Thoughts

What is true greatness? In the kingdom of this world, the great man is the one who has risen to a place of wealth and power...

To believe, and to consent to be loved while unworthy, is the great secret...

Grace, once bestowed, is not withdrawn: for the Father knew all the human exigencies beforehand...

There is a subtle temptation, even in Christian service, to become great, to see one’s name in the magazines or hear it over the radio. But it is a great snare...

Joseph now begins the period of his life as a servant in Egypt. How far removed all this seems from the exalted position revealed to him by the Lord in the two dreams...

He had no rights: No right to a soft bed, and a well-laid table; no right to a home of His own, a place where His own pleasure might be sought...

Let all be exhorted earnestly to seek much of an humble spirit, and to endeavor to be humble in all their behavior toward God and men...

Although Christ knew that He would be crucified facing incredible sufferings from the hands of men and finally also from the hands of God, He thought more of the needs of His disciples than of the things concerning Himself...

It is striking to see that Christ never used His power for His personal benefit...

Christ was not focused on the satisfaction of His natural needs, but He longed to do the will of His Father and to respond to the spiritual need of lost sinners...