Our prayers are heard, not because we are in earnest, not because we suffer, but because Jesus suffered.

Am I learning how to use my Bible? The way to become complete for the Master’s service is to be well soaked in the Bible; some of us only exploit certain passages. Our Lord wants to give us continuous instruction out of His word; continuous instruction turns hearers into disciples.

When I see Jesus Christ I simply want to be what He wants me to be.

We will suffer a sharp painful disullisionment before we fully surrender. When people really see themselves as the Lord sees them, it is not the terribly offensive sins of the fleshthat shock them, but the awful nature of the pride of their own hearts opposing Jesus Christ. When they see themselves in the light of the Lord, the shame, the horror, and desperate conviction hit home for them.

Whenever you get a blessing from God, give it back to Him as a love gift.

The moral miracle of redemption is that God can put a new nature into me through which I can live a totally new life.

If we were never depressed we should not be alive; it is the nature of a crystal never to be depressed.