For the Glory of God
Verse of the Day
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?” -John 21:15
“He loves Thee too little who loves anything together with Thee, that he loves not for Thy sake.” -St. Augustine via John Piper’s Twitter
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” -Ephesians 2:4-7
“Grace sought me, Grace bought me, Grace taught me, Grace caught me — now Grace has me.” -E. Stanley Jones via Scotty Ward Smith on Twitter
“For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by His life.” -Romans 5:10
The more I read the Bible, the more I realize how much I’m not like Jesus, but I also discover how much He’s done for us. -Scotty Ward Smith via Twitter
“ The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the Name of the LORD.” -Job 1:21
“Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.” -Corrie Ten Boom via Scotty Ward Smith on Twitter
“I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued My faithfulness to you.” Jeremiah 31:3
We are nothings, we are nobodies; yet this glorious Everybody, this All in All, did actually set His love upon us! -Charles Spurgeon via TrueWoman’s Twitter
“The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty One who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by His love; He will exult over you with loud singing.” -Zephaniah 3:17
Jesus can be heard singing over us the loudest in the Gospel. One of many reasons to blast our hearts with the Gospel every day. -Scotty Ward Smith via Twitter
“And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our trespasses…” -Colossians 2:13
You’re not an ugly duckling. You’re a dead duck raised to swan-ness in Christ. -Scotty Ward Smith via Twitter
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” Matthew 28:18-20
“God involves us in His mission not because He needs us but because He loves us.” -David Platt at T4G2012
Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. -Matthew 9:13
“Sinners are not loved because they are attractive; they are attractive because they are loved.” -Martin Luther via LiberateNet’s Twitter
