There is nothing attractive about the gospel to the natural man; the only man who finds the gospel attractive is the man who is convicted of sin.

Jesus Christ has undertaken by His redemption to put in me a heart so pure that God can see nothing to censure.

Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not.

Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion.

We can all see God in exceptional things, but it requires the culture of spiritual discipline to see God in every detail.

Confidence in the natural world is self-reliance; in the spiritual world, it is God-reliance.

The greatest competitor of true devotion to Jesus is the service we do for Him. It is easier to serve than to pour out our lives completely for Him.