This Day with the Master Quotes

“I have come to believe that the mark of the truly sanctified heart is that it cares more about another’s salvation than it does about its own well-being. It is not the words you say or the deeds you do that really matter. It is whether deep down in your spirit you have taken the way of the Cross and come to the place where you care about what Jesus cares about and are willing to give up everything so people will be redeemed.”
― Dennis F. Kinlaw, This Day with the Master: 365 Daily Meditations

“The promise from Scripture is, “Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4 NASB). It is only our sinfulness that causes us to fear, and when we fear we begin to sink and look at ourselves instead of God. When we do that, we immediately know that there is no hope for us; there is no way we can stand for Christ in our circumstances. The environment is too difficult, the enemy too strong, the problems too great, the obstacles too mountainous. When we have reached this point, we sink. But if we can keep our eyes on Jesus, he is able to keep us from falling into sin or from sinking into despair.”
― Dennis F. Kinlaw, This Day with the Master: 365 Daily Meditations

“There is a world out there. Jesus has shown us the way to win it: his Father sent him to lay down his life. Now he is sending you.”
― Dennis F. Kinlaw, This Day with the Master: 365 Daily Meditations

“When the Lord comes into a person’s life, he brings many things with him. Things such as joy, confidence, faith, hope, and love! His presence breaks the hold of circumstance. It sets us free.”
― Dennis F. Kinlaw, This Day with the Master: 365 Daily Meditations

“The story of Achan makes many people shudder with fear. Achan was the man who, by sinning against the Lord, caused the Israelites to lose in battle. When Achan’s sin was exposed, he and his entire family were killed. There is a concept in our day that if we accept Christ, then Christ is with us no matter what choices we make. This is not true. Christ is with us as long as we stay with him, but when we begin to go our own way in contrast to Christ’s way, then the presence of Jesus will depart from our life. God cannot save us if we keep our back toward him. This understanding is not simply an Old Testament principle, but an eternal truth. John the beloved said, “If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth” (1 John 1:6). The Last Day will be a day of exclusion as much as one of inclusion. There will be a door, and all who do not pass through that door will be excluded eternally. Perhaps some question then whether God is merciful. The last word in human experience is not going to be mercy, but righteousness and holiness. Mercy leads to righteousness. It is given in this life so we can come to know the holiness and the goodness of God. If we refuse his mercy, then we are left with only his holiness. Nothing will enter God’s ultimate kingdom that is unclean or impure or deceitful. Note those tragic words that help close the Scriptures, “Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood” (Rev. 22:15). In truth, God never sends anyone to hell; we make the choice to turn toward him or away from him. Which way are you turned?”
― Dennis F. Kinlaw, This Day with the Master: 365 Daily Meditations

“Someone has said, “Find where God is at work and join in.” That work may be small, as the time-bound eyes of humans see it. But if God is in it, its future is as large as the promises of God.”
― Dennis F. Kinlaw, This Day with the Master: 365 Daily Meditations