 Thanks be to God, there is hope to-day; this very hour you can choose Him and serve Him. Topics: Hope, Service |
| A man can counterfeit love, he can counterfeit faith, he can counterfeit hope and all the other graces, but it is very difficult to counterfeit humility. Topics: Humility |
| The law stops every man's mouth. God will have a man humble himself down on his face before Him, with not a word to say for himself. Then God will speak to him, when he owns that he is a sinner, and gets rid of all his own righteousness. Topics: Humility |
| We may easily be too big for God to use, but never too small. Topics: Humility |
| The beginning of greatness is to be little; the increase of greatness is to be less; the perfection of greatness is to be nothing. Topics: Humility |
| You don't have to go to heathen lands today to find false gods. America is full of them. Whatever you love more than God is your idol. Topics: Idolatry, America |
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| A rule I have had for years is: to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. His is not a creed, a mere doctrine, but it is He Himself we have. Topics: Jesus, Friendship |
| Never think that Jesus commanded a trifle, nor dare to trifle with anything He has commanded. Topics: Jesus |
| Happiness is caused by things that happen around me, and circumstances will mar it; but joy flows right on through trouble; joy flows on through the dark; joy flows in the night as well as in the day; joy flows all through persecution and opposition. Topics: Joy |
| The Lord gives his people perpetual joy when they walk in obedience to him. Topics: Joy |
| If a man gets drunk and goes out and breaks his leg so that it must be amputated, God will forgive him if he asks it, but he will have to hop around on one leg all his life. Topics: Justice |
| Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement. Topics: Life, Age |
