Good Words for Today

Who looks worse? Peter who sank because he took eyes off Jesus or the 11 other guys who never got out of the boat in the first place?

"Rescue the perishing, Care for the dying, Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave; Weep o’er the erring one, Lift up the fallen, Tell them of Jesus the mighty to save." Fanny Crosby 1869

In the Lord’s work, it is better to feel weak than to feel strong. The man who thinks he stands by his own power is heading for a shameful fall.

“What can I give Him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part; Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.” Christina Rossetti

“We might tremble to approach a throne, but we cannot fear to approach a manger." Charles Spurgeon

How far is God willing to go? He left heaven to save you. He entered a virgin's womb. He was laid in a feeding trough. How far is God willing to go? You can't even imagine the answer to that question.

I can’t tell you when your trials will end, but I do know this much: He’s an on-time God. You can’t rush him, but he’s never late either. When the appointed time has come, the fierce heat will dissipate and the gold of tested character will come forth in your life.