“A mortician can make a dead man look better than he ever did when he was alive. So churches like Sardis may appear very much alive when they are dead in the sight of the Lord. God knows the difference.” KnowsMenLooksMayChristianDifferencesChurchLordAliveSightChristian InspirationalGod KnowsDead ManLord GodMorticians Author:Vance Havner
“...the Lord said as He drew near His passion, 'Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in Him. If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself; and He will glorify Him at once' (Jn. 13:31-32). From This it is clear that divine gifts follow sufferings endured for the sake of virtue.” IfsMenSaidChristianSufferingPassionLordVirtueClearDivineSonSakeGods WillOrthodoxGlorify Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Lord, you have cursed Cain and Cain’s children: thy will be done. You have allowed men’s hearts to be corrupted, that their intentions be rotten, that their actions putrefy and stink: thy will be done.” MenHeartChildrenDoneActionLordIntentionRottenCursedStinkCainThy Will Be Done Author:Jean-Paul Sartre
“Every man and woman who serves the Lord, no matter how faithful they may be, have their dark hours; but if they have lived faithfully, light will burst upon them and relief will be furnished.” IfsMenMayMatterLightHoursDarkLordMen And WomenEvery ManFaithfulReliefDark Hours Author:Lorenzo Snow
“We must remember that if all the manifestly good men were on one side and all the manifestly bad men on the other, there would be no danger of anyone, least of all the elect, being deceived by lying wonders. It is the good men, good once, we must hope good still, who are to do the work of Anti-Christ and so sadly to crucify the Lord afresh.... Bear in mind this feature of the last days, that this deceitfulness arises from good men being on the wrong side.” IfsMenMindStillsWould BeLastsRememberLyingSidesChristPowerfulWonderLordDangerBearsCatholicAriseFeaturesGood ManDeceivedLast DayBad ManBeing DeceivedAnti Christ Book:Devotion to the Church Source: Devotion to the Church
“I saw that a humble man, with the blessing of the Lord, might live on a little; and that where the heart is set on greatness, success in business did not satisfy the craving, but that commonly with an increase of wealth, the desire of wealth increased.” MenHeartLittlesMightDesireWealthLordSawsGreatnessBlessingIncreaseHumbleConsumerismBusiness SuccessCravingOverconsumptionHumble Man Book:journal Source: journal
“The Lord let the house of a brute to the soul of a man, And the man said, "Am I your debtor?" And the Lord--"Not yet: but make it as clean as you can, And then I will let you a better.” MenSaidSoulHouseLordHe ManEvolutionCleanBrutesDebtors Author:Alfred Lord Tennyson