Let Earth Receive Her King Quotes

“Here, then, is true comfort and real joy. God has spoken. Sin and suffering are not the end of the story. The conclusion relies on God’s work, and not ours. Here is hope for the weariest heart and warmth for the coldest. Here is what saves us from becoming Scrooges ourselves, even as we deal with the challenges and difficulties of life. God has broken into history, we have seen His glory, and this is where we find our greatest and our unshakable tidings of comfort and joy.”
― Alistair Begg, Let Earth Receive Her King: Daily Readings for Advent

“Without Jesus, if we possess everything, we really have nothing; and with Jesus, even if we possess nothing, we really have everything. We can joyfully submit to His plans, bow the knee to His rule, rely on His tender care, and let His peace dwell in our hearts. For to us this child, this King, has been born.”
― Alistair Begg, Let Earth Receive Her King: Daily Readings for Advent

“Both statements are true. Though it may sound puzzling, John wasn’t writing in abstractions. He was presenting a person with whom he had laughed, wept, feasted, prayed, served, traveled, and far more—a person who nonetheless was also present at the creation of the world, as the Creator of the world.”
― Alistair Begg, Let Earth Receive Her King: Daily Readings for Advent