Purity is living according to original design. Josh McDowell

Idols always break the hearts of their worshipers-CSLewis

"@DarleneZschech: Be careful not to be found worshipping the worship, but may we be found as worshippers who worship the Father in spirit and in truth.."

Christians need to study the written Word of God to learn more about the Incarnate Word of God. Note from my Bible

Many say that they are Christ's own, yet do not receive him, because they will not part with their sins, nor have him to reign over them. Mathew Henry Commentary

God is the Uncaused First Cause. He is infinite. He has no beginning and no end.

The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. —J.S. Bach

Can you find evidence of God's love for you in Genesis 1&2?

Wow!! Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

"Much of our difficulty stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives accordingly." AW Tozer

"If Jesus Christ is not the central figure in our lives and in our churches, we are only fooling ourselves." AW Tozer"

"@CSLewisDaily: Joy is the serious business of heaven. Our merriment must be between people who take each other seriously"

"@davidjeremiah: Whether this day is "good" or "bad" in your view, it has moved you closer to Jesus."

U have no peace cause the god of self and the God of your salvation can't exist together. A battle is ongoing within your soul

"@jerryvines: Miss your breakfast, but don't miss your Bible. "Early will I seek Thee.""

"We have to make up our minds to bear the cross without ceasing and as far as possible without whimpering." AW Tozer

"@oschambers: A child of the light will confess sin instantly and stand completely open before God http://bit.ly/mu0323"

People choose you because of who you are. Jesus chooses you in spite of who you are.

"The Lord Jesus Christ Himself is our perfect example, and He knew NO divided life." AW Tozer

"@davidjeremiah: Retreat with Jesus wherever you can. He will meet you there."

After all I've done, He still calls me son. It's just so amazing. Jim Waller

John 17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am.

"We can't blame others for our not running after Christ...it won't hold water here and it won't hold water with God." Jerry Dark Jr

"@NancyDeMoss: Perfection is found only in Christ. If you expect to find it elsewhere--yourself, others, job, church, etc.--you will be disappointed."

"@JohnPiper: A good conscience is like a full stomach, having fed on the food called the will of God. (John 4:34)"

"@JohnPiper: A good conscience is like a full stomach, having fed on the food called the will of God. (John 4:34)"

"@VanceHavner: Life as God meant for us to live it is a desirable thing--we've twisted it by our fool inanities into a senseless rush for tinsel trophies."

"God answers our prayers not because we are good, but because He is good." AW Tozer

"@davidjeremiah: Next time your path is changed suddenly, trust by faith that God is in it and that the change was for a good reason."

"@NancyDeMoss: "If you are ever drinking at the Fountain, what will your cup be running over with? Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!" (H Taylor). Fill my cup, Lord!"

The inescapable spiritual need each of us has is the need 2 sign the death certificate of our sin nature bit.ly/mu0321

Dear Lord, begin to refresh, refill and recharge our preachers today for next Sunday.

All the religions that reject Jesus as God are without God. "The one who rejects me rejects him who sent me." (Luke 10:16)

I don't doubt the Spirit guides you from within, but He also speaks through Scripture, Church, Friends, etc-CSLewis

"@oschambers: Think of the last thing you prayed about-were you devoted to your desire or to God? http://bit.ly/mu0320"

"And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved." Acts 2:21 KJV

...How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! Rom 10:15

"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." Psalms 91:1 KJV
This is a promise of God to you.

"The sermon may fail because of the [lack] of thorough preparation in the pew" (Bounds). How are you preparing for church/the sermon? Nancy deMoss

Romans 8:32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things?

Be strengthened by the joy that is in Christ Jesus - 2 Timothy 2:1

Samaritan's Purse

If you are looking for a good organization to donate to for the relief effort in Japan. This is an honest organization headed by Franklin Graham (Billy Graham's son). They go around the globe helping with disasters. Most recently they were in Haiti. Now they are sending relief to Japan. Many of you may know them from their program called Operation Christmas Child where they deliver shoe boxes with gifts sent from people like all of us to children in countries who are needy. If you would like to help or want to know more about this organization here is their web site. http://www.samaritanspurse.org/japanlive/

"There is a strain of loneliness infecting many Christians, which only the presence of God can cure." AW Tozer

What seems like a delay on earth is a sign of a purpose in heaven.
David Jeremiah

Jesus disturbs the comfortable and comforts the disturbed.(I need both) David Nasser

A Bible that is falling apart is usually an indication of a life that isn't. Greg Laurie

Fickle cares, one moment sending us to Christ (1Peter 5:7), the next strangling his word (Luke 8:14).

Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Psalms 37:4 KJV

Today is John 3:16 day, share it with someone. John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Trust God's hold on you, not your hold on Him. Max Lucado

I ask my wife how much seasoning I should add, she says, just a bit but not to much. How u measure that?

Sometimes the problem ur prayin about is an answer to another prayer 4 God to fix something. Thnx for working God. How'd I miss that?

If God don't fix it, then it is still broke.

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose. (I am clinging to this today)

Just had a call from someone I have been talking to about Jesus. She said the other night while home alone, she asked Jesus to save her. Now she is a child of the King. God is so awesome.

There are only three places to look in life: inward, outward, and upward." David Jeremiah

"No one need fear to listen to the voice of God unless he has already made up his mind to resist it." AW Tozer

If you start worrying about the people in the stands, before too long you're in the stands with them. -Tommy Lasorda

If your contentment is tied to your circumstances, you do not have biblical contentment. Tony Evans

"@NancyDeMoss: Good reminder for whatever lies ahead this week: "Let us not break the command that says, 'Cast your burden on the Lord.'" (A. Bonar)"

Matthew 5:16 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

What you believe determines what you do. What you do shows everybody what you believe.

People see what you do, God sees why you do it. Syrius XM Radio

It would be impossible for a man to work out such a plan (of salvation) as the Gospel presents. McGee

"A genuine Christian should be a walking mystery because he or she is a walking miracle." AW Tozer

It is in the process of being worshipped that God communicates His presence to men-CSLewis

Sunday morning. "Zeal for your house will consume me." John Piper

"No person who has found the blessings of purity and the joys of the Holy Spirit can ever be defeated." AW Tozer

Did you know the Japan eartquake was so powerful it moved Japan 8 feet and shifted the earth's axis by at least 4 inches. May God move us today in such a way that the lives of those around us are affected.

"How perilous is the condition of that minister...who is not upheld by the prayers of his people! (Gardiner Spring) Praying for your pastor?" Nancy Leigh Demoss

A lack of absolute surrender is what hinders God from doing the supernatural in your life. Jerry Dark

A forbidden fruit will create many jams. Unknown

Pride is one of the most deceptive sins, because when you have it, you're too proud to admit it. Joyce Meyer

John 1:18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.

Numbers 6:25,26 The LORD make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; • The LORD lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace.'

The Lord is...a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him (Nahum 1:7).

We/ve become so self-centered that we go to God only for something from Him, and not for God Himself bit.ly/mu0312
Oswald Chambers

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less-CSLewis

"We are here to affirm, not to deny-when we affirm all that is God, all that is not God is automatically denied." AW Tozer

Pray for all those in Japan and elsewhere affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

My daughter hugged me this morning, mainly cause she wanted me to smell her new perfume. Now I get to go to work smelling like cotten candy

I believe in Christianity as I believe in the sun: not only because I see it, but by it I see everything else-CSLewis

It is amazing how in a a twinkling of an eye lives are changed forever. And yet God's love for us never changes.

Psalms 42:2-My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.--Psalm 121

Pray for all those affected by the earthquake and tsunami.

Who was the fastest runner? John or Peter?

Just found out, Bruce, the old man I shared Jesus with a few months ago and got saved, went to be with Jesus.

"The heart that God uses is the heart yielded to Him in faith AND obedience." AW Tozer

"@davidjeremiah: If you are in a dark night, use the time wisely. Remembering that joy comes in the morning."

"@MarineTimLee: Daniel did not learn how to pray in the lions den. He was praying before he got to the lions den. Daniel 6:10"

Isaiah 59:1 Behold, the LORD'S hand is not so short That it cannot save; Nor is His ear so dull That it cannot hear.

He has removed our sins as far from us
as the east is from the west.
— Psalm 103:12 NLT

Well how about that? At some point today my site topped 5000 hits! I will never be big time like Andy and Jim, but I am pleased.

"@TozerAW: "Faith is not a conclusion you reach...it is a journey you live." AW Tozer"

"@davidjeremiah: If God has allowed a disruption in your life, walk through it by faith."

"@VanceHavner: No nation can last long when it stops praying and takes up playing."

Slowly closing in on 5000 hits. Like the old ketchup commercial. Anticipation

Try singing a praise song to Jesus in your prayer time, and see what happens.

"@CSLewisDaily: Continue seeking God with seriousness. Unless He wanted you, you would not be wanting Him-CSLewis"

When we praise God in prayer, our spirits are lifted up. Try bragging on God in prayer next time, such as...you are Awesome, You are Living, You are Kind.... Listing Gods attributes and see what happens.

When we praise God, our spirits are raised. Try reading the praise psalms and see what happens.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving;
go into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and praise his name.
— Psalm 100:4 NLT

"@greglaurie: God created us to love people and use things, but a materialist loves things and uses people."

"@NancyDeMoss: If Christ truly is incomparable (and He is!), He deserves to be the supreme object of our affection and our attention."

We're half-hearted creatures fooling with drink & sex & ambition when infinite joy is offered us. We're too easily pleased" C. S. Lewis

"God gave u a harp&placed it in your heart so that u might stand up&enthrall the universe as u sing praises 2 the Lord." AW Tozer

"Let trouble drive you into God's arms." davidjeremiah

Satan, you just don't know who you are dealing with. I am a child of the King & my Daddy's saw what you did & He's mad. He's gonna get you!

Jeremiah 31:25 I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint."

Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Math 11:28

You are not an accident. You are intimately known by God. Adrien Rogers

Psalm 118:8 It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in man.

God thirsts to be thirsted after.-Augustine

How desperate are we to touch Jesus this morning?

"There would be no sense in saying you trusted a person (Jesus) if you would not take his advice. - C. S. Lewis"

"क्योंकि मेरा जूआ सहज और मेरा बोझ हल्का है।।" Matthew 11:30"

"In the greatest difficulties, in the heaviest trials, in the deepest poverty & necessities, He has never failed me." (George Muller)"

Everyone desires peace in their lives. True Peace can only be found in a right relationship with Jesus Christ.

Everyone desires peace in their lives. True Peace can only be found in a right relationship with Jesus Christ.

It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart want to-CSLewis"

We cant select a few favorite passages 2 the exclusion of others. Nothing less than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian(Tozer)

We cant select a few favorite passages 2 the exclusion of others. Nothing less than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian(Tozer)

"Our belief in God is not blind faith. Belief is having a firm conviction something is true, not hoping it's true. #maxonlife" MaxLucado

Luke 8:37 The Gadarenes preferred to keep their swine and livelyhood than Jesus. What about us?

I Fell asleep with the TV on and a movie came on, so I woke up to mansquito jumping off a wall and sucking the blood out of a screaming man. Now let's see how long it will take me to go back to sleep.

"@JohnPiper: The best man born of woman is not worthy to lace our Savior's shoe. Yet He will wash their feet."

Mathew14:36...as many as touched were made perfectly whole.(note: those who just touched the hem of Jesus' robe were made PERFECTLY whole.

When I was saved, I was forever placed in my Sweet Savior's hands.

Mathew 14:36 And (they) besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

"Trials reveal where you are. They are designed to take you to a new level." drtonyevans

"We are led by the Lord - so stay on the path that He is on. Dont be deceived by the off-ramps directed by the enemy." solidrockroad2

The 1st step to humility is to realize you are proud. To think you're not conceited, means you are indeed-CSLewis"

Our God loads us with blessings every day. David Jeremiah

"Use all means necessary to come into contact with Jesus today."

O my hearer, when you are in prayer alone, never be satisfied with having prayed; do not give it up till you have touched Christ in prayer; or, if you have not got to Him, at any rate sigh and cry until you do! Spurgeon

For that is what God is like.
He is our God forever and ever,
and he will guide us until we die.
— Psalm 48:14 NLT

"An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others." A.W. Tozier

God has made Parents the gatekeepers for their children.

"What I believe about God is the most important thing about me." A.W. Tozier

" Relationships don't thrive because the guilty are punished but because the wounded are merciful." Max Lucado

And Satan trembles when he sees, the weakest saint upon his knees. -William Cowper

If you haven't met Satan recently, you are probably going his way-CSLewis"

Praise is not always convenient. Praise Him anyway! Brian Houston

As you face your Giants today: "...God is on our side. Don't be afraid of them!" Numbers 14:9
Tony Nolan

"As a man prays, so he is." AW Tozer"

If a Christian is talking with God, we say that is good. If a Christian says he heard from God, we think that as strange?

Dust on the Bible, drought in the heart. Adrien Rogers

Though we are overwhelmed by our sins,
you forgive them all.
— Psalm 65:3 NLT

Romans 6:11 Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

I lie awake thinking of you,
meditating on you through the night.
— Psalm 63:6 NLT