Quotes from Robert J. Morgan

But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. – 1 Corinthians 15:20

By grace you have been saved. – Ephesians 2:5

I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time." — Charles Dickens, in David Copperfield

Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning. – Psalm 59:16

Let my mouth be filled with Your praise and with Your glory all the day. – Psalm 71:8

Is your place a small place? Tend it with care!— He set you there. Is your place a large place? Guard it with care!— He set you there. Whate'er your place, it is Not yours alone, but His Who set you there. —John Oxenham1

Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. – Genesis 2:24

Why do we mourn departing friends, Or shake at death's alarms? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call them to His arms. Why should we tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb? There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, And left a long perfume. Thence He arose, ascending high, And showed our feet the way; Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly, At the great rising day.

Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns!" – Revelation 19:6 NIV

The LORD reigns, He is clothed with majesty. – Psalm 93:1

For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! The kingdom of this world is become The kingdom of our Lord, And of His Christ, and of His Christ; And He shall reign for ever and ever

Because Jesus was forsaken, we are forgiven. Because He was beaten, we are healed. Because He was thirsty, we're awash in the water of life. Because He died, we have an eternal home. No matter how deep our regrets, how searing our conscience, how messy our past, we start each day with a clean slate. All our failures are washed away in His blood.

I believe God's guidance is detailed, daily, personal, unfailing, and preplanned, as Psalm 139:16 says: "All my days were written in Your book and planned before a single one of them began." If He has planned all my days, I should acknowledge Him in all my ways.

A solid routine fosters a well-worn groove for one's mental energies and helps stave off the tyranny of moods." —Mason Currey, in Daily Rituals

To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood . . . to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. – Revelation 1:5–6

The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him. – Nahum 1:7

For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. – Isaiah 55:12

The billions of flowers blooming around the globe are preachers with a single message: "Don't worry! God cares for our needs.

I will bless you . . . and you shall be a blessing. – Genesis 12:2

Come, every soul by sin oppressed; There's mercy with the Lord, And He will surely give you rest By trusting in His Word. For Jesus shed His precious blood Rich blessings to bestow; Plunge now into the crimson flood That washes white as snow. Come, then, and join this holy band, And on to glory go To dwell in that celestial land Where joys immortal flow.

Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid. – Matthew 14:27

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, Sweetest name I know, Fills my every longing, Keeps me singing as I go.

Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me? Long my imprisoned spirit lay, Fast bound in sin and nature's night; Thine eye diffused a quickening ray – I woke, the dungeon flamed with light; My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee. My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.

For as he thinks within himself, so he is. (Proverbs 23:7 NASB)