We are only what we are in the dark; all the rest is reputation.

Human nature, if healthy, demands excitement; and if it does not obtain its thrilling excitement in the right way, it will seek it in the wrong. God never makes bloodless stoics; He makes no passionless saints.

When we become advocates of a creed, something dies; we do not believe God, we only believe our belief about Him.

We must learn to tell ourselves the truth on the basis of God’s Word.

We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the biblical purpose of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.

The strain of life is what builds our strength. If there is no strain, there will be no strength.

It is much easier to do something than to trust in God. That is why there are so few fellow workers with God and so many workers for Him. We would far rather work for God than believe in Him.