Lisa Smith

“If you look at the three verses following the “Thief in the night” verse, it’s easy to see Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is comparing non-believers and believers. The Lord will come like a “Thief in the Night” to the world and non-believers. But notice, for those who are His, they are “not in the darkness that that day should overtake you as a thief.” In other words, believers will not be surprised by His coming in a broad sense, and they should be looking for it.”
― Martin Sondermann, Two Tim Three: The Last Generation: 23 Symptoms of the Final Generation Before the Rapture of the Church

“No, Hezekiah . . . no . . . I don’t deserve forgiveness.” He lifted his head to look at her. “None of us do. But God doesn’t treat us as our sins deserve.” He took her hands in his. “I should have shown you that. I should have shown you my God instead of making you serve a God you didn’t know. I only showed you His rules and laws. But God doesn’t want us to worship Him out of fear. He’s our Father, and He wants us to learn to love Him with all our heart and all our soul and all our strength. I should have helped you know Him, Hephzibah. Then you would have loved Him. He’s a merciful God, a God of love and compassion and forgiveness. But I never told you that. I never helped you see Him. Can you ever forgive me?”
― Lynn Austin, The Strength of His Hand