Paul Madson
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
“Give me 100 people that hate nothing but sin, and love nothing but Jesus Christ, and we’ll shake England for God.” (John Wesley)
“At the cross, the love of God and the wrath of God shake hands; the mercy of God and the justice of God embrace; and the holiness of God and the sinfulness of humanity appear in stark contrast.” (William P. Farely, from his book – Outrageous Mercy)
“I think the devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry, crowds … Satan is quite aware of the power of silence.” (Jim Elliot)
“A public man, though he is necessarily available at many times, must learn to hide. If he is always available, he is not worth enough when he is available.” (Elton Trueblood)
“God has not bowed to our nervous haste nor embraced the methods of our machine age. The man who will know God must give time to Him.” (A.W. Tozer)
“I have done less waiting than working, and my works would have been better had I waited more. But I have enjoyed God’s incomparable companionship. I have walked the world with God as my friend.” (from the autobiography of Carl F.H. Henry)
“Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.” (D. L. Moody)
“I would rather teach one man to pray than ten men to preach.” (Charles Spurgeon)
“Until we know that life is war, we will not know what prayer is for.” (John Piper)
When asked to describe what is “the heresy of modernity,” J.I. Packer described it this way:
‘The belief that ….
the newer is the truer,
only what is recent is decent,
every shift of ground is a step forward,
and every latest word must be hailed
as the last word on its subject.’”
(J. I. Packer)
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.” (2 Corinthians 4:8-9)
“Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.” (Job 13:15)
“Fly this banner over every wound and regret: ‘Satan meant it for evil, but God meant it for good (Genesis 50:20).” (John Piper)
“We like to serve others from the power position. We’d rather be healthy, wealthy, and wise as we reach out to the sick, poor, and ignorant. But people see and hear the gospel best when it comes through those who have known difficulty. Paul says, ‘To the weak I became weak, to win the weak’ (1 Corinthians 9:22). Suffering creates a sphere of influence for Christ that we couldn’t otherwise have.” (Randy Alcorn)
“The race is not always to the swift, but to those who keep on running.”