Flying in the Clouds
Flying in the Clouds A recently licensed pilot was flying his private plane in a cloudy day. He was not very experienced in instrument landing. When the control tower was to bring him in, he began to get panicky. Then a stern voice came over the radio, “You just obey instructions, we’ll take care of […]
God Wants to Do the Impossible
God Wants to Do the Impossible “God is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible. What a pity that we plan only the things we can do by ourselves.”
Doing God’s Will
Doing God’s Will Walter Knight told of an old Scottish woman who went from home to home across the countryside selling thread, buttons, and shoestrings. When she came to an unmarked crossroad, she would toss a stick into the air and go in the direction the stick pointed when it landed. One day, however, she […]
Quote: George W. Truett Said: “To Know The Will of God is the greatest knowledge-George Mueller
Quote: George W. Truett Said: “To Know The Will of God is the greatest knowledge – George Mueller Quote: George W. Truett said: “To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement!” –(quoted in “Toolkit,” Cell Church, Winter, 1996, p. 10.) From Matthew Kratz’s […]
I Am a Lighthouse
I Am a Lighthouse The captain of a ship looked into the dark night and saw a light in the distance. Immediately he told his signalman to send a message, “Alter your course ten degrees south.” He promptly received a reply, “Alter your course ten degrees north.” The furious captain sent another message, “Alter your […]
Livingstone’s Diary
Livingstone’s Diary David Livingstone was the pioneer missionary to Africa, who walked over 29,000 miles in his ministry. His wife died early in their ministry and he faced stiff opposition from his Scottish brethren. He wrote the following words in his diary: “Send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only […]
Be on God’s Side
Be on God’s Side During the civil war Abraham Lincoln met with a group of ministers for a prayer breakfast. One of the ministers said, “Mr. President, let us pray that God is on our side”. Lincoln’s response showed far greater insight, “No, gentlemen, let us pray that we are on God’s side.”
What Consecration Is
What Consecration Is “Will you please tell me in a word,” said a Christian woman to a minister, “what your idea of consecration is?” Holding out a blank sheet of paper the pastor replied, “It is to sign your name at the bottom of this blank sheet, and to let God fill it in as […]
Don’t Let a Storm Stop You
Don’t Let a Storm Stop You One stormy night, Hudson Taylor was scheduled to speak in Birmingham, England, at the Severn Street schoolroom. His hostess attempted to dissuade him from going in the torrential downpour by telling him that everyone would assume it was canceled. “But was it not announced for tonight,” Hudson Taylor asked. […]
George Muller was asked, “What is the secret of your service to God-George Muller
George Muller was asked, “What is the secret of your service to God-George Muller George Muller was asked, “What is the secret of your service to God?” Muller’s response was this: “There was a day when I died, utterly died, died to George Muller, his opinions, preferences, tastes and will…died to the world, its approval […]