24 “God that made the world & all things therein, seeing that He is Lord of heaven & earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;”
25 “Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though He needed any thing, seeing He giveth to all life, & breath, & all things;” (Acts 17:24-25)
"I do not know which is the greater wonder - whether God takes a man without advantages and uses him to confound the wise, or the other miracle, that He can take a man who has education and bring him low enough to use him." ~ I. Lilias Trotter, Missionary, Author, Artist
24 "The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:"
25 "The LORD make His face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:"
26 "The LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace." [Numbers 6:24-26]
“He didn't promise us ease and comfort – but He did promise joy which we may have in the midst of any weight or heaviness which may be ours to bear.” ~ Isabella Lilias Trotter, Missionary, Author, Teacher, Artist, 07/17/1928
“Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: His going forth is prepared as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.” (Hosea 6:3)
2 “Lord, hear my voice. Let Your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.”
3 “If You, LORD, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?”
4 “But with You there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve You.” (Psalm 130:2-4)
9 “All nations whom Thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee, O Lord; and shall glorify Thy name.”
10 “For Thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone.” (Psalm 86:9-10)
“But we see Jesus, Who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man.” (Hebrews 2:9)
“There is a day coming, in which before assembled worlds He will make manifest the loving gifts and the secret service of His redeemed ones. Then we shall not weary as they are recounted and rewarded; and as we see His joy in them all,” J. Hudson Taylor, Missionary, Author, 1898
The Bible is a wonderful book; it not only gives the history of the past, and guidance for the present, but in prophecy we have the history of ages yet to come—the course of events until the grand climax when God shall be all in all. -James Hudson Taylor, Missionary, Author, 1898
“You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.” -Frederick Douglass, Christian, Abolitionist, Orator, Lay-Minister, Author, Statesman (February 1818-February 20, 1895)
“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.” (I John 4:9)