Nails didn’t hold God to a cross. Love did.
MAX LUCADOThe Bible is the story of two gardens. Eden and Gethsemane. In the first, Adam took a fall. In the second, Jesus took a stand.
More Max Lucado Quotes
-
-
God does uncommon things through common people in common places.
MAX LUCADO -
God is always near us. Always for us. Always in us.
MAX LUCADO -
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 LUCADO -
Jesus humbled himself. He went from commanding angels to sleeping in the straw. From holding stars to clutching Mary’s finger. The palm that held the universe took the nail of a soldier. Why? Because that’s what love does. It puts the beloved before itself.
MAX LUCADO -
God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors and blemishes. But He also sees our value.
MAX LUCADO -
If there are a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but one. He will leave the final one for us. The choice is ours.
MAX LUCADO -
If your God is mighty enough to ignite the sun, could it be that He is mighty enough to light your path?
MAX LUCADO -
Don’t measure the size of the mountain; talk to the One who can move it.
MAX LUCADO -
No one can pray and worry at the same time. When we worry, we aren’t praying. When we pray, we aren’t worrying.
MAX LUCADO -
When you’re full of yourself, God can’t fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
MAX LUCADO -
Don’t quit. For if you do, you may miss the answer to your prayers.
MAX LUCADO -
Never underestimate the power that comes when a parent pleads with God on behalf of a child.
MAX LUCADO -
Meet your fears with faith.
MAX LUCADO -
The key is this: Meet today’s problems with today’s strength. Don’t start tackling tomorrow’s problems until tomorrow. You do not have tomorrow’s strength yet. You simply have enough for today.
MAX LUCADO -
Prayer lets God do what he does best. Take a pebble & kill a Goliath. Take the common, make it spectacular! Pray & see what He can do.
MAX LUCADO