Quotes about Reflection

We should begin the day with the Bible, and as it comes to a close let the Word speak its wisdom to our souls. Let it be the Staff of Life upon which our spirit is nourished. Let it be the Sword of the Spirit which cuts away the evil of our lives and fashions us in His image and likeness.

Sooner or later, we are going to face death; should we be making preparations while we are living?

Our imaginations are so stilted. The very thought of being like Jesus is breathtaking.

One of my great regrets is that I have not studied enough. I wish I had studied more and preached less.

It is strange that men will prepare for everything except death. We prepare for education. We prepare for business. We prepare for our careers. We prepare for marriage. We prepare for old age. We prepare for everything except the moment we are to die.

The lives of many reflect the practices and standards of this present world . . . they are more interested in imitating the world system dominated by Satan than in imitating Christ.

The church is in turmoil today. The church is not to reflect the world but to be a portrait of Jesus Christ.

No matter how much you exercise, no matter how many vitamins or health foods you eat, no matter how low your cholesterol, you will still die—someday. If you knew the moment and manner of your death in advance, would you order your life differently?

It is entirely possible to be deeply sorry because of the devastation which sin has wrought in our lives—and yet not repent.

Anyone who has genuinely seen God is deeply convicted of his or her own sin.

Although the testimony of my mother's life helped mold me and taught me how to live, the testimony of her last years and her death gave me insight into how to die.

Nothing will help us grow spiritually more than spending time alone with God every day, reading His Word and praying. Time alone with God is essential to our spiritual welfare.