Understanding By Obeying

"Men would understand; they do not care to obey. They try to understand where it is impossible they could understand except by obeying. They would search into the work of the Lord instead of doing their part in it—thus making is impossible for the Lord to go on with his work, and for themselves to become capable of seeing and understanding what he does."

- George MacDonald

Source: MacDonald, George. Knowing the Heart of God. Compiled by Michael R. Phillips. Bethany House Publishers, 1990: p. 213.

What makes a Christian

"A Christian is one who does what the Lord Jesus tells him. Neither more nor less than that makes a Christian. It is not even understanding the Lord Jesus that makes one a Christian. It is doing what he tells us that makes us Christians, and that is the only way to understand him."

- George MacDonald

Source: MacDonald, George. Knowing the Heart of God. Compiled by Michael R. Phillips. Bethany House Publishers, 1990: p. 254.

The Rich, Young Ruler And The Rest Of Us

"There are good people who. . . cannot believe [the rich, young ruler] would have been better off without his wealth. The multitude of those who thus read the tale are of the same mind as the youth himself—in his worst moment, as he turned and went—with one vast difference: they are not sorrowful."

- George MacDonald

Source: MacDonald, George. Knowing the Hearth of God. Compiled by Michael R. Phillips. Bethany House Publishers, 1990: p. 202.

Possess The Kingdom, Inherit The Earth

"If we are the Lord's we possess the kingdom of heaven, and so inherit the earth. How many who call themselves by his name would have it otherwise: they would rather possess the earth and inherit the kingdom! Such as these fill our churches every Sunday: anywhere is suitable for the worship of Mammon."

- George MacDonald

Source: MacDonald, George. Knowing the Heart of God. Compiled by Michael R. Phillips. Bethany House Publishers, 1990: p. 200.

Free in Christ

"Christ came to set the captive free—no matter what kind of yoke binds them. He came to bind up the brokenhearted—no matter what broke the heart. He came to open the eyes of the blind—no matter what veiled their vision."

- Beth Moore

Source: Moore, Beth. Breaking Free: Discovering the Victory of Total Surrender. Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2000. Pg. 22.

The Dust Of Self-Satisfaction

"The man who is proud of any accomplishment has not reached it. He is only proud of himself, and imagining a cause for his pride. If he had truly reached something worthwhile, he would already have begun to forget, for he who delights in contemplating what he has attained is not merely sliding back, but is already in the dust of self-satisfaction."

- George MacDonald

Source: MacDonald, George. Knowing the Heart of God. Compiled by Michael R. Phillips. Bethany House Publishers, 1990: p. 185.

Divine Love

"Be not disturbed by what you feel,
but set your thoughts on what you know
and what I have revealed to you,
and new faith shall spring forth.

Never doubt My love when things are dark.
Situations never change Me.
The deeper your need,
the more I will respond if you call on Me.
In this way you can turn the darkness into blessing.

Hold to My hand.
No other support is necessary.
Human love is comforting, but divine love,
the love of God the Father, is greater."

- Frances J. Roberts

Source: Roberts, Frances J. Progress of Another Pilgrim. Uhrichsville, Ohio: Barbour Publishing, 1970. Pg. 25-26.