Godward Qualities

Me: I think Alyson is sweet on you.

Prodigal: I don’t mind at all!

This is from the book Soul Winner by C.H. Spurgeon

A person who is to be used by God must believe that what he is going to do is for the glory of God, and he must work from no other motive. When outsiders go to hear some preachers, all that they remember is that they were excellent actors, but here is a very different kind of preacher. After they have heard him preach, they do not think about how he looked or how he spoke, but about the solemn truths he uttered. A preacher may keep rolling out what he has to say in such a fashion that those who listen to him say to one another, “Do not see that he lives by his preaching? He preaches for a living.” I would rather hear it said, “That man said something in his message that made many of the people think less of him; he uttered the most distasteful sentiments; he did nothing but drive at us with the Word of the Lord while he was preaching. His one aim was to bring us to repentance and faith in Christ.” That is the kind of man whom the Lord delights to bless.

Proverbs 21:1

The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes.

Jennifer Van Allen

www.theprodigalpig.com

www.faithincounseling.org

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