Our Savior kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, “I can clean that if you want.” And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes away our sin.
MAX LUCADOWhen we put someone in our jail cell of hatred, we are stuck guarding the door.
More Max Lucado Quotes
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Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia.
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God gives us people to love and things to use, not things to love and people to use.
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God has proven himself as a faithful father. Now it falls to us to be trusting children.
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When you’re full of yourself, God can’t fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
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As we meditate on Christ’s life, we find strength for our own.
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The Bible is the story of two gardens. Eden and Gethsemane. In the first, Adam took a fall. In the second, Jesus took a stand.
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Be patient. God is using today’s difficulties to strengthen you for tomorrow. He is equipping you. The God who makes things grow will help you bear fruit.
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Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.
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God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.
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God does uncommon things through common people in common places.
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A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.
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Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realising you were the prisoner!
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God’s mercies are new every morning. Receive them.
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Find joy in the ordinary.
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God is always near us. Always for us. Always in us.
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God answers the mess of life with one word: Grace.
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Don’t worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It’s not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.
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Refusing to forgive is like ingesting a lethal dose of poison and hoping it kills my enemy.
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God never promises to remove us from our struggles. He does promise, however, to change the way we look at them.
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Nails didn’t hold God to a cross. Love did.
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God loves you simply because He has chosen to do so. He loves you when you don’t feel lovely. He loves you when no one else loves you. Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you, but God will love you always. No matter what!
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If today were your last, would you do what you’re doing? Or would you love more, give more, forgive more?
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Stay strong! Your test will become your test-imony, your mess will become your mess-age.
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You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.
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Never underestimate the power that comes when a parent pleads with God on behalf of a child.
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When grace moves in guilt moves out.
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