God is well pleased when all our actions proceed from love, love to Himself, and love to immortal souls.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes that true actions should stem from love for God and for others.
George Whitefield's quote reflects the view that the ultimate motivation for our actions should be love, both for the divine and for fellow human beings. It suggests that when our deeds are rooted in love, they align with a higher purpose and contribute to a meaningful existence.
In practice
During a sermon on community service, one could use this quote to inspire action based on love.
And now let me address all of you, high and low, rich and poor, one with another, to accept of mercy and grace while it is offered to you; Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation; and will you not accept it, now it is offered unto you?
If your souls were not immortal, and you in danger of losing them, I would not thus speak unto you; but the love of your souls constrains me to speak: methinks this would constrain me to speak unto you forever.
Whoever reads the gospel with a single eye, and sincere intentions, will find, that our blessed Lord took all opportunities of reminding his disciples that His Kingdom was not of this world; that His doctrine was a doctrine of the Cross; and that their professing themselves to be His followers, would call them to a constant state of voluntary suffering and self-denial.
The Christian world is in a deep sleep; nothing but a loud shout can awaken them out of it!
What could the Lord Jesus Christ have done for you more than he has? Then do not abuse his mercy, but let your time be spent in thinking and talking of the love of Jesus, who was incarnate for us, who was born of a woman, and made under the law, to redeem us from the wrath to come.
I got more true knowledge from reading the Book of God in one month, than I could ever have acquired from all the writings of men.
When the heart is dry the eye is dry.
I pray that you will understand the words of Jesus, βLove one another as I have loved you.β Ask yourself βHow has he loved me? Do I really love others in the same way?β Unless this love is among us, we can kill ourselves with work and it will only be work, not love. Work without love is slavery.
I am not yours, nor lost in you, not lost, although I long to be. Lost as a candle lit at noon, lost as a snowflake in the sea. You love me, and I find you still a spirit beautiful and bright, yet I am I, who long to be lost as a light is lost in light.
Love like there's no tomorrow; live like there's no yesterday. We're forgiven; now go love people like we believe it
Shall love be blamed for want of faith?
The love I felt for her on that train ride had a capital and provinces, parishes and a Vatican, an orange planet and many sullen moons -- it was systemic and it was complete.
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