Max Lucado (born January 11, 1955) is a best-selling Christian author and writer and preacher at Oak Hills Church (formerly the Oak Hills Church of Christ) in San Antonio, Texas.
It seems to me that the prayers of the Bible can be distilled into one. The result is a simple, easy-to-remember, pocket-sized prayer: Father, you are good. I need help. They need help. Thank you. In Jesus' name, amen. Let this prayer punctuate your day.
Our moods may shift, but God's doesn't. Our minds may change, but God's doesn't. Our devotion may falter, but God's never does. Even if we are faithless, He is faithful, for He cannot betray himself. He is a sure God.
Faith is the bird that sings while it is yet dark.
Every movie really does have a message. Somebody somewhere is trying to make a point or advance a cause or promote their agenda. There's nothing wrong with that. They try to do so in an entertaining fashion.
God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors and blemishes. But He also sees our value.
Hope is not a granted wish or a favor performed; no it is far greater than that. It is a zany, unpredictable dependence on a God who loves to surprise us out of our socks.
Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life. Do you want to be happy tomorrow? Then sow seeds of happiness today -count blessings, memorize Bible verses, pray, sing hymns, spend time with encouraging people. Do you want to guarantee tomorrow's misery? Then wallow in a mental mud pit of self-pity or guilt or anxiety today assume the worst, beat yourself up, rehearse your regrets, complain to complainers.
God is God. He knows what he is doing. When you can’t trace his hand, trust his heart.
God will use your mess for good. We see a perfect mess; God sees a perfect chance to train, test , and teach.
Biblically defined marriage is a man and a woman for life, and so anything different than that is not God's ideal whether it be polygamy, whether it be divorce, whether it be a marriage between a man and a man or a woman and a woman. The ideal would be a man and a woman under a covenant of God's blessing.
A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.
Fear corrodes our confidence in God's goodness.
The same hand that stilled the seas stills your guilt. The same hand that cleansed the Temple cleanses your heart. The hand is the hand of God. The nail is the nail of God. And as the hands of Jesus opened for the nail, the doors of heaven opened for you.
The mind that is full of God is empty of anxiety. Are you troubled, restless, sleepless? Then think of God more!
Praise is the highest occupation of any being
He promises a lamp unto our feet, not a crystal ball into the future.
I could easily go through all my books and mark the ones that were original, mark the ones that were adapted or pre-published that I've found. I'm guessing though that probably 75% of them are personal events. I just love a personal story.
The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.
Faithful servants have a way of knowing answered prayer when they see it, and a way of not giving up when they don't.
Waiting is a sustained effort to stay focused on God through prayer and belief.