Christian Writers and Preachers

O how quiet, as well as holy, would our lives be, had we learned that single lesson,—to be careful for nothing, but to do our duty, and leave all consequences to God!

—John Wesley

Art thou totally unclean in soul and body? Here is the fountain for sin and uncleanness! Arise, and wash away thy sins! Stagger no more at the promise through unbelief! Give glory to God! Dare to believe!

—John Wesley

But do not settle down into an attitude of It will never be different. It will be different if only, in earnest, we follow on to know the Lord (Hos. 6:3).

—Amy Carmichael

Once again, led by a Star,

Do we come from near and far,

Drawn by Love’s belovèd cords,

Hail our Saviour, Lord of lords.

—Amy Carmichael

I entreat you, in the name of the Lord Jesus, act up to the dignity of your calling!

—John Wesley

Kind Father, teach us how to show Thy kindness.

—Amy Carmichael

Let love not visit you as a transient guest, but be the constant ruling temper of your soul. See that your heart be filled at all times and on all occasions with real, undissembled benevolence; not to those only that love you, but to every soul of man.

—John Wesley

Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men and devils. But, if God be for you, who can be against you? Are all of them together stronger than God? O be not weary in well doing!

—John Wesley

It is very hard to see how this can be for the best. But we are not asked to see, and why need we, when we know?

—Amy Carmichael

O turn unto your rest! Turn to Him in whom are hid all the treasures of happiness! Turn unto him who giveth liberally unto all men; and he will give you to drink of the water of life freely.

—John Wesley

Our Lord has many ways of working. The only thing that can matter is to be obedient to what, so far as we know His will, is His word for us, and to keep to it till He directs otherwise.

—Amy Carmichael

The will of God is a path leading straight to God. The will of man, which once ran parallel with it, is now another path, not only different from it, but in our present state, directly contrary to it: It leads from God.

—John Wesley

The omnipresent God sees and knows all the properties of the beings that He hath made. He knows all the connections, dependencies, and relations, and all the ways wherein one of them can affect another.

—John Wesley

Beauty and battle—both are of Thee.

Lighten mine eyes till I joyfully see

Beauty in all that Thou givest to me,

Lord of the light.

—Amy Carmichael

Is it misery to love God? To give Him my heart who alone is worthy of it? Nay, it is the truest happiness; indeed, the only true happiness which is to be found under the sun.

—John Wesley

In spite of all opposition, from nature, from the world, from all the powers of darkness, still fight the good fight of faith, and lay hold on eternal life!

—John Wesley

So when we are facing the impossible, we can count upon the God of the impossible.

—Amy Carmichael

In this season of much singing, I ask those who love our Lord Jesus to ask very specially for singing hearts. It would be sad if the lovely Christmas hymns and carols sounded only like a noise—even a noise of music—to Him.

—Amy Carmichael

My God shall supply all your need according to His riches (Phil. 4:19). We lay those words before our Lord and we say to Him very earnestly, And now, O Lord, do as You have said.

—Amy Carmichael

We know our Lord bears gently with the ignorant and erring, and it is not for us to judge how far the ignorance and error must reach before it passes the confines of His great loving-kindness.

—Amy Carmichael

When you feel at the end of everything, do not hesitate to say so to your Father.

—Amy Carmichael

As for God, His way is perfect—that is the substance of the words. And if His way be perfect we need no explanation.

—Amy Carmichael

Let God be in all your thoughts, and ye will be men indeed. Let him be your God and your All,—the desire of your eyes, the joy of your heart, and your portion for ever.

—John Wesley

So fear not, you who are like Joseph when the archers shot at him and wounded him (for the archers know all the tenderest places in our souls at which to shoot). Trust the love that upheld Joseph.

—Amy Carmichael

Do nothing on which you cannot pray for a blessing. Every action of a Christian that is good, is sanctified by the word and prayer. It becomes not a Christian to do anything so trivial, that he cannot pray over it.

—John Wesley

Speak as knowing God hears you: Walk as knowing God besets you on every side.

—John Wesley

Many are asking, Are Missions worthwhile? Surely they are, if such souls are worth winning.

—Amy Carmichael

Give your hearts to Him who, together with ten thousand blessings, has given you his Son, his only Son!

—John Wesley

But they put it on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the house: in like manner, it is the design of God that every Christian should be in an open point of view; that he may give light to all around, that he may visibly express the religion of Jesus Christ.

—John Wesley

Let us ask that the stillness in which only His lights can shine may be ever around us, the stillness of the calm of His presence. And oh, let us ask that in this dark world we may so shine that others may see to read His love in the face of our loving Jesus.

—Amy Carmichael