"I hope that your hearts will not be discouraged. Duty is ours, the result is in the disposal of the All-wise God. We should not be too sanguine of immediate success. We sow the seed, and probably both it and we may die before the fruit be seen. But the word of the Lord shall not return void."
— Robert Morrison
Source: Memoirs of the Life and Labours of Robert Morrison (1839), vol. 1, letter of 1812
Work, knocking on the door
Views: 480
"Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the action that we do. It is to God Almighty – how much we do it does not matter, because He is infinite, but how much love we put in that action. How much we do to Him in the person that we are serving."
— Mother Teresa
Source: Mother Teresa, Nobel Lecture, Oslo, 11 December 1979
Work, purpose
Views: 478
"Christ’s righteousness is to be seen in our practices. So our annual reports and reviews are honest. We don’t take advantage of customers in pricing or in billing. Because we represent Christ, we don’t cheat the boss on our time cards or on expense reports, even if others do. We don’t lie to regulators. We don’t lie to the IRS. Why? Because our Lord has written his name on us so that others can see him."
— Bryan Chapell
Source: Bryan Chapell, "What Are You Actually Professing in Your Profession?" Common Good, August 19, 2022 (adapted from Grace at Work, Crossway, 2022)
Work, Glory
Views: 412
"The greatest possible wisdom is needed for one in my situation, not only in giving advice in the present case but also in all my conduct; for, small as I am, my conduct will, no doubt, affect many, perhaps all China, nay, perhaps the whole world. Who is sufficient for these things?"
— Elijah Coleman Bridgman
Source: Journal, Dec. 12, 1829 (on the voyage to China), in Eliza J. G. Bridgman, The Pioneer of American Missions in China (1864), pp. 32–33
Work, influence, career, Christ
Views: 387
"What God is looking for is not a great work, but the right person. If the person is wrong, no matter how great the work, it is just straw and stubble in God's eyes; if the person is right, even the smallest service is like gold and silver. Because what God wants is not what you do for Him, but what He reveals through you."
— Watchman Nee
Source: The Ministry of the Word of God
Work, people, service, manifestation, God
Views: 372
"Faith is not the introduction of a new set of doctrines, but the bringing of people to the living Christ—He alone can break the bonds of sin and restore within us the glorious image of God."
— IntoOne
Source: IntoOne meditation
Work, Dogma, Soul, Christ, Eternal Life, Sin, Glory, God, Image
Views: 49