Joel Rockey

“Second, not only does the gospel prepare me to face my sin, it also frees me up to do so. Facing our sin causes us to feel guilty. Of course we feel guilty because we are guilty. And if I believe, consciously or unconsciously, that God still counts my guilt against me, my instinctive sense of self-protection forbids me to acknowledge my sin and guilt, or, at the least, I seek to minimize it. But we cannot begin to deal with a particular manifestation of sin, such as anger or self-pity, until we first openly acknowledge its presence and activity in our lives. So I need the assurance that my sin is forgiven before I can even acknowledge it, let alone begin to deal with it.”
― Jerry Bridges, Respectable Sins: Confronting the Sins We Tolerate

“Sometimes we forget that even on our best days, we still need Jesus. Actually, the truth is that we probably need Jesus more on the days when we think we are good. That’s because on the days we think we are good, we don’t think much about needing a savior.”
― Jessica Thompson, Exploring Grace Together: 40 Devotionals for the Family

“As I meditate on the gospel each day, I find my thoughts inevitably traveling from the gifts I’ve received to the Giver of those gifts; and the more my thoughts are directed to Him, the more I experience the essence of eternal life.”
― Milton Vincent, A Gospel Primer for Christians

“There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!”
― Abraham Kuyper