Quotes from Max Lucado

We prefer to get salvation the old-fashioned way: We earn it. To accept grace is to admit failure, a step we are hesitant to take. We opt to impress God with how good we are rather than confessing how great he is.

El Hijo del hombre tiene autoridad en la tierra para perdonar pecados» (Marcos 2.10, DHH). Punto. Fin de la discusión. Él tiene la última palabra sobre tu vida. Y su palabra implica gracia.

One stay-at-home mom keeps this sign over her kitchen sink: "Divine tasks performed here, daily." An executive hung this plaque in her office: "My desk is my altar." Both are correct. With God, our work matters as much as our worship. Indeed, work can be worship.

God doesn't delay. He never places you on hold or tells you to call again later. God loves the sound of your voice. Always. He doesn't hide when you call. He hears your prayers. For that reason "be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God" (Phil. 4:6). God

Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. PSALM 127:3–5

Walk closely with those I love so they can know your grace. Lift their burdens and point their faces toward you. I give you thanks for the grace I do not deserve and your mercies, which are new every morning. In Christ's name, amen. Pocket Prayers

That's what guilt is: a healthy regret for telling God one thing and doing another.

Ha llegado el momento de un nuevo comienzo, de empezar de cero. Dios no ve las marcas de tu pasado. En cambio, te dice: «Mira, he escrito tu nombre en las palmas de mis manos» (Isaías 49.16, NTV). Dios ha grabado tu nombre donde puede verlo. Y a fin de cuentas, ese es el único tatuaje que importa.

What Satan intends for evil, God, the Master Weaver and Master Builder, redeems for good.

13I pray that the God who gives hope will fill you with much joy and peace while you trust in him. Then your hope will overflow by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Saturate your day in His grace. Entrust your day to His oversight. Accept His direction. Grace, Oversight, Direction G-O-D

Ask God to show you specific areas in your life that require his special "renewing" attention.

The word race is from the Greek agon, from which we get the word agony.

This is no time for inactivity or despair. Off with the mourning clothes. Take some chances; take the initiative. You never know what might happen. You might have a part in bringing Christ to the world. Grace

Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. MATTHEW 5:4

Pablo tenía sangre en sus manos y diplomas religiosos en su pared. Pero entonces llegó el momento en el camino a Damasco. Jesús apareció. Y una vez Pablo vio a Jesús, ya no pudo ver más.

No wonder there is no wonder. We've figured it all out.

Isn't it enough that these hands will be pierced in the morning? Must they scrub grime tonight? And the disciples . . . do they deserve to have their feet washed?

God is in this crisis. Ask him to give you an index card–sized plan, two or three steps you can take today. Seek counsel from someone who has faced a similar challenge. Ask friends to pray. Look for resources. Reach out to a support group. Most importantly, make a plan.

On-and-off salvation never appears in the Bible. Salvation is not a repeated phenomenon. Scripture contains no example of a person who was saved, then lost, then resaved, then lost again.

Content. That's the word. A state of heart in which you would be at peace if God gave you nothing more than he already has.

Te está acechando el miedo por todos lados? Entonces, deja que Dios te hable.

Begin with God. Celebrate God's goodness. "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!" (Phil. 4:4).

Never let me forget that although without you I can do nothing, in Christ I can do all things.