4,834 Quotes About Jesus

Out in nature each day starts by being soft, quiet in a sacred sort of way, gentle in the act of stepping into the awaiting day, and seemingly reflective in it all. And in wondering why God shaped it that way, I have come to realize that to start the day in any other way is not to start the day.

It’s not what God asks of us. Rather, it’s what He wants to give to us. And in a society that has focused on the former at the exclusion of the latter, we have fundamentally ‘asked’ that God give us ‘nothing.’ And if you’re at all curious about what ‘nothing’ looks like, watch the news.

We’ve come to believe in what people say about God for the singular reason that it grants us the excuse not to believe in who He actually is so that we can continue to be who we actually are not.

I have found that unless I surrender every part of my life to God every part of my day, I will end up missing most every part of my life every day of my life.

Cast all your troubles and woes aside, and seek God in whatever situation you are in. This is how the Savior lived on earth. He did not recoil from the world--not even the wicked world, not even his enemies. He found God the Father even in what was bad: "Thank God! The Almighty is in the world. Now I know why my Father sent me into the world--it contains treasure!

As a kid we would step out on those thick summer nights and collect lightening bugs. And with a mason jar chock full of them, their combined brilliance would light up my hands as I held them. But, if I released them from the jar, their brilliance would light up the world, which now included the hands of everyone around me. And as I think about the light of the Gospel and the utter brilliance of its message, as Christians maybe we should get rid of our jars.

Those whom the Lord uses will have to be willing to be misunderstood and persecuted by people who have historically meant a great deal to them.

If the world loves you, then you should question your relationship with Jesus Christ.

I am begging you to let nothing shackle you that God has sent you to unshackle.