God tests His people through hardship.

What defines us as Christians is not most profoundly that we have come to know him but that he took note of us and made us his own.

The word mediates the glory, and the glory confirms the word.

One of the most important discoveries I have ever made is this truth: God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him. This is the motor that drives my ministry as a pastor. It affects everything I do.

The essence of faith is being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus

The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie.
It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for
heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world. It is not
the X-rated video, but the prime-time dribble of triviality we
drink in every night.