We don't honor just to get a reward; we honor because it is the heart of God, and it is our delight.

God is waiting to satisfy us, yet His goodness will not satisfy us if we are already full of other things.

The Spirit of God is jealous over us; He doesn't want superficial fellowship, but genuine intimacy.

Physical maturity is bound to time. Spiritual maturity is bound to obedience.

If we don’t risk being hurt, we cannot give unconditional love. Unconditional love gives others the right to hurt us.

Godly fear, faith, and humility is the true threefold cord that can’t easily be broken (see Ecclesiastes 4:12).

Just as Jesus learned obedience by the things He suffered, we learn obedience by the difficult circumstances we face. When we obey the Word of God that is spoken by the Holy Spirit, we will grow and mature in the times of conflict and suffering. Our knowledge of Scripture is not the key. Obedience is.