We are fit for the work of God only when we have wept over it, prayed about it, and then we are enabled by Him to tackle the job that needs to be done.

God will never plant the seed of his life upon the soil of a hard, unbroken spirit. He will only plant that seed where the conviction of his spirit has brought brokenness, where the soil has been watered with the tears of repentance as well as the tears of joy.

A throne is God's purpose for you; a cross is God's path for you; faith is God's plan for you.

The condition of an enlightened mind is a surrendered heart.

When God wants to do an impossible task, he takes an impossible man, and he crushes him.

The secret of every discord in Christian homes and communities and churches is that we seek our own way and our own glory.

The immense step from the Babe at Bethlehem to the living, reigning triumphant Lord Jesus, returning to earth for His own people - that is the glorious truth proclaimed throughout Scripture. As the bells ring out the joys of Christmas, may we also be alert for the final trumpet that will announce His return, when we shall always be with Him.