In a sermon entitled โGod's Providence,โ C. H. Spurgeon said, โNapoleon once heard it said, that man proposes and God disposes. 'Ah,' said Napoleon, 'but I propose and dispose too.' How do you think he proposed and disposed? He proposed to go and take Russia; he proposed to make all Europe his. He proposed to destroy that power, and how did he come back again? How had he disposed it? He came back solitary and alone, his mighty army perished and wasted, having well-nigh eaten and devoured one another through hunger. Man proposes and God disposes.
Jerry BridgesEvery day that we're not practicing godliness we're being conformed to the world of ungodliness around us.
Jerry BridgesChrist exhausted the cup of Godโs wrath. For all who trust in Him there is nothing more in the cup. It is empty.
Jerry BridgesFaith in Christ and a reliance on ourselves, even to the smallest degree, are mutually exclusive.
Jerry BridgesDon't believe everything you think. You cannot be trusted to tell yourself the truth. Stay in The Word.
Jerry BridgesYour worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God's grace. And your best days are never so good that you are beyond the need of God's grace.Pharisee-type believers unconsciously think they have earned God's blessing through their behavior. Guilt-laden believers are quite sure they have forfeited God's blessing through their lack of discipline or their disobedience. Both have forgotten the meaning of grace because they have moved away from the gospel and have slipped into a performance relationship with God.
Jerry Bridges