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
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
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
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
And so I believe that the way of peace is found in looking on to the End of the Lord, not in puzzling over the beginning or the middle of His ways.
—Amy Carmichael
What is their power, my Lord, to Thee?
Shadows of fear, oh, flee away;
I hear my Captain calling me—
Where is the night? ’Tis dawn, ’tis day.
—Amy Carmichael
Let us bear a faithful testimony, in our several stations, against all ungodliness and unrighteousness, and with all our might recommend that inward and outward holiness without which no man shall see the Lord!
—John Wesley
Lest I should faint before the race be run,
Lest I should quail before the fight be won,
O heavenly Intercessor and my Lord,
Fulfill to me Thy comfortable word—
Thy Peter’s word. How can I be afraid
If Thou dost say to me, But I have prayed?
—Amy Carmichael
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and all His wisdom, and power, and faithfulness are engaged on thy side.
—John Wesley
O God, how little do I deserve all ye honour thou puttest upon me, but may I be more active in thy service and live more by faith, doing all to the glory of God, and in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to the Father through him.
—William Wilberforce
O may I have my conversation in heaven and my affections set on things above, looking for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
—William Wilberforce
Praise the Lord, O my soul for all his goodness.
—William Wilberforce
I will press forward. Let him that is athirst come. Whoever will, let him take of the water of life *freely*. Even so Lord Jesus. Amen.
—William Wilberforce
How wonderful that a private man should have such an influence on the temporal and eternal happiness of millions; literally, millions on millions yet unborn! O God, make me more earnest for Thy glory; and may I act more from real love and gratitude to my redeeming Lord.
—William Wilberforce
A great shadow lies upon every man & every woman—the fact that our Lord was bruised & wounded & crucified for the entire human race. This is the basic human responsibility that men are trying to push off & evade.
—AW Tozer
Intensity of prayer is no criterion of its effectiveness. A man may throw himself on his face and sob out his troubles to the Lord & yet have no intention to obey the commandments of Christ.
—AW Tozer
It will take more than talk & prayer to bring revival. There must be a return to the Lord in practice before our prayers will be heard in heaven.
—AW Tozer
If you want to pray strategically, in a way which would please God, pray that God might raise up men who see the beauty of the Lord our God & would begin to preach it & hold it out to people, instead of offering peace of mind, deliverance from cigarettes, a better job & cottage.
—A. W. Tozer
Think with me about beauty & about this matchless One who is the Lord of all beauty, our Savior
—AW Tozer
The LORD is dependent on nothing, but everything depends on him.
—Herman Bavinck
I have asked myself many times why professing Christian believers can relegate the great missionary imperative of our Lord Jesus Christ to the sidelines of our Christian cause.
—AW Tozer
“Emptiness is written upon everyone till the heart comes to its Savior and Lord.”
Oh, how I longed to be with Christ, to be employed in the glorious work of angels, and with an angel’s freedom, vigour, and delight! And yet how willing was I to stay awhile on earth, that I might do something, if the Lord pleased, for his interest in the world!
—David Brainerd
Through the infinite goodness of God, I felt what I spoke; he enabled me to treat on divine truth with uncommon clearness: and yet I was so sensible of my defects in preaching, that I could not be proud of my performance, as at some times; and blessed be the Lord for this mercy.
—David Brainerd
Enjoyed some sweetness in things divine, in the midst of my pain and weakness. O that I could praise the Lord!
—David Brainerd
O that the Lord would be my support and comforter in an evil world!
—David Brainerd
This, through grace, I can say at present, with regard to life or death, ‘The Lord do with me as seems good in his sight;’ that whether I live or die, I may glorify him, who is ‘worthy to receive blessing, and honour, and dominion for ever. Amen.’
—David Brainerd