Quotes from James MacDonald
Proverbs 18:10, "The name of the LORD is a strong tower.
- James MacDonald
Times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord (Acts 3:20).
- James MacDonald
Within the nature of God is a strength that is fashioned in His perfection. Strength flows from the fountain of God's integrity. Honest people are the strongest people.
- James MacDonald
The unpopularity of an obviously right action should not hinder the execution of an obviously right decision.
- James MacDonald
The first step in personal revival is to get God in His rightful place. When God is recognized as being above me, beyond me, highly exalted, over me, and totally separate from me, I am getting in position for a downpour. When I embrace God for who He is and I understand who I am—when I know God's place, I can know my place—then things start to fall into place. That's what God's holiness does for us—it puts everything and everyone in their rightful place.
- James MacDonald
What you hope for determines what you live for. What you hope for determines WHO you live for. Hope misplaced can devastate you.
- James MacDonald
Men act like men at home when they realize they will be held responsible for how well they represented God to their family.
- James MacDonald
I've never seen the Holy Spirit, but I've seen His powerful wind blowing through people's lives.
- James MacDonald
If we are to use the Bible effectively, then we must use it the way God wrote it — in narrative form. Our team rejects the notion that the Bible is simply an encyclopedia of disconnected Bible verses. God's Word is less like a cookbook and more like a novel.
- James MacDonald
As a father, you are patterning your discipline after your heavenly Father, whom your children need to realize you deeply respect and love.
- James MacDonald
Revival begins here: with a profound awareness of God's absolute holiness, our absolute sinfulness, and our complete inability to bridge the divide that separates us.
- James MacDonald
God wants sin out of your life because it's the only thing that keeps you from experiencing the torrential downpour of blessing He wants to rain upon you.
- James MacDonald