Salvation may come quietly, but we must not remain quiet about it. Jesus took our place that we might have His peace; He took our sin that we might have His salvation. Where one goes hereafter depends on what he does after here. The new birth is not optional—it’s imperative. Jesus came to save the…
Author: Alan Holden
Revival
Revival is the life of Jesus poured into human hands. The closer we come to God, the more we realize our distance. Revival means removal. Every generation needs a regeneration. A recipe for revival: Draw a circle and get inside, then pray God will send revival within the circle. We don’t need the sand that…
Responsibility
Plan as if Christ’s return is years away, but live as if He is coming today. Beware of the danger of allowing your rights to subordinate your responsibilities. We have no right to complain about mistakes made by people who are doing the work we should be doing. No job is boring if we can…
Reputation
Reputation is for time; character is for eternity. A company is known by the people it employs. The most destructive acid in the world is found in our sour disposition. No one raises his reputation by lowering others. You cannot build reputation on what you are going to do. Glass, china, and reputation are equally…
Repentance
Repentance means not only a heart broken for sin but from sin. Many people in mending their ways use very thin threads. Repentance is not only saying, “I’m sorry.” It is also saying, “I’m through.” Some so-called penitential crying is only hypocritical lying. To be good, you must first look and see that you are…
Religion
Religion should have no place in your life unless it has first place. A religion not worth exporting is not worth keeping at home. The man whose religion costs him nothing pays for what he gets. The person who argues most about religion usually has the least of it. Some people make a cloak out…
Profanity
Profanity is the use of strong words by weak people. Swearing is a lazy man’s way of trying to be emphatic. Profanity is an outward sign of stupidity. Profanity is evidence of the lack of sufficient vocabulary and brains. <<Back<<
Procrastination
Very few people are fast enough to keep up with all their good intentions. On the bypass of by and by, man arrived at the conclusion of never. Promises are like snowballs—they are easy to make but hard to keep. Never put off until tomorrow what you feel like doing today—tomorrow it may be against…
Principles
It’s possible to do the right thing for the wrong reasons. It’s never right to do wrong, and it’s never wrong to do right. Every day every Christian must choose among progression, discretion, and retrogression. The person with small principles draws small interest. When it comes to a solid principle, it’s better to be a…
Pride
A golfer has one advantage over the fisherman—he doesn’t have to show anything to prove it. He who has too much brass seldom has the necessary polish. The reason some computers run into trouble is that some of the punch cards think that they are holier than the rest. The most conceited man in the…