Quotes about Devotion

Sweet Love say Where, how and when What do you want of me? Yours I am, for You I was born: What do you want of me? . . .

Sure, for all our blindness; secure, for all our helplessness; strong, for all our weakness; gaily in love, for all the pressures on our hearts.

One way of judging the quality of theologies," he explains, "is to see what sort of devotion they produce."32

Mere sincerity, passionate devotion, clarity of conviction, and depth of insight are all ultimately useless unless they are rooted in and focused on the person and work of Jesus.

May God so work in our hearts that our faith is affectionate and our passion is principled.

Fasting is about ingesting the Word of God, the beauty of God, the presence of God, the blessings of God. Fasting is about spiritual indulgence!

M]ake much of the written word, and pray to God to copy his Bible in your conscience, and write a new book of his doctrine in your hearts.

O, we love an unknown lover when we love Christ.

I rather wish Him my heart than give Him it; except He take it and put Himself in possession of it (for I hope He hath a market-right to me, since He hath ransomed me), I see not how Christ can have me. O, that He would be pleased to be more homely with my soul's love, and to come in to my soul and take His own.

I am most gladly content that Christ breaketh all my idols in pieces: it hath put a new edge upon my blunted love to Christ. I see He is jealous of my love, and will have all to Himself.

There is none like Him; I would not exchange one smile of His lovely face with kingdoms.

To live on Christ's love is a king's life.