“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.” -John 15:5
“Everything that is not God depends totally on God.” -John Piper via DesiringGod
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” -Romans 12:2
“Satan devotes 168 hours a week trying to deceive you. Do you think you can maintain a renewed mind with a ten-minute glance at God’s Book once a day?” -John Piper
“And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day. And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.” -Genesis 35:19-21
“Rachel died and was buried. . . . And Jacob set up a pillar over her tomb. . . . Israel journeyed on.” Genesis 35:19–21
Israel, having lost his best beloved on earth, journeyed on. Losses and sorrows don’t stop you. They go with you. You leave a pillar. You carry the pain.—@JohnPiper
As you open your Bible in 2021, pray:
I: “Incline my heart to your Word, not to selfish gain” (Ps 119:37)
O: “Open my eyes to see wonderful things in your law” (119:18)
U: “Unite my heart to fear your name” (86:11)
S: “Satisfy me with your unfailing love” (90:14)
—@JohnPiper
“In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” -Psalm 4:8
“Sleep is a daily reminder from God that we are not God.” -John Piper
“All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before You.” -Psalm 22:27
“Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. Missions is a temporary necessity. But worship abides forever.” -John Piper via DesiringGod’s Twitter
“Jesus answered and said unto her, ‘Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.'” -John 4:13-14
Essential to satisfaction is spilling over. -John Piper via Twitter
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in Thy presence is fulness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” -Psalm 16:11
God is not a killjoy; He just opposes what kills joy. -John Piper
“for You have been my help, and in the shadow of Your wings I will sing for joy.” -Psalm 63:7
“In the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.” Psalm 63:7. How else shall we sing in a world like this? –John Piper via Twitter
“For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” -2 Corinthians 5:21
“Grace is the payment of the greatest sacrifice (the Son of God) for the most undeserving creatures (human rebels) to give them the greatest pleasure (God’s merciful presence) for longest period of time (eternity).” -John Piper
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