The Bible is the story of two gardens: Eden and Gethsemane. In the first, Adam took a fall. In the second, Jesus took a stand. In the first, God sought Adam. In the second, Jesus sought God. In Eden, Adam hid from God. In Gethsemane, Jesus emerged from the tomb. In Eden, Satan led Adam to a tree that led to his death. From Gethsemane, Jesus went to a tree that led to our life.
Max Lucado (Author, 1955 – Current)
Be patient. God is using today’s difficulties to strengthen you for tomorrow. He is equipping you. The God who makes things grow will help you bear fruit.
Max Lucado (Author, 1955 – Current)
Your goal is not to know every detail of the future. Your goal is to hold the hand of the One who does and never, ever let go.
Max Lucado (Author, 1955 – Current)
Stay strong! Your test will become your test-imony, your mess will become your mess-age.
Max Lucado (Author, 1955 – Current)
Gratitude lifts our eyes off the things we lack so we might see the blessings we possess.
Max Lucado (Author, 1955 – Current)
Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.
Max Lucado (Author, 1955 – Current)
You have a God who hears you, the power of love behind you, the Holy Spirit within you, and all of heaven ahead of you. If you have the Shepherd, you have grace for every sin, direction for every turn, a candle for every corner and an anchor for every storm. You have everything you need.
Max Lucado (Author, 1955 – Current)
I believe that our heavenly Father, our Savior, saved my mother from loneliness because of her daily walk with the Lord Jesus, He was the love of her life. I saw that in her life. It was her love for the Lord Jesus, with whom she walks every day, that made me want to love Him and walk with Him like that.
Anne Graham Lotz (Evangelist, 1948 – Current)
It was when my children were 5, 3 and 10 months old that I just felt the desperate need to get to know God through the pages of my Bible. And as a result, I started a Bible class in my city for the primary purpose of being in it.
Anne Graham Lotz (Evangelist, 1948 – Current)
If I can center down and strengthen the core of who I am, and the core of who I am is my relationship with God, then that helps me maintain peace deep down. If I can maintain a healthy spiritual core, I think that’s enormous for helping the stress.
Anne Graham Lotz (Evangelist, 1948 – Current)