The Lord longs to exalt His people as trophies of His work in them.

We dare not trim stones to make God an altar, for if we do we ruin everything. We would spend time bringing people to the altar and saying, "Look at those beautiful stones we trimmed!" We merely need to accept the work that God has done for us in Christ. The object of His restrictions is to help us see how wonderful He is and to spend the rest of our lives rendering true worship to Him.

God chose Israel not because they were superior but because of what He could do through them for others.

Grace is always given freely by God, but grace received should always issue in a joyous delight in Him.

God supplies the needs of His people according to their needs but does not ordinarily allow stockpiling.

Conversion is essential, but it is a beginning, not an end. The believer in Jesus Christ is not simply rescued from the penalty of his sin; he is redeemed to love God and his neighbor so that others might come to know him.

An enriched capacity for rejoicing is an expanded capacity for worship.