Quotes from Max Lucado

Does God notice when I'm afraid? Note the resolve in the eyes of Jesus as he marches through the storm to rescue his friends.

Does God know if I am ignored or rejected? Find the answer in the compassionate eyes of Christ as he stands to defend the adulterous woman.

When you give a gift to one of God's children, you give a gift to God.

We might question God's actions, decisions, or declarations. But we can never, ever question his zany, stunning, unquenchable affection.

Some people find the gift of salvation. For others the gifts are smaller: a kind word, a good deed. But all the gifts are from God.

God's greatest blessings often come costumed as disasters. Any doubters need to do nothing more than ascend the hill of Calvary.

God crowns us. Most people crown their Christmas trees with either an angel or a star. God uses both.

Waiting is a sustained effort to stay focused on God through prayer and belief.

The wonders of nature call to you. The promises and prophecies of Scripture speak to you. God himself reaches out to you.

God knows just the place where you'll be placed. He has a barren living room in desperate need of warmth and joy. A corner of the world needs some color. He selected you with that place in mind.

What you do for a tree, God does for you.

Unhappiness on earth cultivates a hunger for heaven. By gracing us with a deep dissatisfaction, God holds our attention.

Want to learn to forgive? Then consider how you've been forgiven.

How grimy did God get when He reached down to clean you up? How grimy are you willing to get in order to be an 'imitator of God'?

Be kind to yourself. God thinks you're worth his kindness. And he's a good judge of character.

Do you believe that God is near? He wants you to. He wants you to know that He is in the midst of your world. Wherever you are as you read these words, He is present.

It's against God's nature to remember forgiven sins

No matter who wins, God is still sovereign regardless if my preferred candidate wins or not.

What did Jesus come to do? God saves.

God saves, not God empathizes, cares, listens, helps, assists, or applauds.

A split second is nothing compared to twenty-four hours. On God's clock you're in the middle of your millisecond. Compared to eternity, what is seventy, eighty, ninety years?

Fear corrodes our confidence in God's goodness.

God is recruiting for himself a people who will populate heaven.

God saves. Specifically he will save his people from their sins.