“Whatever situation you are in, right now, take the authority of Jesus and begin to command that devil out of your life! That cage of infirmity/ setback/ poverty - BE OPENED, in the name of Jesus Christ!” JesusNamesChristSituationPovertyRight NowAuthorityDevilJesus ChristCommandCagesTough TimesSetbackInfirmityGod Help Me Author:T. B. Joshua
“It is then, we say, in the successive stages of his experience, that the believer sees more distinctly, and adores more profoundly, and grasps more firmly, the finished righteousness of Christ. And what is the school in which he learns his nothingness, his poverty, his utter destitution? The school of deep and sanctified affliction. In no other school is it learned, and under no other teacher but God. Here his high thoughts are brought low, and the Lord alone is exalted.” SchoolChristLordPovertyTeacherStageLowsFinishedBelieverRighteousnessNothingnessAdoreAfflictionExalted Author:Octavius Winslow
“Above all things I entreat you to preserve your faith in Christ. It is my wealth in poverty, my joy in sorrow, my peace amid tumult. For all the evil I have committed, my gracious pardon; and for every effort, my exceeding great reward. I have found it to be so. I can smile with pity at the infidel whose vanity makes him dream that I should barter such a blessing for the few subtleties from the school of the cold-blooded sophists.” ShouldI CanDreamSchoolJoyEvilFoundChristWealthEffortPovertyColdSorrowBlessingAll ThingsRewardsCommittedPityVanityPreservesPardonGraciousSubtletyInfidelTumultCold BloodedGreat Reward Author:Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“You will live to see men arise in power in the Church who will seek to put down your friends and the friends of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Many will be hoisted because of their money and worldly learning which they seem to be in possession of; and many who are the true followers of our Lord and Savior will be cast down because of their poverty.” MenSeemsJesusChristChurchLordPovertyJesus ChristCastsPossessionAriseFollowersSaviorWorldlyOur LordSavior Jesus Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“Our vow of chastity is nothing but our undivided love for Christ in chastity, then we proceed to the freedom of poverty-poverty is nothing but freedom. And that total surrender is obedience. If I belong to God, if I belong to Christ, then he must be able to use me. That is obedience. Then we give wholehearted service to the poor. That is service. They complete each other. That is our life.” IfsGivingUseAbleReligionChristPoorPovertyOur LivesSurrenderObedienceVowChastityUsing MeUndivided Love Author:Mother Teresa
“As Christians, we have an additional reason to love and serve the poor; for in them we see the face and the flesh of Christ, who made himself poor so to enrich us with his poverty.” LoveMadeReasonChristianFacesChristPoorPovertyFleshReason To Love Author:Pope Francis
“Affliction shows the power of Christ's blood, when it gives peace in an hour of trouble, when it can make happy in sickness, poverty, persecution and death. Do not be surprised if you suffer, but glorify God.” IfsGivingShowsChristianSufferingChristHoursPovertyTroubleBloodSicknessAfflictionPersecutionGlorifyMake Happy Book:The Life and Remains, Letters, Lectures, and Poems of the Rev. Robert Murray McCheyne Source: The Life and Remains, Letters, Lectures, and Poems of the Rev. Robert Murray McCheyne
“The very fact that faith looks to a power beyond itself means that it is continually subject to loss of control. So if you're looking to get control of all your problems, forget Christianity. If you're looking for success, happiness, or freedom from pain, forget Christ. The way of Christ is the cross, and the cross spells weakness, poverty, failure, death.” IfsWayLooksMeanFactsProblemPainFaithChristReligiousLossForgetChristianityPovertySubjectsWeaknessCrossesSpellsSuccess HappinessFreedom From Pain Author:Mike Mason
“What is the good news to the poor? Christ took your poverty at the cross and gave you the riches of Abraham. The chains of poverty have been broken at the cross.” Has BeensChristPoorPovertyBrokenNewsCrossesRichesChainsGood NewsAbraham Author:John Hagee
“We've got to remember that the core of Christ's plan is to rescue us from sin. Our pain, poverty, and broken hearts are not his ultimate focus. True, he cares about these things, but they're merely symptoms of the real problem.” HeartRealProblemCarePainRememberChristSinPovertyFocusPlansBrokenUltimateCoreRescueSymptomsReal Problems Author:Joni Eareckson Tada
“Voluntary poverty isn't going around with some burlap bag around you and imitating the poor. It means being indifferent to the material, doing as Christ said. He went and sat down with the rich and Zachaeus and publicans and sinners.” MeanSaidChristPoorPovertyRichMaterialsSatBagsSinnerIndifferentImitatingBurlap Author:Dorothy Day
“Ironically, it was the father's blessing that actually "financed" the prodigal son's trip away from the Father's face! and it was the son's new revelation of his poverty of heart that propelled him back into his Father's arms. Sometimes we use the very blessings that God gives us to finance our journey away from the centrality of Christ. It's very important that we return back to ground zero, to the ultimate eternal goal of abiding with the Father's in intimate communion. (pg. 243)” GivingHeartImportantSometimesUseFacesFatherGoalChristPovertyJourneySonArmsReturnBlessingEternalUltimateFinanceIntimateRevelationsZeroCommunionAbidingProdigalsProdigal SonGround ZeroReturn Back Author:Tommy Tenney
“The deeper we grow in the Spirit of Jesus Christ, the poorer we become - the more we realize that everything in life is a gift. The tenor of our lives becomes one of humble and joyful thanksgiving. Awareness of our poverty and ineptitude causes us to rejoice in the gift of being called out of darkness into wondrous light and translated into the kingdom of God's beloved Son.” LightLife IsSpiritJesusGrowsCausesChristRealizingPovertyDarknessOur LivesAwarenessSonJesus ChristHumbleDeeperKingdomsBelovedRejoiceJoyfulKingdom Of GodWondrousTenorsLife Is A GiftIneptitudeBeloved Son Book:The ragamuffin Gospel Source: The ragamuffin Gospel