If the Lord is coming soon, is this not a very practical motive for greater missionary effort? I know of no other motive that has been so stimulating to myself.

The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed.

I have seen many men work without praying, though I have never seen any good come out of it; but I have never seen a man pray without working.

As a rule, prayer is answered and funds come in, but if we are kept waiting, the spiritual blessing that is the outcome is far more precious than exemption from the trial.

Too often we attempt to work for God to the limit of our incompetency, rather than to the limit of God's omnipotency.

If in the sight of God you cannot say you are sure that you have a special call to stay at home, why are you disobeying the Saviour's plain command to go?

Many Christians estimate difficulties in the light of their own resources, and thus attempt little and often fail in the little they attempt. All God's giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reckoned on His power and presence with them.