Wherever there is any element of pride or of conceit, Jesus cannot expound a thing. He will take us through the disappointment of a wounded pride of intellect, through disappointment of heart. He will reveal inordinate affections-thin gs over which we never thought He would have to get us alone.

Narrow all your interests until the attitude of mind and heart and body is concentration on Jesus Christ.

The purpose of prayer is to reveal the presence of God equally present, all the time, in every condition.

Thoughts about myself hinder my usefulness to God.

When a man is born from above, the life of the Son of God is born in him, and he can either starve that life or nourish it. Prayer is the way the life of God is nourished. Our ordinary views of prayer are not found in the New Testament. We look upon prayer as a means of getting things for ourselves; the Bible's idea of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.

The God who guides the stars, unhasting and unresting, will as assuredly fulfill what He has promised.

Not every man can carry a full cup. Sudden elevation frequently leads to pride and a fall. The most exacting test of all to survive is prosperity.