The Hope of Christ
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. Lamentations 3:22, NRSV
Our God is not aloof—he’s not so far above us that he can’t
see and understand our problems. Jesus
isn’t a God who stayed on the mountaintop—he’s a Savior who came down and lived
and worked with the people. Everywhere
he went, the crowds followed, drawn together by the magnet that was—and is—the
Savior.
The life of Jesus Christ is a message of hope. - Max Lucado
Master Plan
They put him to death by nailing him to a cross. But this was God’s plan which he had made
long ago. Acts 2:23
The cross wasn’t a tragic surprise. Calvary was not a knee-jerk response to a
world plummeting toward destruction. It
wasn’t a patch-up job or a stop-gap measure ...
The moment the forbidden fruit touched the lips of Eve, the
shadow of a cross appeared on the horizon.
And between that moment and the moment the man with the mallet placed
the spike against the wrist of God, a master plan was fulfilled. .. Max Lucado
Thought
True humility is intelligent self-respect which keeps us from
thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves.
It makes us mindful of the nobility God meant us to have. Yet it makes us modest by reminding us how
far we have come short of what we can be.
Ralph W. Sockman
Evangelism
"One of our troubles is we are not willing to humble
ourselves. We are not willing to give up our opinions as to how things should
be done. We want a revival to come just in our way. You never saw two revivals
come just alike. We must let them come in God's way. People are ashamed to
admit they need a revival. If you are not willing to take the shame on
yourself, you then let it remain on Jesus Christ. You must bear the reproach of
your sinful state of indifference, or the cause of our Master must bear
it." - Mordecai Ham
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