A Lineage of Grace Quotes

“infant’s face and brushed the tiny palm. When the baby’s fingers closed around his finger, his heart raced even faster. Never had he felt such encompassing joy—and spreading terror. Am I to be his earthly father, Lord? A simple carpenter? Surely your Son deserves better than I! Joseph looked around at the dark walls of the shepherds”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. PSALM 139:23-24”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“I think about what I've lost instead of thinking about what I have.”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“And the answers had always come down to trusting God, obeying Him, accepting His will, knowing there was a purpose in what was happening even if they couldn’t see it. But sometimes the pain seemed unbearable.”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“Lord God of heaven and earth, I beg You to give me the confidence of Joshua. Instill in me Your purpose. Do not let me weaken. You are God and there is no other! “Prepare”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“Boaz had checked the work in all of his barley fields but one. He rode his horse along the road, raising his hand in greeting to those he recognized overseeing or working in the fields. Some elders at the gate shook their heads at him, asking why he always felt it necessary to spend so much time in the fields with his workers. His overseers had proven themselves trustworthy. Why not leave the work to them and sit and talk with those of his station? They never understood why he enjoyed being a part of the harvest, and not just showing up for the celebration at the end.”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“Sometimes I think God gave us the Law just to show us how wicked we are.”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“Hasn’t God always chosen things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise?”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“Maybe it’s only those who’ve made such chaos of their lives who can understand the heights and depths of God’s mercy.”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“Men plan, but God prevails.”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“One sin set others in motion.”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“Somehow the waiting is harder than the battle itself.”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“But when you ask him, be sure that you really expect him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“Rumors aren't worth the sand we walk on.”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“Oh, Lord God of Israel, I don’t understand these things. Is it wrong to want to belong to you? My soul longs for you. Help me to be obedient, to be a proper wife to Joseph, for you are sovereign and must have chosen this man for me. Make me a woman after your own heart. Create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me.”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace

“who’d gazed at David with adoring eyes and dreamed dreams about him. David could have anyone he wanted! Even before he was king, women were falling in love with him. She was stricken with regret and fear as the days passed. If only she had”
― Francine Rivers, A Lineage of Grace