Quotes about Devotion
Christianity is not devotion to work, or to a cause, or a doctrine, but devotion to a Person, the Lord Jesus Christ.
— Oswald Chambers
Any work of love brings a person face to face with God.
— Mother Teresa
Let me be as the bullock which stands between the plough and the altar, to work or to be sacrificed; and let my motto be, "Ready for either".
— Charles Spurgeon
God is in everything I do and all my work glorifies Him.
— Dolly Parton
Trying harder doesn't work for me. Slowly I've learned to pray for God's help and He has become my greatest love and desire.
— Francis Chan
Begin a fast, and trust God to work that in your heart.
— Jentezen Franklin
A constant attention to the work which God entrusts us with is a mark of solid piety.
— John Wesley
And all knowledge is vain save when there is work, and all work is empty save when there is love; and when you work with love you bind yourself to yourself, and to one another, and to God.
— Khalil Gibran
Surely love is both work and wages.
— Richard Baxter
Consider six or eight hours a day sacred to the Lord and His work, and let nothing hinder your giving this time (to language study and practice) till you can preach fluently and intelligibly.
— Hudson Taylor
In the matter of piety, poverty serves us better than wealth, and work better than idleness, especially since wealth becomes an obstacle even for those who do not devote themselves to it.
— St. John Chrysostom
Prayer must carry on our work as much as preaching; he preacheth not heartily to his people that will not pray for them.
— Richard Baxter