Quotes about Devotion
Our love for God is limited by a lack of holy fear. Our hearts are to bear the light and warmth of both flames.
— John Bevere
We should not serve the Lord for what He can do but rather for who He is and what He has already done for us.
— John Bevere
Jesus makes it clear that to follow Him, we must first count the cost. There is a price to following Jesus, and He makes the amount certain. The price is nothing short of our lives!
— John Bevere
A true believer, a disciple, lays down his life completely for the Master. Disciples are steadfast to the end. Converts and onlookers may desire the benefits and blessings, but they lack the endurance to last to the end. Eventually they will fade away.
— John Bevere
All true worship is anchored in a reverence for His presence.
— John Bevere
We must return to the teachable nature of our first love.
— John Bevere
John, I'm not saying that if you keep My commandments, you prove to Me that you love Me," He said. "I already know whether you love Me or not! What I'm saying is if a man falls head over heels in love with Me, he will be the one enabled to keep My commandments!
— John Bevere
Our lives must be submitted to and built upon His position of lordship, not upon His work as Savior.
— John Bevere
When we fear God, we will… Obey Him instantly, obey Him even if it doesn't make sense, obey Him even if it hurts, obey Him even if we don't see the benefit, obey Him to completion.
— John Bevere
In His wisdom, He purposely withholds the revelation of His glory to see if we will serve Him with love and reverence, or turn our attention to that which receives glory on the earth yet pales in comparison to Him.
— John Bevere
As you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. (Colossians 2:6—7 NLT)
— John Bevere
I stopped being watchful and diligent. I rushed after my own lusts. I sinned against the light of the Word and the goodness of God. I have grieved the Spirit, and He is gone. I tempted the Devil, and he has come to me. I have provoked God to anger, and He has left me. I have so hardened my heart that I cannot repent.
— John Bunyan