Quotes from Max Lucado

I think to trust in the sovereignty of God does not excuse my personal responsibility. Just the opposite - it equips me to be personally responsible.

God sends his angels to protect us and his Word as a star to guide us. Then he surrounds us with his grace. We become his depot, the distribution point of God's gifts.

God is able to place stars in their sockets & suspend sky like a curtain; surely He is mighty enough to light your path.

To have a pure heart, we must submit all thoughts to the authority of Christ. If we are willing to do that, he will change us to be like him.

Just as your earthly house is a place of refuge, so God's house is a place of peace.

When a Christian stops growing, help is needed. If you are the same Christian you were a few months ago, be careful.

Does God understand you? Find the answer in Bethlehem.

Forgiveness is not saying that the one who hurt you was right. Forgiveness is stating that God is faithful and he will do what is right.

God loves people just the way they are, but He loves them too much to leave them that way!

If God is enough for you, then you'll always have enough, because you'll always have God.

Jesus took your punishment, and God gave you credit for Jesus' perfection.

God would prefer we have an occasional limp than a perpetual strut.

God forgets the past... Imitate Him.

Heaven is beyond our imagination . . . . At our most creative moment, at our deepest thought, at our highest level, we still cannot fathom eternity.

If God were only mighty, we would Salute Him. But since he is Merciful and Mighty, we can approach Him.

I think we have such a crown jewel in the forgiveness of God, and it changes people's lives.

God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and stars. History and nations. People and problems.

Since you know God understands, you can boldly go to him.

There's an antidote to our fears- trust. If we trust God more,we can fear less.

Gratitude develops faith. The surest path out of a slump is marked by the road sign "thank you, God."

How does God deal with your bitter heart? He reminds you that what you have is more important than what you don't have. You still have your relationship with God. No one can take that.

Who was Jesus? God saves.

The Bible teaches us that God does not cause pain, but that He uses pain and evil to advance His cause and shape His servants.

Forgiveness doesn't diminish justice; it just entrusts it to God. He guarantees the right retribution.