God moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm. Continue reading
Author Archives: Steve Pruitt
Glorified
God is glorified not only by His glory’s being seen, but by its being rejoiced in. When those that see it delight in it, God is more glorified than if they only see it. His glory is then received by the whole soul, both by the understanding and by the heart.
Jonathan Edwards
The Not So Famous
His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.”
Matthew 25:22-23 (ESV) Continue reading
Bruised and Smoldering
A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory. Matthew 12:20 (ESV) Continue reading
In My Death
“Christ is magnified in my death, when in my death I am satisfied with him–when I experience death as gain because I gain him. Or . . . Christ will be praised in my death, if in my death he is prized above life.”
John Piper
Heart’s Valuing
“This is worship: to act in a way that shows the heart’s valuing the glory of God and the name of the Lord Jesus. Or . . . worship means consciously knowing and treasuring and showing the supreme worth and beauty of God.”
John Piper
Blameless
“Christ will not leave us till he has made us like himself, all glorious within and without, and presented us blameless before his Father.”
Richard Sibbes
Versed
“We ought to be so versed in Scripture as to always have at the tip of our tongue the promise that most exactly meets our case. We ought to be transcripts of Scripture. The divine promise should be as much written upon our hearts as upon the pages of the Book.”
Charles Spurgeon