Max Lucado

Hope is not a granted wish or a favor performed; no it is far greater than that. It is a zany, unpredictable dependence on a God who loves to surprise us out of our socks.

My book centers in on the New Testament, the goal being to help a person who wants to understand the Bible to see how what God did as revealed in the New Testament will reveal to them their own personal story.

HEAVEN knows the difference between SUNDAY morning and WEDNESDAY afternoon. God longs to speak as CLEARLY in the workplace as He does in the sanctuary. He longs to be WORSHIPED when we sit at the dinner table and not just when we come to His communion table. You may go days without THINKING of Him, but there's never a moment when He's not thinking of YOU.

I choose kindness... I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the rich, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me

God has enough grace to solve every dilemma you face, wipe every tear you cry, and answer every question you ask.

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

God's highest desire is not to make us rich, successful or popular. His goal is to make us His

The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.

Has worrying about tomorrow every changed it?

Of all the things you must earn in life, God's unending affection is not one of them. You have it.

When you are in the final days of your life, what will you want? Will you hug that college degree in the walnut frame? Will you ask to be carried to the garage so you can sit in your car? Will you find comfort in rereading your financial statement? Of course not. What will matter then will be people. If relationships will matter most then, shouldn't they matter most now?

Next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leave you speechless, remain that way. Say nothing, and listen as Heaven whispers, "Do you like it? I did it just for you."

A woman's heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.

You are the only you God made... God made you and broke the mold.

Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.

Faithful servants have a way of knowing answered prayer when they see it, and a way of not giving up when they don't.

There are some facts that will never change. One fact is that you are forgiven. If you are in Christ, when he sees you, your sins are covered-he doesn't see them. He sees you better than you see yourself.

Were it not for the shepherds, there would have been no reception. And were it not for a group of stargazers, there would have been no gifts.

Prayer is the window that God has placed in the walls of our world. Leave it shut and the world is a cold, dark house. But throw back the curtains and see His light. Open the window and hear His voice. Open the window of prayer and invoke the presence of God in your world.

Relationships don't thrive because the guilty are punished but because the innocent are merciful.

The One who saved your soul longs to remake your heart. Let's fix our eyes on Jesus. Perhaps in seeing Him, we will see what we can become!