Quotes from Max Lucado

Everything changes when we see the face of God.

Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard" (Dan. 10:12 NIV). You have been heard in heaven. Angelic armies have been dispatched.

El punto? A él le importa poco la elegancia y mucho la accesibilidad. Orar en el Vaticano puede ser significativo. Sin embargo, las oraciones que se elevan en casa tienen más peso que las oraciones ofrecidas en Roma. Si quieres, viaja al Muro de las Lamentaciones, pero la oración en la cerca de tu patio es igual de eficaz. El que escucha tus oraciones es tu Papito. No necesitas adularlo con el lugar.

Lift up your eyes. Don't get lost in your troubles. Dare to believe that good things will happen. Dare to believe that God was speaking to you when he said, "In everything God works for the good of those who love him" (Rom. 8:28 NCV).

You'll never know that Jesus is all you need until Jesus is all you have.

His life was one of simplicity and deprivation.

If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done" (1 John 1:8–9 NCV).

He [God] has put his angels in charge of you to watch over you wherever you go" (Ps. 91:11 NCV). Heaven has helpers for you.

Since no one can take our Christ, no one can take our joy.

Spend all your love on her now. Forget not the hands, though spotted, The hair, though thinning, The eyes, though dim, For they are a part of you. And when they are gone, a part of you is gone.

Quién puede ordenar que algo suceda sin permiso del Señor? ¿No envía el Altísimo tanto calamidad como bien?» (Lamentaciones 3.37, 38, NTV).

Heaven has a place for you. Paul knew this. "For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong" (Acts 27:23).

It doesn't matter how nice the convalescent home is; nurses and old folks don't replace a grandbaby's smile or a son's kiss.

Can you be more saved than you were the first day of your salvation? No. But can a person grow in salvation? Absolutely. It, like marriage, is a done deal and a daily development.

Hours before his own death, Jesus' concern is singular. He wants his disciples to know how much he loves them. More than removing dirt, Jesus is removing doubt.

Change always brings fear before it brings faith. We always assume the worst before we look for the best. God interrupts our lives with something we've never seen, and rather than praise, we panic! We interpret the presence of a problem as the absence of God and scoot!

There was something familiar about the angelic choir, their sacred songs wafting through the night in perfect harmony; he always felt close to heaven here.

Joseph had an anchor. Not a piece of iron but a deepseated, stabilizing belief in God's sovereignty.

with this lesson: God hates pride. God resists the proud because the proud resist God. The heart of pride never confesses, never repents, never asks for forgiveness. Pride is the hidden reef that shipwrecks

La oración es realmente así de sencilla. Resístete al impulso de complicarla. No te sientas orgulloso por las oraciones muy elaboradas. No pidas disculpas por las oraciones incoherentes. Nada de juegos. Sin encubrimientos. Simplemente sé sincero… sincero con Dios. Súbete a su regazo. Cuéntale todo lo que hay en tu corazón. O no le digas nada. Solo eleva tu corazón al cielo y declara: Padre… Papito…

La fórmula es sencilla: la percepción de control produce calma. La falta de control origina temor.

I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me" (John 10:14 NIV).

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. PHILIPPIANS 4:6–7

Sin wants you, but you must rule over it.