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We are in bondage to that which overcomes us. See also 2 Peter 2:19.
If the kingdom of God is not first, it doesn't matter what's second.
You must not mistake passing local cloud cover, for general darkness.
In Gospel grammar, death is not an exclamation point, merely a comma.
Defectors often cause more difficulty than disinterested disbelievers.
Though we live in a failing world, we have not been sent here to fail.
On the straight and narrow path, there are simply no corners to be cut.
Meekness, the subtraction of self, reduces the multiplication of words.
Discouragement is not the absence of adequacy but the absence of courage.
Even if work were not an economic necessity, it is a spiritual necessity.
We must endure the contempt of others without reciprocating that contempt.
The soul is like a violin string: it makes music only when it is stretched.
Even the good can become careless without the Lord's being there to chasten.
How myopic it is to view His ministry as all crucifixion and no resurrection!
Men and Women of Christ magnify their callings without magnifying themselves.
I am as I am, And so is a stone; Them that don't like me, Must leave me alone.
A patient willingness to defer dividends is a hallmark of individual maturity.
Patience stoutly resists pulling up the daisies to see how the roots are doing!
Eventually, there will not be enough prisons if there are not enough good homes.
The enlarging of the soul requires not only some remodeling, but some excavating.
Love, patience, and meekness can be just as contagious as rudeness and crudeness.
Our little pebble of poor performance helps to start, or to sustain, an avalanche.
As we come closer to Him, we not only "stand all amazed"-we even kneel all amazed!
We are often not only to slow to get on our knees, but to quick to rise from them.
We cannot lead or draw others to Christ unless we stand closer to Him than they do.
We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.
The laughter of the world is merely loneliness pathetically trying to reassure itself.
Pure religion is having the courage to do what is right and let the consequence follow.
Of all the errors one could make, God's gospel plan is the wrong thing to be wrong about.
If, in the end, you have not chosen Jesus Christ it will not matter what you have chosen.
Sometimes the best people... have the worst experiences... because they are ready to learn
Many of those engaged in a lemming-like march to the sea are proud of their individualism.
Let us have integrity and not write checks with our tongues which our conduct cannot cash.
God's anger is kindled not because we have harmed him but because we have harmed ourselves.
The imperfections of others never release us from the need to work on our own shortcomings.
Real hope is much more than wishful musing. It stiffens, not slackens, the spiritual spine.
The gross size of our talent inventories is less important than the net use of our talents?
The hardest work you and I will ever do is to put off our selfishness. It is heavy lifting!
For the faithful, our finest hours are sometimes during or just following our darkest hours.
The cavity which suffering carves into our souls will one day also be the receptacle of joy.
Consecration thus constitutes the only unconditional surrender which is also a total victory!
We can't dwell upon another's ingratitude without using up our time and talents unprofitably.
Our journey is demanding enough that the need for reassurance as well as reminders is constant.
Regarding trials, including of our faith and patience, there are no exemptions-only variations.
The flame of family can warm us and at the same time be a perpetual pilot light to rekindle us.
Our God does not indulge us, but He is merciful toward our weaknesses as He strives to tutor us.
Those few members who desert the cause are abandoning an oasis to search for water in the desert.
A new calling can beckon us away from comfortable routine and from competencies already acquired.
Unproductive worry - like Parkinson's proverbial law - tends to expand to fill the time available.
We can be walking witnesses and standing sermons to which objective onlookers can say a quiet amen.