Autobiography of God Quotes

“Our personal relationship with the Savior will re-create us in His image. He is to be our purpose and passion. We are to long to know Him better and make Him known to others.”
― Lloyd John Ogilvie, Autobiography of God: Discover the Extravagant Love of God

“What a scathing exposure! It was as if Jesus said, “Listen, you say you want God, but your actions and words expose that you don’t. You talk about God’s judgment, but you did not willingly accept one who proclaimed it and called all of you to repentance. You say you long for the Messiah to come, but when He is here you search for reasons to reject Him. You are childish! If you had the wisdom of God, you would recognize His truth in the messenger sent to prepare the way for the Messiah and in the Messiah Himself. You have developed the miserable sickness of religious pretense and no longer desire what you prattle about aimlessly in what you pretend is prayer!”
― Lloyd John Ogilvie, Autobiography of God: Discover the Extravagant Love of God

“The parable challenges us to clarify and claim our purpose and live it with absolute earnestness. Our ultimate purpose is Jesus Christ: to know Him, allow Him to love us, love Him in response, and love others as He has loved us. Each of us is called to live out that purpose in the unique circumstances and opportunities of our individual lives. That will mean several crucial things:”
― Lloyd John Ogilvie, Autobiography of God: Discover the Extravagant Love of God

“Now the parable takes on a very personal focus. We can no longer enjoy observation without participation. We are part of the drama that is staged in this parable. Jesus came. What have we done with the truth of His message and the gift of His forgiving death?”
― Lloyd John Ogilvie, Autobiography of God: Discover the Extravagant Love of God

“When we drift from a deep, intimate companionship with God, we become negative, critical, judgmental and recalcitrant. We resist the repeated overtures of God’s love. Neutrality and detached aloofness eventually result. We become respectably unresponsive. It happens to all of us at times. The telltale signs are equivocation, vacillation and pretense.”
― Lloyd John Ogilvie, Autobiography of God: Discover the Extravagant Love of God