Religion has accepted the monstrous heresy that noise, size, activity and bluster make a man dear to God.

Whenever God begins something, we have the assurance that He will finish it. Nothing will stand in the way of Him accomplishing His purpose in this world and in our lives. What God starts, He finishes, and nobody can hinder Him. Sure, delays will happen. Just remember, God is in charge of the delays as well as the progress.

God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which he must work. Only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves.

No matter what the circumstances, we Christians should keep our heads. God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, of love and of a sound mind. It is a dismal thing to see a son of heaven cringe in terror before the sons of earth.

God's Word is true whether we believe it or not. Human unbelief cannot alter the character of God.

There is a restlessness within us that cannot be satisfied until we rest fully in God.

If I understand this correctly Christ taught here the alarming doctrine that the desire for honor among men made belief impossible.