With the Word Quotes

“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. ” Howard W. Newton”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“Unbelief blinds you to God’s greatness and magnifies your own weakness.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“One minute Jacob prayed for God’s help, and the next minute he devised some new way to appease his angry brother. He reminded God of His great promises and then acted as though God had never spoken. This is the conduct of a believer who needed to be broken before God. He prayed to be delivered from Esau (v. 11), but his greatest need was to be delivered from himself. Jacob was broken to be healed and weakened to be strengthened. When he surrendered, he won and became a “prince with God. ” His limp would be a constant reminder that God would be in control of his life.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“Religion is man’s attempt to make peace with God on his own terms. Redemption is God’s offer of peace through Jesus Christ. But this is “peace through the blood of His cross” (Col. 1:20).”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“No matter how trying your circumstances may be, you can have God’s peace as you live under the blessing of His smile.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“Do not fail to discipline your child (vv. 13–14), so that he or she might have wisdom and bring you joy (vv. Pr 23:15-16). No matter what other families may do, do not envy sinners (vv. Pr 23:17-18), but trust the Lord and obey Him. Set a good example by respecting your parents (v. 22).”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“Look at her hands. She is a willing worker (vv. 13, Pr 31:19), and her work is fruitful (v. Pr 31:31). She cooks, sews, manages real estate, and even plants a garden. Her family needs nothing, and she is generous to the poor (v. 20). Her mouth speaks wisdom (v. 26), and she gives wise counsel to her family and friends. Her eyes are alert to opportunities”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“As you read the life of Joseph, you see in him a picture of the Lord Jesus Christ. Joseph was greatly loved by his father (v. 3; Mt 3:17), hated and envied by his brothers (Jn 15:25; Mark 15:10), plotted against, sold as a slave, arrested unjustly, and made to suffer. But he went from suffering to glory and became the savior of the people who had rejected him. God’s goal for all His children is that we become like His Son (Rom. 8:29). The goal is glorious, but the process is painful. Both Jesus and Joseph had to suffer before they could enter into their glory”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“Joys are always on the way to us. They are always traveling to us through the darkness of the night. There is never a night when they are not coming. ” Amy Carmichael”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“The service we render for others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth. ” Wilfred Grenfell”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“The end result of all Bible study is worship, and the end result of all worship is service to the God we love.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“Why? ” is an easy question to ask but a very difficult one to answer. Suppose God had told Job the reasons behind his troubles. Would that have solved his problems? After all, God’s people live on promises, not on explanations.”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“How rarely we weigh our neighbor in the same balance in which we weigh ourselves. ” Thomas à Kempis”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“Rest in the LORD ” (7). Restlessness is an evidence of unbelief. Faith rests in the Lord and enjoys “the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding ” (Php 4:7). God sometimes waits in answering prayer so that He might strengthen our patience (James 1:2”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“Truth is always strong, no matter how weak it looks, and falsehood is always weak, no matter how strong it looks.” Phillips Brooks”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook

“Numbers do not determine truth (vv. 12–18). If an entire city turned away from God, that is no reason for us to do so. God will stand with us”
― Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook