Max Lucado Quotes

One person told me that Christians believe in a king. We believe in a King Jesus who oversees the affairs of mankind. Maybe we're reaching for an earthly king.

Every movie really does have a message. Somebody somewhere is trying to make a point or advance a cause or promote their agenda. There's nothing wrong with that. They try to do so in an entertaining fashion.

The cross is where God forgave his children without lowering his standards.

Nothing fosters courage like a clear grasp of grace... & nothing fosters fear like an ignorance of mercy

No one can pray and worry at the same time.

The great promise of Scripture is that every day is a day that's worth rejoicing in.

We celebrate the First Advent to whet our appetites for the Second. We long for the next coming.

People of each generation in the twentieth century "were three times more likely to experience depression" than people of the preceding generation.

We may not see the connection between the name Jesus and the phrase "save his people from their sins," but Joseph would have. He was familiar with the Hebrew language.

All of my books began as sermons, so really the heart of the message is still the same.

I'm a preacher first and a writer second, although my role is changing a bit at the church. I'm going to bring on a co-teacher, but I'll still be a pastor and a writer.

You are who God says you are. Spiritually alive. Heavenly positioned. Connected to the Father. A billboard of mercy. An honored child.

Your home is your giant-size privilege, your towering priority.

Does God notice when I'm afraid? Note the resolve in the eyes of Jesus as he marches through the storm to rescue his friends.

I've never been one to say I know exactly that we're in the last days, but there's some things happening these days, both good and bad, that make me wonder if we may be heading into the final generation. One of the good things that's happening is that little by little we're taking the gospel to the whole world. But at the same time there is this resistance.

Let your failures refine you, not define you.

I'm protective of the reputation of Christ and the church.

The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.

Tragically, some people believe they are going to heaven when they die just because a few drops of water were sprinkled over their heads a few weeks after their birth. They have no personal faith, have never made a personal decision, and are banking on a hollow ceremony to save them. How absurd.

Regardless of the circumstances that surrounded your arrival, you are not an accident. God planned you before you were born.

When we're in the middle of a difficult time, we have to speak against that lie that says, "God is not here." We have to draw near to God.

Though you see nothing, he is acting.

God sends his angels to protect us and his Word as a star to guide us. Then he surrounds us with his grace. We become his depot, the distribution point of God's gifts.

A story does that: it will reach out and hook somebody and hold them for just a few moments while you unpack this story in their presence.

Our task is to stand tall in God's love, secure in our place, sparkling in kindness, surrounded by his goodness, freely giving to all who come our way. You, me, and the Christmas tree. Picked, purchased, and pruned.

Our Savior kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, "I can clean that if you want." And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes away our sin.

Want to learn to forgive? Then consider how you've been forgiven.

Is it possible for an unbaptized believer to be saved? Yes, definitely. Should every believer be baptized? Yes, definitely.

When troubles come our way, we can be stressed and upset, or we can trust God. Caleb could have cursed God. He didn't deserve the wilderness. He had to put his dreams on hold for four decades. Still he didn't complain or grow sour.

To see sin without grace is despair. To see grace without sin is arrogance. To see them in tandem is conversion.

Mark it down. You will never go where God is not.

Let God have you, and let God love you - and don’t be surprised if your heart begins to hear music you’ve never heard and your feet learn to dance as never before.

Don't equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not.

The ultimate solution to POVERTY is found in the COMPASSION of God's people.

Every person is unique.

Fear corrodes our confidence in God's goodness.

Even though you may not understand how God works, you know he does.

Baptism is bowing before the Father and letting him do his work.

Give a man religion without reminding him of his filth, and the result will be arrogance in a three- piece suit.

Jesus came to save us from our own sins.

When God is all you have, then all you have, is all you need.

God is not troubled by one who is conservative or liberal, and He certainly never inclines His ear toward a donkey or an elephant.

Which would you prefer? To be king of the mountain for a day? Or to be a child of God for eternity?

The Bible is full of stories of men and women who've found themselves in frightening situations but who chose to look up rather than look down - look up in faith - and God got them through it.

We've got to realize there's something bigger than who is in the White House. And that is the spirit of camaraderie and peace that keeps our nation together.

It's always better to step down from the pedestal than to be pulled off of it.

Christmas is best pondered, not with logic, but with imagination.

Answer the big question of eternity, and the little questions of life fall into perspective.