I have often been reminded of the wild duck that came down on migration into a barnyard and liked it so well that he stayed there. In the fall his erstwhile companions passed overhead and his first impulse was to rise and join them, but he had fed too well and could rise no higher than the eaves of the barn. The day came when his old fellow travelers could pass overhead without his even hearing their call. I have seen men and women who once mounted up with wings like eagles but are now content to live in the barnyard of this world.

No amount of facts in his head can compensate for the lack of fire on his lips.

People get so used to the dark that they think it is growing brighter.

The world does not hate its own. It does hate our Lord. It hates His followers. Where do you belong in this lineup?

Paul was not ignorant of Satan's devices, but we are not so wise. Among his most successful devices today are these: exalting tolerance above truth; emphasizing the head more than the heart; making size more important than sort; stressing the positive to the neglect of the negative; putting happiness above holiness; majoring on this world instead of the next.

When a man makes alliance with the Almighty, giants look like grasshoppers.

We are the salt of the earth, mind you, not the sugar. Our ministry is to truly cleanse and not just to change the taste.