Reading the Bible can be like meeting someone you don't know who, oddly, somehow seems to know you deeply. It's uncanny.
Max LucadoDon't equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not.
Max LucadoThe same hand that stilled the seas stills your guilt. The same hand that cleansed the Temple cleanses your heart. The hand is the hand of God. The nail is the nail of God. And as the hands of Jesus opened for the nail, the doors of heaven opened for you.
Max Lucado