"Great weapon, this thing called prayer. Perhaps it is not too late to use it." Gayle Erwin

"Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude—an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God." Arthur W. Pink

"Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue." Adam Clarke

"We don't always know how we should pray. As we size up a situation, we may judge it one way and start praying that way, but it may be just the opposite of what God wants to do." Chuck Smith

"Prayer is talking with God. God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart." Josh McDowell

"Do you know, brothers, what great things are to be had for the asking? Have you ever thought of it? Does it not stimulate you to pray fervently? All heaven lies before the grasp of the asking man; all the promises of God are rich and inexhaustible, and their fulfillment is to be had by prayer." Charles Spurgeon

From Rachel Elisabeth

i apologize in advance if this offends anyone. it's what i believe, so, i tend to think about it and talk about it. feel free to disagree, but please don't be ugly in your disagreement.

i thought about something on the way home from work: assuming that christianity isn't the only way, how do you know which religions (for lack of a be...tter term) lead to God?

i mean, they can't all lead to God, can they?

what about the religion of the gentiles that worshiped molech? molech demanded that his servant sacrifice their infants to him. is that really a way to God? is this even remotely consistent with what you imagine God to be?

what about hindu worshipers in india that believe they have to perform brutal physical acts in order to worship their gods? like having heavy burdens literally hooked into the skin of their backs and dragging them to a temple, as a part of worship?

what about christian science, which teaches that medical care is wrong, and that one should just pray and have enough faith, resulting in children not getting the medical care they need, people suffering pain, disease, deformity and even death unnecessarily? is that from God? does that lead to God?

if you answered "no" for any of these religions, why? what do you base your assessment on? you can't base it on the bible, because if you do, you have to deal with Jesus saying he is the only way and then you're right back to only one way.

so you base it on your opinion, and what feels right to you? well, molech felt right to a lot of people and they ended up with dead kids. how we feel doesn't really go that far.

The true prophet of God is never concerned about offending men; his only concern is offending God.

Quotes for Today

"We should not ask, "What is wrong with the world?" for that diagnosis has already been given. Rather, we should ask, "What has happened to the salt and light?"" John Stott


"The greatest cause of atheism in the world Is Christians who go to church on Sunday and then deny it with their lifestyle." DC Talk

"Has life become so filled with efforts to cover every financial contingency, to realize one's full earthly potential, and finally to retire comfortably, that without realizing it we are finding our hope in this world rather than in God?" Dave Hunt

"There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why." William Barclay

"“Don’t rock the boat!” is the unofficial motto of many ministries that have long since lost both their compass and their rudder and are gradually sinking in a sea of complacent tranquility." Warren Wiersbe

Psalm 51:1: "Have mercy upon me, O God."

When Dr. Carey was suffering from a dangerous illness, the inquiry was made, "If this sickness should prove fatal, what passage would you select as the text for your funeral sermon?" He replied, "Oh, I feel that such a poor sinful creature is unworthy to have anything said about him; but if a funeral sermon must be preached, let it be from the words, 'Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy loving-kindness; according unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.'" In the same spirit of humility he directed in his will that the following inscription and nothing more should be cut on his gravestone:-

WILLIAM CAREY, BORN AUGUST 17th, 1761:

DIED - -

"A wretched, poor, and helpless worm On Thy kind arms I fall."

Only on the footing of free grace can the most experienced and most honoured of the saints approach their God. The best of men are conscious above all others that they are men at the best. Empty boats float high, but heavily laden vessels are low in the water; mere professors can boast, but true children of God cry for mercy upon their unprofitableness. We have need that the Lord should have mercy upon our good works, our prayers, our preachings, our alms-givings, and our holiest things. The blood was not only sprinkled upon the doorposts of Israel's dwelling houses, but upon the sanctuary, the mercy-seat, and the altar, because as sin intrudes into our holiest things, the blood of Jesus is needed to purify them from defilement. If mercy be needed to be exercised towards our duties, what shall be said of our sins? How sweet the remembrance that inexhaustible mercy is waiting to be gracious to us, to restore our backslidings, and make our broken bones rejoice!

Charles Spurgeon