God gave me a great trial.
Martin Luther
Proverbs 25:21 The New International Version — IF your enemy is hungry…
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
Proverbs 25:21 The New International Version
Chinese story — An old man lived with his son in a fort…
An old man lived with his son in a fort. One day the son lost his horse. The neighbors rushed into the house to express their sympathy, but the old man said: “How do you know that this is bad luck?” A few days later, the horse came back with a number of wild horses. So the neighbors flocked indoors to congratulate him, but the old man said: “How do you know this is good luck?” Now that he had so many horses to ride, the son one day rode away on one of the wild horses. He fell off, breaking his leg. Again the neighbors knocked at the door to say: “Alas! Alas!” but the old man said: “Tut! Tut! How do you know this is bad luck?” Sure enough, before many weeks had passed, there was a great war in the Middle Flowery Kingdom, but because the old man’s son was crippled, he did not have to go off to fight.
Chinese story
The Talmud — Who is a wise man…
Who is a wise man? -He who studies all the time.
Who is strong? -He who can limit himself.
Who is rich? -He who is happy with what he has.
The Talmud
Isaiah 54:10 The Revised Standard Version — For the mountains may depart…
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
Isaiah 54:10 The Revised Standard Version
William Barclay — The best way to prepare for the coming of Christ…
The best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is never to forget the presence of Christ.
William Barclay
Isaiah 25:8 The New King James Version — He will swallow up death forever…
He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces;
Isaiah 25:8 The New King James Version
Dwight L. Moody — Moses spent forty years thinking he was somebody…
Moses spent forty years thinking he was somebody; then he spent forty years on the backside of the desert realizing he was nobody; finally, he spent the last forty years of his life leaning what God can do with a nobody!
Dwight L. Moody
Martin Luther — God writes the Gospel…
God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees, and flowers, and clouds, and stars.
Martin Luther
1 John 4:8 The Revised Standard Version — He who does not love…
He who does not love does not know God; for God is love.
1 John 4:8 The Revised Standard Version
Unknown — The brook would lose its song…
The brook would lose its song if the rocks were removed.
Unknown
Gilbert Keith Chesterton — To love means loving the unlovable…
To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Proverbs 11:25 The New International Version — A generous man will prosper…
A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
Proverbs 11:25 The New International Version
Augustine — If you believe what you like in the gospel…
If you believe what you like in the gospel, and reject what you do not like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourselves.
Augustine
Luke 11:11-13 The New International Version — Which of you fathers…
“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Luke 11:11-13 The New International Version
John Wesley — Once in seven years…
Once in seven years I burn all my sermons for it is a shame if I cannot write better sermons now than I did seven years ago.
John Wesley
Max Lucado — Trust God’s love…
Trust God’s love. His perfect love. Don’t fear he will discover your past. He already has. Don’t fear disappointing him in the future. He can show you the chapter in which you will. With perfect knowledge of the past and perfect vision of the future, he loves you perfectly in spite of both.
Max Lucado
Genesis 13:8-9 The New International Version — So Abram said to Lot…
So Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and mine, for we are brothers. Is not the whole land before you? Let’s part company. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right; if you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.”
Genesis 13:8-9 The New International Version
Frederick Buechner — Go where…
Go where your best prayers take you.
Frederick Buechner
Proverbs 27:1 The New International Version — Do not boast about tomorrow…
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Proverbs 27:1 The New International Version
Barry Neil Kaufman — Allowing ourselves to be more loving…
Allowing ourselves to be more loving is a most beautiful journey.
Barry Neil Kaufman
1 Samuel 16:7 The English Standard Version — But the LORD said to Samuel…
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7 The English Standard Version
Unknown — In the diary of an elderly woman…
In the diary of an elderly woman who lived alone, she often penned: “No one called today.”
Unknown
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 The English Standard Version — Now may our Lord Jesus Christ…
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 The English Standard Version
Blaise Pascal — Between us and heaven or hell…
Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world.
Blaise Pascal
Nehemiah 9:6 The King James Version — Thou, even thou, art LORD alone…
Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Nehemiah 9:6 The King James Version
Unknown — There was a tedious four-day trial…
There was a tedious four-day trial at which a defendant stoutly maintained his innocence. On the fourth day he suddenly decided to plead guilty. The judge angrily inquired, “Why didn’t you plead guilty right at the start and save us all this time, trouble, and cost?” “Honest, Judge,” whined the defendant, “I was convinced I was innocent until I heard all the evidence against me.”
Unknown
Andrew Murray — Have you ever thought what a wonderful privilege…
Have you ever thought what a wonderful privilege it is that every one each day and each hour of the day has the liberty of asking God to meet him in the inner chamber and to hear what He has to say?
Andrew Murray
Zephaniah 3:17 The New King James Version — “The LORD your God…”
“The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17 The New King James Version
Jonathan Edwards — Nothing sets a person…
Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil’s reach as humility.
Jonathan Edwards
Ephesians 4:21-24 The New Living Translation — Since you have heard about Jesus…
Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God- truly righteous and holy.
Ephesians 4:21-24 The New Living Translation
John and Stasi Eldredge — There is a radiance hidden in your heart…
There is a radiance hidden in your heart that the world desperately needs.
John and Stasi Eldredge
Unknown — To forgive is to set a prisoner free…
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you.
Unknown
Philippians 2:3-4 The English Standard Version — Do nothing from rivalry or conceit…
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
Philippians 2:3-4 The English Standard Version
Jules Feiffer — I used to think I was poor…
I used to think I was poor. Then they told me I wasn’t poor, I was needy. Then they told me it was self-defeating to think of myself as needy, that I was culturally deprived. Then they told me deprived was a bad image, that I was underprivileged. Then they told me underprivileged was overused, that I was disadvantaged. I still don’t have a dime, but I do have a great vocabulary.
Jules Feiffer
Rick Warren — Emphasize reconciliation…
Emphasize reconciliation, not resolution. It is unrealistic to expect everyone to agree about everything. Reconciliation focuses on the relationship, while resolution focuses on the problem. When we focus on reconciliation, the problem loses significance and often becomes irrelevant.
Rick Warren
1 John 2:15 The English Standard Version — Do not love the world…
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world- the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions- is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
1 John 2:15 The English Standard Version
Ted Roberts — If we’re not telling God and our family…
If we’re not telling God and our family that we love them, we just wasted a day of our life.
Ted Roberts
Jeremiah 29:13 The King James Version — And ye shall seek me…
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13 The King James Version
Joann Bruso — One the average…
On the average, children laugh 300 times a day, adults..only 15!
Joann Bruso
D. A. Carson — We drift toward compromise…
We drift toward compromise and call it tolerance; we drift toward disobedience and call it freedom; we drift toward superstition and call it faith. We cherish the indiscipline of lost self-control and call it relaxation; we slouch toward prayerlessness and delude ourselves into thinking we have escaped legalism; we slide toward godlessness and convince ourselves we have been liberated.
D. A. Carson
Exodus 33:14 The New International Version — The LORD replied…
The LORD replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Exodus 33:14 The New International Version
Catherine of Genoa — Let Jesus be in your heart…
Let Jesus be in your heart, eternity in your spirit, the world under your feet, the will of God in your actions. And let the love of God shine forth from you.
Catherine of Genoa
Psalm 84:11 The King James Version — For the LORD God is a sun and shield…
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Psalm 84:11 The King James Version
Alvin Price — Parents need to fill a child’s bucket of self-esteem…
Parents need to fill a child’s bucket of self-esteem so high that the rest of the world can’t poke enough holes in it to drain it dry.
Alvin Price
Proverbs 3:31-32 The King James Version — Envy thou not the oppressor…
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
Proverbs 3:31-32 The King James Version
Lora Clark — The phone rang…
The phone rang. It was my friend Annette. She had been going through a rough time. “I feel so alone,” she said. “I’ve even lost God and don’t know how to find him.” I’d felt the same way once, and told Annette how making a gratitude list had helped. “Write down the numbers one through fifty down the side of a piece of paper,” I explained. “Then go back and count the things you’re thankful for. And remember, it’s not the things you’re supposed to be thankful for, but the things you really are thankful for.” “Okay then, I’ll give it a try,” Annette said, hanging up. Not long after, the phone rang again. It was Annette. “I found him!” she exclaimed joyfully.
Lora Clark
Gilbert Keith Chesterton — When it comes to life…
When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Proverbs 15:1 The New King James Version — A soft answer…
A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1 The New King James Version
J. C. Ryle — When I speak of a person growing in grace…
When I speak of a person growing in grace, I mean simply this- that his sense of sin is becoming deeper, his faith stronger, his hope brighter, his love more extensive, and his spiritual mindedness more marked.
J. C. Ryle
Matthew 5:11-12 The King James Version — Blessed are ye…
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Matthew 5:11-12 The King James Version
D. L. Moody — One day a lady criticized D. L. Moody…
One day a lady criticized D. L. Moody for his methods of evangelism in attempting to win people to the Lord. Moody’s reply was “I agree with you. I don’t like the way I do it either. Tell me, how do you do it?” The lady replied, “I don’t do it.” Moody retorted, “Then I like my way of doing it better than your way of not doing it.”
D. L. Moody
Joni Eareckson Tada — Just think: Every promise God has made…
Just think: Every promise God has ever made finds its fulfillment in Jesus. God doesn’t just give us grace; he gives us Jesus, the Lord of grace. If it’s peace, it’s only found in Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Even life itself is found in the Resurrection and the Life. Christianity isn’t all that complicated…it’s Jesus.
Joni Eareckson Tada
1 John 2:1-2 The English Standard Version — My little children…
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
1 John 2:1-2 The English Standard Version
Martin Luther — I have often learned much more in one prayer…
I have often learned much more in one prayer than I have been able to glean from much reading and reflection.
Martin Luther
Psalm 119:80 The New King James Version — Let my heart be blameless…
Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.
Psalm 119:80 The New King James Version
John Calvin — There is not one blade of grass…
There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world, that is not intended to make us rejoice.
John Calvin
David Watson — The Cross is a picture of violence…
The Cross is a picture of violence, yet the key to peace, a picture of suffering, yet the key to healing, a picture of death, yet the key to life.
David Watson
Mark 16:14-20 The English Standard Version — Afterward he appeared…
Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.
Mark 16:14-20 The English Standard Version
Fiona MacLeod — When at Easter Sunday…
When at Easter Sunday, so fair to see,
Time bowed before Eternity.
Fiona MacLeod
Tony Evans — To give you an idea of the depth of Jesus’ suffering…
To give you an idea of the depth of Jesus’ suffering, being abandoned by God is the definition of hell.
Tony Evans
Luke 24:1-8 The New International Version — On the first day of the week…
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” Then they remembered his words.
Luke 24:1-8 The New International Version
William Jennings Bryan — Christ has made of death…
Christ has made of death a narrow starlit strip between the companionships of yesterday and the reunions of tomorrow.
William Jennings Bryan
Matthew 27:45-54 The English Standard Version — Now from the sixth hour…
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” And some of the bystanders, hearing it, said, “This man is calling Elijah.” And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink. But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
Matthew 27:45-54 The English Standard Version
Jaroslav Pelikan — If Christ is risen…
If Christ is risen, nothing else matters. And if Christ is not risen- nothing else matters.
Jaroslav Pelikan
A. E. Whitman — The only shadow on the cloudless Easter day…
The only shadow on the cloudless Easter day of God’s victory is the poverty of my own devotion, the memory of ineffective hours of unbelief, and my own stingy response to God’s generosity.
A. E. Whitman
Luke 22:47-54 The New International Version — While he was still speaking…
While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” When Jesus’ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, “Lord, should we strike with our swords?” And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him. Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on me. But this is your hour- when darkness reigns.” Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance.
Luke 22:47-54 The New International Version
Life Application Study Bible — Jesus went through an unfair trial…
Jesus went through an unfair trial in our place so that we would not have to face a fair trial and receive the well-deserved punishment for our sins.
Life Application Study Bible
Mark 14:22-25 The King James Version — And as they did eat…
And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
Mark 14:22-25 The King James Version
Raymond Linquist — Easter is to our faith…
Easter is to our faith what water is to the ocean, what stone is to the mountain, what blood is to the body.
Raymond Linquist
Psalm 119:21 The King James Version — Thou hast rebuked the proud…
Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
Psalm 119:21 The King James Version
Tony Campolo — Nothing is more dangerous…
Nothing is more dangerous than to live out the will of God in today’s contemporary world. It changes your whole monetary lifestyle…Let me put it quite simply: If Jesus had $40,000 and knew about the kids who are suffering and dying in Haiti, what kind of car would he buy?
Tony Campolo
John 13:17 The Living Bible — You know these things…
“You know these things- now do them! That is the path of blessing.”
John 13:17 The Living Bible
A. W. Tozer — To fear and not be afraid…
To fear and not be afraid- that is the paradox of faith.
A. W. Tozer
Matthew 5:27-28 The English Standard Version — You have heard that it was said…
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.”
Matthew 5:27-28 The English Standard Version
Emily Post — Manners are a sensitive awareness…
Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.
Emily Post
C. H. Spurgeon — He who counts the stars and calls them by their names…
He who counts the stars and calls them by their names, is in no danger of forgetting His own children. He knows your case as thoroughly as if you were the only creature He ever made, or the only saint He ever loved.
C. H. Spurgeon
Proverbs 13:4 The English Standard Version — The soul of the sluggard…
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Proverbs 13:4 The English Standard Version
Francis of Assisi — God could not have chosen anyone less qualified…
God could not have chosen anyone less qualified, or more of a sinner, than myself. And so, for this wonderful work He intends to perform through us, He selected me- for God always chooses the weak and the absurd, and those who count for nothing.
Francis of Assisi
Galatians 5:26 The New King James Version — Let us not become conceited…
Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Galatians 5:26 The New King James Version
A. W. Tozer — An honest man with an open Bible…
An honest man with an open Bible and a pad and pencil is sure to find out what is wrong with him very quickly.
A. W. Tozer
Psalm 52:2 The New International Version — Your tongue plots destruction…
Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit.
Psalm 52:2 The New International Version
C. S. Lewis — There are no ordinary people…
There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations- these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit- immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.
C. S. Lewis
Luke 1:74 The King James Version — That he would grant unto us…
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear.
Luke 1:74 The King James Version
A. W. Tozer — Faith is a gaze…
Faith is a gaze of a soul upon a saving God.
A. W. Tozer
Proverbs 14:32 The King James Version — The wicked is driven away…
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
Proverbs 14:32 The King James Version
Zig Ziglar — People often say…
People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.
Zig Ziglar
Jerry Bridges — From our limited vantage point…
From our limited vantage point, our lives are marked by an endless series of contingencies. We frequently find ourselves, instead of acting as we planned, reacting to an unexpected turn of events. We make plans but are often forced to change those plans. But there are no contingencies with God. Our unexpected, forced change of plans is a part of His plan. God is never surprised; never caught off guard; never frustrated by unexpected developments. God does as He pleases and that which pleases Him is always for His glory and our good.
Jerry Bridges
Proverbs 15:5 The King James Version — A fool despiseth his father’s instruction…
A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
Proverbs 15:5 The King James Version
Bobby Richardson — Being a Christian…
Being a Christian doesn’t mean that our struggles are necessarily different from those of non-Christians; it’s just that our solution to the struggles is different.
Bobby Richardson
Isaiah 58:7-9 The New Living Translation — “Share your food with the hungry…
“Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help. Then your salvation will come like the dawn, and your wounds will quickly heal. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind. Then when you call, the LORD will answer. ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply.”
Isaiah 58:7-9 The New Living Translation
Charles Spurgeon — As well might a gnat seek to drink in the ocean…
As well might a gnat seek to drink in the ocean, as a finite creature to comprehend the Eternal God.
Charles Spurgeon
Nehemiah 9:17 The New International Version — But you are a forgiving God…
But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.
Nehemiah 9:17 The New International Version
Bruce Bickel and Stand Jantz — Laughter removes all barriers…
Laughter removes all barriers. When people are laughing together, there are no age differences, no racial barriers, and no economic distinctions. It is just people enjoying their existence.
Bruce Bickel and Stand Jantz
Matthew 8:2-3 The King James Version — And, behold, there came a leper…
And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Matthew 8:2-3 The King James Version
Malcolm Muggeridge — I can say that I never knew what joy was…
I can say that I never knew what joy was like until I gave up pursuing happiness, or cared to live until I chose to die. For these two discoveries I am beholden to Jesus.
Malcolm Muggeridge
Billy Graham — Life itself…
Life itself, every bit of health that we enjoy, every hour of liberty and free enjoyment, the ability to see, to hear, to speak, to think, and to imagine- all this comes from the hand of God. We show our gratitude by giving back to Him a part of that which He has given to us.
Billy Graham
Charles Spurgeon — God’s mercy is so great…
God’s mercy is so great that you may sooner drain the sea of its water, or deprive the sun of its light, or make space too narrow, than diminish the great mercy of God.
Charles Spurgeon
Psalm 91:14-16 The New International Version — “Because he loves me”…
“Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
Psalm 91:14-16 The New International Version
Seraphim of Sarov — Have peace in your heart…
Have peace in your heart, and thousands will be saved around you.
Seraphim of Sarov
Billy Graham — The hope we have in Christ…
The hope we have in Christ is an absolute certainty. We can be sure that the place Christ is preparing for us will be ready when we arrive, because with Him nothing is left to chance. Everything He promised He will deliver.
Billy Graham
Proverbs 19:20 The Revised Standard Version — Listen to advice…
Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future.
Proverbs 19:20 The Revised Standard Version
J. Hudson Taylor — How often do we attempt work for God…
How often do we attempt work for God to the limit of our incompetency, rather than the limit of God’s omnipotence?
J. Hudson Taylor
Zechariah 8:16 The Living Bible — Here is your part…
Here is your part: Tell the truth. Be fair. Live at peace with everyone.
Zechariah 8:16 The Living Bible
Tim Sanders — Think of 5 things you are grateful for today…
Think of 5 things you are grateful for today…Now how do you feel?
Tim Sanders
2 Chronicles 15:7 The Living Bible — “But you men of Judah…”
“But you men of Judah, keep up the good work and don’t get discouraged, for you will be rewarded.”
2 Chronicles 15:7 The Living Bible
Watchman Nee — Our prayers lay the track down…
Our prayers lay the track down on which God’s power can come. Like a mighty locomotive, his power is irresistible, but it cannot reach us without rails.
Watchman Nee
Philippians 4:9 The New International Version — Whatever you have learned…
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me- put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:9 The New International Version
Watchman-Examiner —
Vital Christian experience comes from knowing Jesus as the living Saviour. Two irreligious young men were discussing the resurrection, telling each other why it was impossible for them to accept the doctrine. Then a deacon of a near-by church walked by, and in a joking way one of the young fellows called to him, “Say, Deacon, tell us why you believe that Jesus rose again.” “Well,” he answered, “one reason is that I was talking with Him for half an hour this very morning.” We may all experience proof of the resurrection of Christ in the acknowledging of His living presence in our lives. No one who knows Jesus personally questions the resurrection.
Watchman-Examiner
Junior King’s Business — A little girl whose baby brother had just died…
A little girl whose baby brother had just died asked her mother where baby had gone. “To be with Jesus,” replied the mother. A few days later, talking to a friend, the mother said, “I am so grieved to have lost my baby.” The little girl heard her, and, remembering what her mother had told her, looked up into her face and asked, “Mother, is a thing lost when you know where it is?” “No, of course not.” “Well, then, how can baby be lost when he has gone to be with Jesus?” Her mother never forgot this. It was the truth.
Junior King’s Business
Steven Curtis Chapman — Because of God’s grace…
Because of God’s grace, there is nothing we can do that will make Him love us more than He already does. And there is nothing we can do or have done that will cause Him to love us any less.
Steven Curtis Chapman
J. I. Packer — There’s a difference between knowing God…
There’s a difference between knowing God and knowing about God. When you truly know God, you have energy to serve him, boldness to share him, and contentment in him.
J. I. Packer
Psalm 16:7-8 The English Standard Version — I bless the LORD…
I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. I have set the LORD always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
Psalm 16:7-8 The English Standard Version
Irish proverb — It is in the shelter of each other…
It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.
Irish proverb
Ed Young — Horizontal relationships…
Horizontal relationships- relationships between people- are crippled at the outset unless the vertical relationship- the relationship between each person and God- is in place.
Ed Young
Psalm 112:3 The King James Version — Wealth and riches…
Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
Psalm 112:3 The King James Version
Mark Dever — We have not been created for the purpose…
We have not been created for the purpose of finding our ultimate satisfaction in a job. There is no spouse whom we were ever meant to take as the ultimate concern in our life. We have been made for the purpose of knowing God.
Mark Dever
Ephesians 1:7-10 The New International Version — In him we have redemption…
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment- to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ.
Ephesians 1:7-10 The New International Version
Jim Cymbala — A humble heart is like a magnet…
A humble heart is like a magnet that draws the favor of God toward us.
Jim Cymbala
Proverbs 1:7 The New International Version — The fear of the LORD…
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:7 The New International Version
Warren Wiersbe — God always gives His best…
God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.
Warren Wiersbe
Exodus 15:26 The Living Bible — “If you will listen to the voice of the Lord your God…
“If you will listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and obey it, and do what is right, then I will not make you suffer the diseases I sent on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord who heals you.”
Exodus 15:26 The Living Bible
Watchman Nee — God will answer all our questions…
God will answer all our questions in one way and one way only- namely, by showing us more of his Son.
Watchman Nee
1 Peter 5:5 The English Standard Version — Likewise…
Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
1 Peter 5:5 The English Standard Version
F. F. Bruce — God’s peace is joy resting…
God’s peace is joy resting.
His joy is peace dancing.
F. F. Bruce
W. Phillip Keller — Genuine, hearty laughter…
Genuine, hearty laughter is one of the greatest gifts imparted to us by our Father. It has the amazing power to diminish our pain, lifting our souls in joyous good cheer, while providing bright hope for the unknown days ahead.
W. Phillip Keller
Proverbs 24:16 — For a righteous man may fall seven times…
For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.
Proverbs 24:16 The New King James Version
Max Lucado — Fear. His modus operandi…
Fear. His modus operandi is to manipulate you with the mysterious, to taunt you with the unknown. Fear of death, fear of failure, fear of God, fear of tomorrow- his arsenal is vast. His goal? To create cowardly, joyless Christians. He doesn’t want you to make that journey to the mountain. He figures if he can rattle you enough, you will take your eyes off the peaks and settle for a dull existence in the flat lands.
Max Lucado
Unknown — Have you noticed…
Have you noticed, it’s difficult, if not impossible, to save money when your neighbors keep buying things you can’t afford?
Unknown
C. S. Lewis — I need Christ…
I need Christ, not something that resembles Him.
C. S. Lewis
George Muller — Many people are willing to believe…
Many people are willing to believe regarding those things that seem probable to them. Faith has nothing to do with probabilities. The province of faith begins where probabilities cease and sight and sense fail. Appearances are not to be taken into account. The question is- whether God has spoken it in His Word.
George Muller
Jon Courson — The older we get in the Lord…
The older we get in the Lord, the simpler life becomes as we realize it’s all about Jesus.
Jon Courson
Max Lucado — We face death…
We face death, but thanks to Jesus, we only face its shadow.
Max Lucado
C. S. Lewis — One of the dangers of having a lot of money…
One of the dangers of having a lot of money is that you may be quite satisfied with the kinds of happiness money can give and so fail to realize your need for God. If everything seems to come simply by signing checks, you may forget that you are at every moment totally dependent on God.
C. S. Lewis
J. B. Phillips — Your God…
Your God is too small.
J. B. Phillips
Billy Gillham — One of the best-kept secrets in Christianity…
One of the best-kept secrets in Christianity is that God accepts us. True, He can’t stand our sinful acts, but He loves us. He doesn’t have us on performance-based acceptance; He has us on Jesus-based acceptance.
Billy Gillham
Robert Anderson — In every marriage more than a week old…
In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for marriage.
Robert Anderson
Victor Borge — Laughter is the shortest distance…
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
Victor Borge
Armin Gesswein — When God is about to do something great…
When God is about to do something great, he starts with a difficulty. When he is about to do something truly magnificent, he starts with an impossibility.
Armin Gesswein
Bruce Wilkinson — God didn’t want me to do more for Him…
God didn’t want me to do more for Him. He wanted me to be more with Him.
Bruce Wilkinson
Alan Redpath — The best place any Christian can ever be…
The best place any Christian can ever be in is to be totally destitute and totally dependent upon God, and know it.
Alan Redpath
Stephen Levine — If you were going to die soon…
If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?
Stephen Levine
Unknown — In obedience to discernment…
In obedience to discernment, more discernment will come. We need to be attentive and alert in order to hear and understand God’s call and then act, knowing that God blesses even our mistakes.
Unknown
Terri Green — Hold everything you own…
Hold everything you own with an open hand.
Terri Green
Corrie ten Boom — Every experience God give us…
Every experience God gives us, every person he puts in our lives, is the perfect preparation for the future that only he can see.
Corrie ten Boom
William Toms — Be careful how you live…
Be careful how you live; you will be the only Bible some people ever read.
William Toms
Mother Teresa — I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle…
I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much.
Mother Teresa
Unknown — A lot of people want to serve God…
A lot of people want to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity. Unknown
Michel de Montaigne — Every man carries…
Every man carries the entire form of human condition.
Michel de Montaigne
Tim Walter — Father, strip away from me…
Father, strip away from me whatever is blocking people’s view of You in my life.
Tim Walter
Charles Dickens — Reflect upon your present blessings…
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
Charles Dickens
Robert Louis Stevenson — When Christ came into my life…
When Christ came into my life, I came about like a well-handled ship. Robert Louis Stevenson
A. W. Tozer — It’s not what you did…
It’s not what you did, but what you could have done if you allowed the Lord to work His will in your life.
A. W. Tozer
Oliver Thomas — Authentic religion…
Authentic religion is not a theology test. It’s a love test.
Oliver Thomas
Leon Jaworski — Death for the Christian…
Death for the Christian is a turning off the light because the dawn has come.
Leon Jaworski
Unknown — Don’t worry about tomorrow…
Don’t worry about tomorrow. God is already there.
Unknown
Clement of Alexandria — Christ has turned all our sunsets…
Christ has turned all our sunsets into dawns.
Clement of Alexandria
J. H. Vincent — We are pilgrims…
We are pilgrims, not settlers; this earth is our inn, not our home.
J. H. Vincent
Philo of Alexandria — Be kind…
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
Philo of Alexandria
Thomas Moore — The ordinary acts we practice every day…
The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.
Thomas Moore
Billy Sunday — If you are a stranger to prayer…
If you are a stranger to prayer, you are a stranger to the greatest source of power known to human beings.
Billy Sunday
John Wesley — When I was young…
When I was young, I was sure of everything. In a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before. At present, I am hardly sure of anything but what God has revealed to man.
John Wesley
Robert Schuller — Anyone can count the seeds in an apple…
Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.
Robert Schuller
Thomas Merton — By reading the scriptures…
By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems renewed around me and with me. The sky seems to be a pure, a cooler blue, the trees a deeper green. The whole world is charged with the glory of God and I feel fire and music under my feet.
Thomas Merton
Henry Ward Beecher — I never knew how to worship…
I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
Henry Ward Beecher
Ralph Waldo Emerson — It is one of the most beautiful compensations…
It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Horace Bushnell — Trust God for great things…
Trust God for great things; with your five loaves and two fishes, he will show you a way to feed thousands.
Horace Bushnell
Unknown — I don’t know what tomorrow holds…
I don’t know what tomorrow holds, but I know who holds tomorrow. Unknown
Unknown — Courage doesn’t always roar…
Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, I’ll try again tomorrow.
Unknown
D. L. Moody — When God wants to move a mountain…
When God wants to move a mountain, he does not take a bar of iron, but he takes a little worm. The fact is, we have too much strength. We are not weak enough. It is not our strength that we want. One drop of God’s strength is worth more than all the world.
D. L. Moody
Joseph Marmion — Joy is the echo…
Joy is the echo of God’s life within us.
Joseph Marmion
D. L. Moody — If you have so much business to attend to…
If you have so much business to attend to that you have no time to pray, depend upon it, you have more business on hand than God ever intended you should have.
D. L. Moody
Oswald Chambers — When you are in the dark…
When you are in the dark, listen, and God will give you a very precious message for someone else when you get into the light.
Oswald Chambers
Katherine Mansfield — The truth is friendship…
The truth is friendship is every bit as sacred and eternal as marriage. Katherine Mansfield
Aristotle — Anybody can become angry…
Anybody can become angry – that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way – that is not easy.
Aristotle
James Martin — For every stip you take toward God…
For every step you take toward God, God takes two steps toward you; and if you come to God walking, God comes to you running.
James Martin
Richard Halverson — We may not know the way God leads…
We may not know the way God leads…but we know God leads! We do not know the way…but we know the Guide!
Richard Halverson
C. S. Lewis — If nothing in this world satisfies me…
If nothing in this world satisfies me, perhaps it is because I was made for another world.
C. S. Lewis
Martin Luther — One drop of Christ’s blood…
One drop of Christ’s blood is worth more than heaven and earth. Martin Luther
Unknown — I set out to find a friend…
I set out to find a friend but couldn’t find one; I set out to be a friend, and friends were everywhere.
Unknown
Kathleen Norris — People who are in the habit of praying…
People who are in the habit of praying – and they include the mystics of the Christian tradition – know that when a prayer is answered, it is never answered in a way that you expect.
Kathleen Norris
Thomas Merton — We do not exist…
We do not exist for ourselves.
Thomas Merton
Mother Teresa — Prayer is the mortar…
Prayer is the mortar that holds our house together.
Mother Teresa
Billy Graham — Wherever the Gospel is preached…
Wherever the Gospel is preached, no matter how crudely, there are bound to be results.
Billy Graham
R. R. Ball — Save some before you spend…
Save some before you spend, spend less than you earn, and honor the Lord by your tithing.
R. R. Ball
Unknown — There is a wonderful law of nature…
There is a wonderful law of nature that the three things we crave most – happiness, freedom, and peace of mind – are always attained by giving them to someone else.
Unknown
Simeon Strunsky — A dining room table…
A dining room table with children’s eager, hungry faces around it, ceases to be a mere dining room table, and becomes an altar.
Simeon Strunsky
Augustine — The confession of evil works…
The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works. Augustine
Samuel Taylor Coleridge — Prayer is the very highest energy…
Prayer is the very highest energy of which the mind is capable.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Graham Steel — Faith is knowing that God…
Faith is knowing that God is who He says He is, has what He says He has and will do what He says He will do and then putting ourselves in a position where our lives depend on it.
Graham Steele
Henry Law — In Christ Jesus heaven meets earth…
In Christ Jesus heaven meets earth and earth ascends to heaven.
Henry Law
Leonard Ravenhill — The self-sufficient does not pray…
The self-sufficient does not pray, the self-satisfied will not pray, the self-righteous cannot pray. No man is greater than his prayer life.
Leonard Ravenhill
Eugenia Price — If Christ lives in us…
If Christ lives in us, controlling our personalities, we will leave glorious marks on the lives we touch. Not because of our lovely characters, but because of his.
Eugenia Price
Unknown — We judge others by their actions…
We judge others by their actions; we judge ourselves by our intentions. Unknown
Billy Graham — One with God…
One with God is a majority.
Billy Graham
Donald Soper — Christianity must mean everything…
Christianity must mean everything to us before it can mean anything to others.
Donald Soper
F. Scott-Maxwell — Life does not accomodate you…
Life does not accommodate you, it shatters you. It is meant to, and couldn’t do it better. Every seed destroys its container or there would be no fruition.
F. Scott-Maxwell
Henri Nouwen — I have always been complaining…
I have always been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I slowly discovered that my interruptions were my work.
Henri Nouwen
George Swinnock — Satan watcheth for those vessels…
Satan watcheth for those vessels that sail without a convoy.
George Swinnock
Augustine — Faith is to believe what you do not yet see…
Faith is to believe what you do not yet see, the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.
Augustine
Mary Nelson — There are certainly things in this life…
There are certainly things in this life that God can reveal to us only in the midst of adversity. There are hidden places deep in our souls He can reach only through our suffering.
Mary Nelson
Augustine — God is not a deceiver…
God is not a deceiver, that He should offer to support us, and then, when we lean upon Him, should slip away from us.
Augustine
William Feather — Plenty of people miss their share of happiness…
Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it.
William Feather
Unknown — The supreme happiness of life…
The supreme happiness of life is the conviction of being loved for yourself, or more correctly, being loved in spite of yourself.
Unknown
Swedish proverb — Love me when I least deserve it…
Love me when I least deserve it, because that’s when I really need it. Swedish proverb
Reuben Welch — With God…
With God, even when nothing is happening – something is happening. Reubin Welch
Robert McCheyne — What a man is on his knees before God…
What a man is on his knees before God, that he is – and nothing more. Robert McCheyne
Randall Worley — Forgiveness is not an emotion…
Forgiveness is not an emotion, it’s a decision.
Randall Worley
H. Jackson Brown, Jr. — Make a list…
Make a list of twenty-five things you want to experience before you die. Carry it in your wallet or purse and refer to it often.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Robert Munger — It is more effective to spend time talking to Christ…
It is more effective to spend time talking to Christ about a man than talking to a man about Christ, because if you are talking to Christ about a man earnestly, trustingly, in the course of time you cannot help talking to the man effectively about Christ.
Robert Munger
Tommy Tenney — We need Jesus every moment…
We need Jesus every moment of every day. To say anything else is ludicrous.
Tommy Tenney
James Dobson — Faith in God…
Faith in God – life can never take you by surprise again.
James Dobson
Oswald Chambers — The remarkable thing about fearing God…
The remarkable thing about fearing God is that when you fear God you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God you fear everything else.
Oswald Chambers
A. W. Tozer — God is here…
God is here. Wherever we are, God is here. There is no place, there can be no place, where He is not.
A. W. Tozer
Robert Browning — God’s in His Heaven…
God’s in His Heaven – All’s right with the world.
Robert Browning
Robert Lewis Stevenson — The saints are the sinners who…
The saints are the sinners who keep on trying.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Letty Cottin Pogrebin — We need old friends…
We need old friends to help us grow old and new friends to help us stay young.
Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Unknown — Blessed is the man who has discovered…
Blessed is the man who has discovered that there is nothing permanent in life but change.
Unknown
Sinclair Ferguson — Marriage, and the process of coming to it…
Marriage, and the process of coming to it, is not heaven! It is the bonding together of two needy sinners in order to make a partnership which is substantially greater than either of them alone.
Sinclair Ferguson
Mother Teresa — Prayer enlarges the heart…
Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God’s gift of himself.
Mother Teresa
George Macdonald — I came from God…
I came from God, and I’m going back to God, and I won’t have any gaps of death in the middle of my life.
George Macdonald
Thomas Kempis — Know all…
Know all and you will pardon all.
Thomas Kempis
C. S. Lewis — One is given strength…
One is given strength to bear what happens to one, but not the 100 and 1 different things that might happen.
C. S. Lewis
Leo Tolstoy — In the name of God…
In the name of God, stop a moment, close your work, and look around you.
Leo Tolstoy
Miguel de Cervantes — He preaches well…
He preaches well who lives well. That’s all the divinity I know.
Miguel de Cervantes
Corrie ten Boom — Worry does note empty tomorrow of its sorrow…
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength. It does not enable us to escape evil. It makes us unfit to face evil when it comes. It is the interest you pay on trouble before it comes. Corrie ten Boom
Harold Nicholson — The great secret of successful marriage…
The great secret of successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents and none of the incidents as disasters.
Harold Nicholson
Robert Schuller — You are what you…
You are what you think about all day long.
Robert Schuller
Anonymous — When the devil tries to remind you of your past…
When the devil tries to remind you of your past, just turn around and remind him of his future.
Anonymous
J. E. Smith — A smile takes but a moment…
A smile takes but a moment, but its effects sometimes last forever.
J. E. Smith
Corrie Ten Boom — When a Chrisitan shuns fellowship…
When a Christian shuns fellowship with other Christians, the devil smiles. When he stops studying the Bible, the devil laughs. When he stops praying, the devil shouts for joy.
Corrie Ten Boom
Paul Scherer — To take all that we are and have…
To take all that we are and have and hand it over to God may not be easy; but it can be done; and when it is done, the world has in it one less candidate for misery.
Paul Scherer
Fulton Oursler — We do not hug our miracles close…
We do not hug our miracles close. We put them hastily away, preferring the commonplace to live with.
Fulton Oursler
Unknown — I was always complaining…
I was always complaining about the ruts in the road until I realized the ruts are the road.
Unknown
Karen Mains — When we understand that He is Lord of our time…
When we understand that He is Lord of our time, we realize that interruptions are of His planning. They become opportunities to serve rather than plagues to keep us from functioning.
Karen Mains
Francis of Assisi — Lord, make me an instrument…
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. Francis of Assisi
Martin Luther — God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone…
God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees, and flowers, and clouds, and stars.
Martin Luther
Thomas Kempis — God often gives in one brief moment…
God often gives in one brief moment that which he has for a long time denied.
Thomas Kempis
Unknown — God’s gifts…
God’s gifts put man’s best dreams to shame.
Unknown
Dag Hammarskjold — What makes loneliness an anguish…
What makes loneliness an anguish is not that I have no one to share my burden, but this: I have only my own burden to bear.
Dag Hammarskjold
Gerard Hopkins — The world is charged…
The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
Gerard Hopkins
Thomas Merton — Silence is the first language of God…
Silence is the first language of God; all else is a poor translation. Thomas Merton
Samuel Rutherford — Build your nest in no tree here…
Build your nest in no tree here…for the Lord of the forest has condemned the whole woods to be demolished.
Samuel Rutherford
Mother Teresa — We are all pencils in the hand of a writing God…
We are all pencils in the hand of a writing God, who is sending love letters to the world.
Mother Teresa
Albert Camus — In the midst of winter…
In the midst of winter, I finally learned there was within me an invincible summer.
Albert Camus
R. W. Barbour — The Lord’s goodness surrounds us…
The Lord’s goodness surrounds us at every moment. I walk through it almost with difficulty, as through thick grass and flowers.
R. W. Barbour
Unknown — Some people come into our lives…
Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts – and we are never, ever the same. Unknown
D. L. Moody — The best way to show that a stick is crooked…
The best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or to spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick along side it.
D. L. Moody
Unknown — The ultimate test of a relationship…
The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but to hold hands. Unknown
Elizabeth Seton — Afflictions…
Afflictions are the steps to heaven.
Elizabeth Seton
Billy Graham — I try not to worry about life…
I try not to worry about life too much because I read the last page of THE book and it all turns out all right.
Billy Graham
Unknown — Faith is simply…
Faith is simply taking God at his word.
Unknown
Samuel Shoemaker — The surest mark of a Christian…
The surest mark of a Christian is not faith, or even love, but joy.
Samuel Shoemaker
Owen Carr — A day without prayer…
A day without prayer is a boast against God.
Owen Carr
Blaise Pascal — Apart from Christ…
Apart from Christ we know neither what our life nor our death is; we do not know what God is nor what we ourselves are.
Blaise Pascal
Mother Teresa — People are unreasonable…
People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
Mother Teresa
George Washington Carver — No individual has any right…
No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it.
George Washington Carver
McCandlish Phillips — If you have never heard…
If you have never heard the mountains singing; or seen the trees of the field clapping their hands, do not think because of that they don’t. Ask God to open your ears so you may hear it, and your eyes so you may see it, because, though few men ever know it, they do, my friend, they do. McCandlish Phillips
Japanese proverb — One kind word…
One kind word can warm three winter months.
Japanese proverb
Unknown — To forgive is to set a prisoner free…
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you. Unknown
Charles West — We turn to God for help…
We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking only to learn that it is God shaking them.
Charles West
A. W. Tozer — We need never shout…
We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most secret thoughts.
A. W. Tozer
Johann Schiller — The universe…
The universe is one of God’s thoughts.
Johann Schiller
George Eliot — Blessed is the influence…
Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another. George Eliot
Edith Wharton — There are two ways of spreading light…
There are two ways of spreading light – to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton
Unknown — God always answers our prayer…
God always answers our prayer. Either he changes the circumstances, or he supplies sufficient power to overcome them.
Unknown
Guillaume Apollinaire — “Come to the edge!” God said…
“Come to the edge!” God said. “It’s dangerous there,” I answer. “Come to the edge!” God said. “But I might fall!” “Come to the edge!” God said. So I did. And He pushed me! And I flew!
Guillaume Apollinaire
Oswald Chambers — Some prayers are followed…
Some prayers are followed by silence because they are wrong, others because they are bigger than we can understand.
Oswald Chambers
Unknown — Tell me how much you know…
Tell me how much you know of the sufferings of your fellow men and I will tell how much you have loved them.
Unknown
Anais Nin — Each friend represents…
Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born. Anais Nin
Victor Hugo — Have courage…
Have courage for the great sorrows of life and have patience for the small ones. Go to sleep in peace. God is awake.
Victor Hugo
Albert Schweitzer — Every person I have known…
Every person I have known who has been truly happy, has learned how to serve others.
Albert Schweitzer
Francis de Sales — Every Christian needs…
Every Christian needs a half an hour of prayer each day, except when he is busy, then he needs an hour.
Francis de Sales
C. S. Lewis — Joy is…
Joy is the serious business of heaven.
C. S. Lewis
Samuel Johnson — A wise man will make hast to forgive…
A wise man will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time.
Samuel Johnson
Robert Louis Stevenson — There is nothing but God’s grace…
There is nothing but God’s grace. We walk upon it; we breathe it; we live and die by it; it makes the nails and axles of the universe.
Robert Louis Stevenson
Unknown — The way to worry about nothing…
The way to worry about nothing is to pray about everything.
Unknown
Mother Teresa — I have found the paradox…
I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.
Mother Teresa
Samuel Rutherford — Jesus Christ came into my prison cell…
Jesus Christ came into my prison cell last night, and every stone flashed like a ruby.
Samuel Rutherford
Basil of Caesarea — The bread that you store up…
The bread that you store up belongs to the hungry; the cloak that lies on your chest belongs to the naked; and the gold that you have hidden in the ground belongs to the poor.
Basil of Caesarea
A. Maude Royden — Learn to hold loosely…
Learn to hold loosely all that is not eternal.
A. Maude Royden
Corrie ten Boom — If a bird is flying for pleasure…
If a bird is flying for pleasure, it flies with the wind, but if it meets danger it turns and faces the wind, in order that it may rise higher. Corrie ten Boom
E. B. Pusey — Never dwell on the tomorrow…
Never dwell on the tomorrow; remember, that it’s God’s and not ours. E. B. Pusey
P. Carnegie Simpson — The face of Christ…
The face of Christ does not indeed show us everything, but it shows us the one thing we need to know – the character of God. God is the God who sent Jesus.
P. Carnegie Simpson
Douglas Steere — In intercessory prayer…
In intercessory prayer, one seldom ends where one began.
Douglas Steere
Unknown — Don’t forget…
Don’t forget, a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated. Unknown
Flannery O’Connor — A God you understood…
A God you understood would be less than yourself.
Flannery O’Connor
Henry Schmidt — Only as a man brings his life…
Only as man brings his life into harmony with God does that life have balance and meaning. Then man finds that he is not simply a mass of dancing dirt, coming from nowhere and going nowhere.
Henry Schmidt
J. Edwin Hartill — Prayer is the slender nerve…
Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of Omnipotence.
J. Edwin Hartill
Thomas Mann — It is love, not reason…
It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death.
Thomas Mann
Winston Churchill — Men occasionally stumble over the truth…
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry on as if nothing happened.
Winston Churchill
A. W. Tozer — What comes into our minds…
What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.
A. W. Tozer
Vance Havner — If you are a Christian…
If you are a Christian, you are not a citizen of this world trying to get to heaven; you are a citizen of heaven making your way through this world.
Vance Havner
Augustine — My weight…
My weight is my love.
Augustine
Martin Luther — I have so many things to do today…
I have so many things to do today, I dare not ignore my time with God. Martin Luther
Unknown — Remember that everyone you meet…
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.
Unknown
Max Lucado — The next time you are called to suffer…
The next time you are called to suffer, pay attention. It may be the closest you’ll ever get to God.
Max Lucado
Bruce Wilkinson — The most fruitful…
The most fruitful and the most joy-filled Christians are the most pruned Christians.
Bruce Wilkinson
Unknown — The brook would lose its song…
The brook would lose its song if the rocks were removed.
Unknown
William Law — He who has learned to pray…
He who has learned to pray has learned the greatest secret of a holy and happy life.
William Law
Billy Graham — We have found that marriage…
We have found that marriage should be made up of two forgivers. We need to learn to say, “I was wrong, I’m sorry.” And we also need to say, “That’s all right, I love you.”
Billy Graham
Ed McCraken — My objective in life…
My objective in life is not to have a spiritual life that is separate from the rest of my life.
Ed McCraken
Abraham Lincoln — I have been driven many times…
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.
Abraham Lincoln
Susan L. Lenzkes — Jesus, please teach me…
Jesus, please teach me to appreciate what I have before time forces me to appreciate what I had.
Susan L. Lenzkes
Unknown — Let us be the first…
Let us be the first to give a friendly sign; to nod first, smile first, speak first, and- if such a thing is necessary- forgive first.
Unknown
Fred Rogers — Life is deep and simple…
Life is deep and simple, and what our society gives us is shallow and complicated.
Fred Rogers
Soren Kierkegaard — A man prayed…
A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized that prayer is listening.
Soren Kierkegaard
Sam Jones — Many a fellow is praying…
Many a fellow is praying for rain with his tub the wrong side up.
Sam Jones
Vernon Howard — Every day…
Every day that you attempt to see things as they are in truth is a supremely successful day.
Vernon Howard
Chinese proverb — If you want happiness…
If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.
Chinese proverb
Unknown — The most important missionary journey…
The most important missionary journey a person can make is to walk next door.
Unknown
Matthew Henry — All this…
All this and heaven too.
Matthew Henry
Hendrick Willem Van Loon — High up in the North…
High up in the North, in the land called Svithjod, there stands a rock. It is 100 miles high and 100 miles wide. Once every 1000 years a little bird comes to this rock to sharpen its beak. When the rock has thus been worn away, then a single day of eternity will have gone by. Hendrick Willem Van Loon
Johann Woldgang von Goethe — The Bible grows more beautiful…
The Bible grows more beautiful, as we grow in our understanding of it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
David Grayson — Looking back…
Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so.
David Grayson
Andre Gide — One does not discover new lands…
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
Andre Gide
Blaise Pacal — The God of the infinite…
The God of the infinite is the God of the infinitesimal.
Blaise Pascal
William Gurnall — Some prayers have a longer voyage…
Some prayers have a longer voyage than others, but they return with the richer lading at last, so that the praying soul is a gainer by waiting for an answer.
William Gurnall