Vance Havner
Vance Havner
christian scar lord
Where are the marks of the cross in your life? Are there any points of identification with your Lord? Alas, too many Christians wear medals but carry no scars.
christian selfish desire
I suspect that much of our praying to be used is selfish, and underneath it is the sneaking desire to make our mark and be recognized.
christian modern lord
Because the Lord loves us He chastens and rebukes us. Modern sentimentality has reduced God to a tolerant indulgent grandfatherly being who winks at our transgressions.
christmas sacrifice son
Christmas is based on an exchange of gifts, the gift of God to man - His unspeakable gift of His Son, and the gift of man to God - when we present our bodies a living sacrifice.
christian honor promise
We honor God by asking for great things when they are a part of His promise. We dishonor Him and cheat ourselves when we ask for molehills where He has offered mountains.
mistake moses crosses
I wouldn't cross the street to hear Ingersoll preach on the mistakes of Moses, but I'd love to hear Moses preach on the mistakes of Ingersoll!
winning men feet
I know that some are always studying the meaning of the fourth toe of the right foot of some beast in prophecy and have never used either foot to go and bring men to Christ. I do not know who the 666 is in Revelation but I know the world is sick, sick, sick and the best way to speed the Lord's return is to win more souls for Him.
prayer wrestling men
It is not that God is stingy and must be coaxed, for He "giveth liberally and upbraideth not." It is that we ourselves are so shallow and sinful that we need to tarry before Him until our restless natures can be stilled and the clamor of outside voices be deadened so that we can hear His voice. Such a state is not easily reached, and the men God uses have paid a price in wrestlings and prevailing prayer. But it is such men who rise from their knees confident of His power and go forth to speak with authority.
christian new-york mean
I remember when the Titanic sank in 1912, it was the ship that was supposed to be unsinkable. The only thing it ever did was sink. When it took off from England, all kinds of passengers were aboard - millionaires, celebrities, people of moderate means, and poor folks down in the steerage. But a few hours later when they put the list in the Cunard office in New York, it carried only two categories - lost and saved. Grim tragedy had leveled all distinctions.
sheep lord disciple
Our Lord sent His disciples out as sheep among wolves; now the wolves are being invited into the sheepfold.
doe would-be sometimes
God knows His own. It is well that He does, for sometimes it would be difficult for us to determine who are His!
jesus want needed
It is one thing to say Jesus is all you want; until He is all you have and you discover He is all you ever needed.
christian men mind
The gospel is for lifeboats, not showboats, and a man must make up his mind which boat he is going to operate.
christian heaven hours
One hour in heaven, and we shall be ashamed that we ever grumbled.