Quotes about Purpose

Tell me why the gardener trims and prunes his rosebushes, sometimes cutting away productive branches, and I will tell you why God's people are afflicted. God's hand never slips.

The lukewarm Christian can accomplish nothing with a whole life in which to do it. If you have lived for sin and self... your witness will have [a] telling effect on all who have known you.

Many people ask about Christianity the same [way] they ask about everything else today: "What's in it for me?" In our selfishness, we think of God as we think of everyone else. What can He contribute to us, personally?

Someday all of us will give account of the way we have used the gifts God has given. The person to whom much has been given will find much required of him.

How much greater should be our longing for our eternal home! You and I aren't meant to live for only a few decades on this earth; we are destined for eternity. The Bible says this world is not our final home; we are "strangers and pilgrims on the earth" (Hebrews 11:13 NKJV). Our true home is heaven—and that is where God's path leads.

God did not ordain that the church should drift aimlessly in the seas of uncertainty without compass, captain, or crew.

Don't be a prude, or snobbish, but let your life "glow" for Christ. We are lamps shining in the darkness.

Jesus invited us not to a picnic, but to a pilgrimage. He offered us, not an excursion, but an execution. Our Savior said that we would have to be ready to die to self, sin, and the world.

The central theme of the universe is the purpose and destiny of every individual. Every person is important in God's eyes.

Have you fallen into the world's trap, following its self-indulgent goals and driven by its self-centered motives? It can happen without you even being aware of it. Make sure Christ is first in your life, and make it your goal to live according to His Word.

God isn't finished with you when you retire! When we know Christ, we never retire from His service.

God created us free to choose how we would live... but leaves us free to pursue our own ends with tragic, natural consequences.