Quotes about Devotion

I place no value on anything I have or may possess, except in relation to the kingdom of God. If anything will advance the interests of the kingdom, it shall be given away or kept, only as by giving or keeping it I shall most promote the glory of Him to whom I owe all my hopes in time or eternity.

I have found that I have no unusual endowments of intellect, but this day I resolve that I will be an uncommon Christian.

19th March, 1872.—Birthday. My Jesus, my king, my life, my all; I again dedicate my whole self to Thee. Accept me, and grant, Gracious Father, that ere this year is gone I may finish my task. In Jesus' name I ask it. Amen, so let it be.

9th August, 1872.—I do most devoutly thank the Lord for His goodness in bringing my men near to this. Three came to-day, and how thankful I am I cannot express. It is well—the men who went with Mr. Stanley came again to me. "Bless the Lord, my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name." Amen.

God will give you anything as long as you understand that he is the primary and not the secondary.

Sin is what you do when your heart is not satisfied with God.

I simply taught, preached, wrote God's Word: otherwise I did nothing. The Word of God did it all.

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.

Let me forget the world and be swallowed up in the desire to glorify God.

The key, then, to loving God is to see Jesus, to hold him before the mind with as much fullness and clarity as possible. It is to adore him.

Allow God to continually soften your heart so that it beats for what his heart beats for - people.

Oh! one hour with God infinitely exceeds all the pleasures and delights of this lower world.