The One Year God with Us Devotional Quotes

“Patience and diligence, like faith, remove mountains. —William Penn”
― Chris Tiegreen, The One Year God with Us Devotional: 365 Daily Bible Readings to Empower Your Faith

“When you attack the roots of sin, fix your thought more upon the God whom you desire than upon the sin which you abhor. —Walter Hilton”
― Chris Tiegreen, The One Year God with Us Devotional: 365 Daily Bible Readings to Empower Your Faith

“If you’re burdened by the Christian life, remember that just as God has given you grace for salvation, He will give you grace for obedience through faith. Live in dependence on God—for everything—and rest. The grace walk is relaxing when we learn it. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2), and be at peace. Faith is reason at rest in God. —Charles Spurgeon”
― Chris Tiegreen, The One Year God with Us Devotional: 365 Daily Bible Readings to Empower Your Faith

“God is never defeated. Though He may be opposed, attacked, and resisted, the ultimate outcome can never be in doubt. —Brother Andrew”
― Chris Tiegreen, The One Year God with Us Devotional: 365 Daily Bible Readings to Empower Your Faith

“The world has seen plenty of Christians who do not demonstrate what God is like. It needs more examples of what He is like. He has redeemed us for just such a purpose—to display His glory. Do what you can to display it today. It is time that Christians were judged more by their likeness to Christ than by their notions of Christ. —Lucretia Mott”
― Chris Tiegreen, The One Year God with Us Devotional: 365 Daily Bible Readings to Empower Your Faith

“Whoever practices hospitality entertains God Himself. —Anonymous”
― Chris Tiegreen, The One Year God with Us Devotional: 365 Daily Bible Readings to Empower Your Faith

“JANUARY 29 Colossians 3:15-17 Offering Thanks Do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks.   COLOSSIANS 3:17 IN WORD   Hebrews 12:28 says that gratitude is an acceptable offering to God. Why? Because it acknowledges who He is better than any other attitude. It recognizes that He is a Blesser, a Giver, and a Redeemer of incomparable worth. Gratitude sees God as He is. Gratitude especially sees God accurately when it sees Him through Jesus. After all, the Incarnation was God’s plan to make Himself visible to human eyes. It was His aggressive strategy to make Himself accessible to sinners in need of salvation. Jesus is the ultimate act of God in this world. For the early church, Jesus quickly became the identity of the believer. Paul, for example, saw himself to be crucified with Him, buried with Him, raised up with Him, exalted with Him, seated in heavenly places with Him, and united with Him forever. When someone is that identified with his Redeemer, the attitude of his heart becomes a clear statement of the Redeemer’s worth. If gratitude isn’t there, the Redeemer isn’t worth much to that person. If we value Jesus as our identity, we will be exceedingly grateful for what He means to us. IN DEED   You may faithfully make offerings of money and time, but what are you offering God with your attitude? Is it an acceptable offering, declaring His worth accurately? Or does it underestimate His value in your life by neglecting the thankfulness due Him? Or were you even aware that the attitudes of your heart are, whether you mean it or not, a statement about Him and an offering to Him? Watch your heart carefully. Whatever fills it will soon dominate your life and experience. With that in mind, let thankfulness flow from within as a sacrifice to God. Insist that your heart make statements of truth about your Redeemer, acknowledging the enormous sacrifice He made in order to offer you enormous glory. Recognize the salvation—the utterly complete, comprehensive salvation—that now defines your life. Whatever you do, do it in His name with thanks for who He is. The best way to show my gratitude to God is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy. —Mother Teresa”
― Chris Tiegreen, The One Year God with Us Devotional: 365 Daily Bible Readings to Empower Your Faith