Good Words for Today

"From all blindness of heart, from pride, vainglory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness, Good Lord, deliver us." Book of Common Prayer

"It is well worth being the chief of sinners to have such a Savior." Alexander Whyte

"The Bride eyes not her garment, but her dear Bridegroom’s face; I will not gaze at glory but on my King of grace. Not at the crown He giveth but on His pierced hand; The Lamb is all the glory of Immanuel’s land." Anne R. Cousin

"The Gospel reminds me the mistakes I make don't define me. I am defined In Christ Alone. Mistakes are just information for getting better." Hugh Freeze

"If all men are offended because of Christ, let them be offended; but where is the sense of their being offended at something that is not Christ and is nothing like him? We do him singularly little honor by watering down his personality till it could not offend a fly. Surely it is not the business of the Church to adapt Christ to men, but to adapt men to Christ." Dorothy Sayers

“Anything under God's control is never out of control.” Chuck Swindoll

The skill of the shepherd is seen not in the sunlight but in the dark valleys.

Pray Until Something Happens

“God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situations where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through.” Francis Chan

“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people.” G. K. Chesterton

The truth is, our potential is very limited and the only untapped resources are the ones we discover when we come to the end and admit that we are limited but God is not.

Jesus’ appeal is always personal. He never says, “Come and join the church” or “Come and give money.” He simply says, “Come to me.”

“The national anthem of Hell is 'I did it my way.'” Peter Kreeft

"Nothing can for sin atone, Nothing but the blood of Jesus; Naught of good that I have done, Nothing but the blood of Jesus." Robert Lowry

“Keep in mind that when sin is viewed superficially, it is dealt with superficially.” Erwin Lutzer

"No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched." George Jean Nathan

We are all only one stupid decision away from destroying our legacy.

Loving Father, teach us to trust you. We want clear direction, and you say, “Give me your heart.” We want precise answers, and you say, “Trust me to do right.” We want to know about tomorrow, and you say, “Follow me today.” Lord, make us willing to be made willing to do your will in everything. We pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Circumstances are the fingerprints of God.

“It is therefore far better, and more desirable, to have but a little of the world and to have it with a good conscience, to keep up communion with God, and enjoy him in it, and live by faith, than to have the greatest plenty and live without God in the world." Matthew Henry

"Do your best and let God do the rest." Dr. Ben Carson

“Sometimes God allows what he hates to accomplish what he loves.” Joni Eareckson Tada

Resentment is like drinking poison and hoping the other guy dies.

“Don’t pray 'Lord, use me.' What you should pray is "Lord, make me usable.'" Vance Havner

God specializes in impossible situations, and he loves to prove that hopeless cases aren't hopeless after all.

 Your prayers are part of heaven's plan to reach out to the prodigals in your life and bring them back to God. If you are heavily burdened for a loved one, you may be sure that that burden does not come simply from yourself. The burden is a gift from God, a token of his mercy toward the prodigal who at this moment cares nothing for the Lord.

“No man can give at once the impression that he himself is clever and that Jesus Christ is mighty to save.” James Denney

God never wastes anything. Not even the tiniest tear falls without a purpose.

"If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled." Charles Spurgeon

“A real Christian is the one who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.” Billy Graham

If you want a new life, you can have one, but you’ve got to let go of everything that stands between you and Jesus Christ.

He’s not the God we think he is. He’s much better than that.

Truth demands a personal commitment. You can talk about it, discuss it, debate it, and dissect it, but eventually you’ve got to do something about it.

God will never contradict his Word.

"Believing in Jesus means trusting him so much that if he can't taken me to heaven, I'm not going to go there." Lewis Sperry Chafer

"All I have needed Thy hand hath provided— 'Great is Thy faithfulness,' Lord, unto me!" Thomas Chisholm

It is altogether good for a man to remember that he is a sinner. A healthy sense of our own sin is a positive thing. It is a mark of wisdom. If I know that I am a sinner, I am driven to my knees in repentance and forced to run to the cross of Jesus Christ. This is where humility begins.

"All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all." "He gave us eyes to see them, And lips that we might tell How great is God Almighty, Who has made all things well." Cecil F. Alexander, 1848

"In the final analysis there are no great preachers. There’s only a great Christ who does startling things when we place ourselves and our preaching in his hands." Haddon Robinson

"Souls are perishing. Sailor, wilt thou sleep when the wreck is out at sea, and the lifeboat is waiting for hands to man it?" Charles Spurgeon