Somehow not only for Christmas,
But all the long year through,
The joy that you give to others
Is the joy that comes back to you.

And the more you spend in blessing
The poor and lonely and sad,
The more of your heart’s possessing
Returns to make you glad.

John Greenleaf Whittier

“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.”

Isaiah 7:14
The New King James Version

The publican stood afar off and beat his breast and said, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.”  I tell you that man had the finest theology of any man in all England.

Charles H. Spurgeon

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Proverbs 15:18
The Revised Standard Version

If you would voyage Godward, you must see to it that the rudder of thought is right.

W. J. Dawson

There is no circumstance, no trouble, no testing, that can ever touch me until, first of all, it has gone past God and past Christ, right through to me.  If it has come that far, it has come with a great purpose, which I may not understand at the moment.  But I refuse to become panicky, as I lift up my eyes to him and accept it as coming from the throne of God for some great purpose of blessing to my own heart.

Alan Redpath

Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

James 1:4
The New International Version

Imagine being in this glorious world with grateful hearts—and no one to thank.

Christina Georgina Rossetti

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

John 14:26
The New King James Version

Is your Christianity ancient history or current events?

Samuel M. Shoemaker 

When the divine owner takes possession of a property, he has a twofold objective: intense cultivation and abounding fruitfulness.

Norman P. Grubb

“And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Mark 12:53
The English Standard Version

When Jesus went back to heaven, all He left behind was a prayer meeting.

Armin Gesswein

A state of mind that sees God in everything is evidence of growth in grace and a thankful heart.

Charles G. Finney

And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom, understanding, counsel, and might; the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

Isaiah 11:2
The Living Bible

The center of God’s will is our only safety.

Betsie ten Boom

The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.

Proverbs 10:22 The Revised Standard Version

I went to a theological book and crammed my brains with sentences long enough to make the jaw of a Greek professor squeak for a week.  It didn’t amount to shucks.  So I went and loaded up the old gun with rough-on-rats, ipecac, saltpeter, rock salt, dynamite and every other kind of explosive, and I pulled the trigger, and that Pharisee gang has been on the run ever since.

Billy Sunday