A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.
“The heart of God yearns over His earthly children with a love stronger than death. In giving up His Son, He has poured out to us all heaven in one gift. The Saviour’s life and death and intercession, the ministry of angels, the pleading of the Spirit, the Father working above and through all, the unceasing interest of heavenly beings,—all are enlisted in behalf of man’s redemption.” – Ellen White, Steps to Christ 21.2
Wow! What a wonderful reminder! Our Heavenly Father delights in giving us His countless blessings each day. Heaven is His Costco and we get to have individual gold memberships! Not through our loved ones and friends, but through His Son, our Redeemer, Jesus Christ! How about that?! And it gets even better! Each day it brings Dad joy to forgive us and supply our needs…in bulk. Not paid for at the cashier with American Express, Visa or MasterCard…but with the life of Jesus Christ on Mount Calvary. With His death He paid the price of our sins. Let us make each day of our lives a paragraph in our lifelong “Thank You” card to our Heavenly Supplier and Giver.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful world! Smile! ☺
If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
Satan does not venture to show himself openly, lest he arouse the Christian’s dormant energies, and send him to God in prayer.
It is not doing the thing which we like to do, but liking to do the thing which we have to do, that makes life blessed.
One never knows a man till he has refused him something, and studied the effect of the refusal; one never knows himself till he has denied himself. The altar of sacrifice is the touchstone of character. The cross compels a choice for or against Christ.
We need to have far less confidence in what man can do and far more confidence in what God can do for every believing soul. He longs to have you reach after Him by faith. He longs to have you expect great things from Him.
Early morning revelation on prayer.
Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?
The men of prayer are the men of power.
Ahhh. Such a beautiful quote. Happy Friday, everyone! :)
(via couragehopestrength)
Source: m-m-mary
You were born an original. Don’t die a copy.
