One compromise here, another there and soon enough the so-called Christian and the man in the world look the same.

Faith is seeing the invisible, but not the nonexistent.

Save me from the error of judging a church by its size, popularity or the amount of its yearly offerings.

No one will make progress with God until our eyes are lifted to the faithfulness of God and we stop looking at ourselves!

God's mercy is boundless, free and, through Jesus Christ our Lord, available to us now in our present situation.

When Jesus died on the cross the mercy of God did not become any greater. It could not become any greater, for it was already infinite. We get the odd notion that God is showing mercy because Jesus died. No--Jesus died because God is showing mercy. It was the mercy of God that gave us Calvary, not Calvary that gave us mercy. If God had not been merciful there would have been no incarnation, no babe in the manger, no man on a cross and no open tomb.

It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until he has hurt him deeply." God actually rises up storms of conflict in relationships at times in order to accomplish that deeper work in our character. We cannot love our enemies in our own strength. This is graduate-level grace. Are you willing to enter this school? Are you willing to take the test? If you pass, you can expect to be elevated to a new level in the Kingdom. For He brings us through these tests as preparation for greater use in the Kingdom. You must pass the test first.