We may not be worthy to be forgiven, but He is worthy to forgive us.

The gospel has done its work in us when we crave God more than we crave everything else in life - more than money, romance, family, health, fame - and when seeing His kingdom advance in the lives of others gives us more joy than anything we could own. When we see Jesus as greater than anything the world can offer, we'll gladly let everything else go to possess Him.

Satan's primary temptation strategy is to try and make us forget what God has said about us and to evaluate our standing before God by some other criteria

Often the strongest evidence of my growth in grace is my growth in the knowledge of my need for grace.

True religion is when you serve God to get nothing else but more of God. Many people use religion as a way of getting something else from God they want-blessings, rewards, even escape from judgement. This is wearisome to us, and to God. But when God is His own reward, Christianity becomes thrilling. Sacrifice becomes joy.

Lord, as You have been to me, so I will be to others. As I pray, I'll measure Your compassion by the cross and Your power by the resurrection.

In Christ, there is nothing I can do that would make You love me more and nothing I have done that makes You love me less.