Fear of God and love for God coexist happily in the heart of people who are rightly related to Him.

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

There is a kind of misguided pity that deals gently with false teachers at the expense of their victims.

Persistence in prayer brings results that casual prayer does not.

Some believers tend to forget God's persistent faithfulness in the face of the spectacular and showy.

Intercessors constitute the greatest unseen group of spiritual heroes in world history. Their labors are not seen, but the results are. Those who pray for the spiritual needs of others do immeasurable good in the world, often preventing (at least for a time) divine judgment.

Attachments to older forms of worship may be comfortable, but they may contain elements of falsehood that make them unacceptable to God.