To avoid the hard necessity of either obeying or rejecting the plain instructions of our Lord in the New Testament we take refuge in a liberal interpretation of them. We evangelicals also know how to avoid the sharp point of obedience by means of fine and intricate explanations. These are tailor-made for the flesh. They excuse disobedience, comfort carnality and make the words of Christ of none effect. And the essence of it all is that Christ simply could not have meant what He said. His teachings are accepted even theoretically only after they have been weakened by interpretation.

Worship is to feel in the heart . . . it is an attitude and a state of mind. It is a sustained act, subject to varying degrees of intensity and perfection . . . Real worship is, among other things, a feeling about the Lord our God . . . It is in our hearts. And we must be willing to express it in an appropriate manner. If we love the Lord and are led by His Holy Spirit, our worship will always bring a delighted sense of admiring awe and a sincere humility on our part.

Maybe God is calling you to do something extraordinary that isn't on your calendar; something to revive your soul!

Prayer will become effective when we stop using it as a substitute for obedience.

I want the presence of God Himself, or I don't want anything at all to do with religion... I want all that God has or I don't want any.

Let her love God as He is in Himself, and not as her imagination says He is, and pictures Him.

God wants worshipers before workers; indeed the only acceptable workers are those who have learned the lost art of worship.