Chrys Jones

“Putting the matter in a broad, scriptural perspective, ‘justification by faith’ is not a ‘Sunday’ truth bearing only on our relationship with God but also a ‘Monday’ truth for the conduct of life in all its challenges. This is what Ahaz refused to face and Hezekiah forgot.”
― J. Alec Motyer, The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction Commentary

“We are not called to pray independently, by our merits. If we were expected to do so, there would be reason for anxiety and despair. But the call to prayer, by God’s grace, is to pray in dependency on the Holy Spirit.”
― James W. Beeke, Developing A Healthy Prayer Life

“The preacher's sharpest and strongest preaching should be to himself.”
― E.M. Bounds, The Complete Works of E. M. Bounds: Power Through Prayer, The Reality of Prayer, The Essentials of Prayer, The Weapon of Prayer, Satan: His Personality, Power And Overthrow and More

“Jesus understood his purpose, and that allowed him to take the long list of things he could do and pare it down to the things he knew he should do to finish the work the Father gave him to do (see John 17:4).”
― Jordan Raynor, Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive