If He put tribulation before you and said He will give you patience by giving you a little trouble along the way, wouldn't you take a little trouble? You say, 'Lord, I want all my highways paved.' the Lord says, 'I'm sorry, I can't accommodate you. I'm going to let you run over some bumps occasionally, so you will have patience.' You do not like the bumps, but you like the patience, and if you want the patience, you will have to take the bumps. And what is patience but experience?

But the sons of this world have not God; they have only each other, and they walk holding to each other and looking to one another for assurance like frightened children.

It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.

Nothing twists and deforms the soul more than a low or unworthy conception of God

Christianity at any given time is strong or weak depending upon her concept of God.

God's purpose in redemption is to make worshipers out of rebels.

Without doubt the emphasis in Christian teaching today should be on worship. There is little danger that we shall become merely worshipers and neglect the practical implications of the gospel. No one can long worship God in spirit and in truth before the obligation to holy service becomes too strong to resist. Fellowship with God leads straight to obedience and good works. That is the divine order and it can never be reversed.