Max Lucado Quotes

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You long for one true friend? You have one. And because you do, you have a choice. You can... ponder the malice of your monster or the kindness of your Christ.

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When you keep the porch light on for the prodigal child, you do what God does every single moment.

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God has proven himself as a faithful father. Now it falls to us to be trusting children.

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What is this love that endures decades, passes on sleep, and resists death to give one kiss? Call it agape love, a love that bears a semblance of God's.

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We have the freedom to pray and the freedom to love the God of our heart. And we have been forgiven by the only one who could condemn us. We are truly free.

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Jesus came to save us, not just from politics, enemies, challenges, or difficulties.

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

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We are presumptuous not when we marvel at His grace, but when we reject it.

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As long as you hate your enemy, a jail door is closed and a prisoner is taken. But when you try to understand and release your foe from your hatred, then the prisoner is released and that prisoner is you.

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Jesus isn't a God who stayed on the mountaintop - he's a Savior who came down and lived and worked with the people.

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First, God does not send people to hell. He simply honors their choice. Hell is the ultimate expression of God's high regard for the dignity of man. He has never forced us to choose Him, even when that means we would choose Hell.

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God would prefer we have an occasional limp than a perpetual strut.

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We need to remember that the first disciples were ordinary men called to an extraordinary mission. Their devotion to Jesus outweighed- by hair- their fears and insecurities. As a result God change them and use them to accomplish some mind-boggling things. Why couldn't God - why wouldn't God do the same in your life?

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Let's be the people who look at the hurting until we hurt with them. No hurrying past, turning away, or shifting of eyes. No pretending or glossing over. Let's look at the face until we see the person.

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Christ lived the life we could not live and took the punishment we could not take to offer the hope we cannot resist.

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

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Jesus is not "out of touch with our reality. He's been through weakness and testing, experienced it all - all but the sin. So let's walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help" (Heb. 4:15 - 16 MSG).

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Humility has such power. Apologies can disarm arguments. Contrition can defuse rage. Olive branches do more good than battle axes ever will.

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When we submit to God's plans, we can trust our desires. Our assignment is found at the intersection of God's plan and our pleasures.

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We may not see the connection between the name Jesus and the phrase "save his people from their sins," but Joseph would have. He was familiar with the Hebrew language.

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You're never without hope, because you're never without prayer.

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With God, every day matters, every person counts. And that includes you.

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God's love never ceases. Never. Though we spurn him. Ignore him. Reject him. Despise him. Disobey him. He will not change. Our evil cannot diminish his love. Our goodness cannot increase it. Our faith does not earn it any more than our stupidity jeopardizes it. God doesn't love us less if we fail or more if we succeed. God's love never ceases.

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You are saved, not because of what you do, but because of what Christ did. And you are special, not because of what you do, but because of whose you are. And you are his. And because we are his, let's forget the shortcuts and stay on the main road. He knows the way. He drew the map. He knows the way home.

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

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What makes a Christian a Christian is not perfection but forgiveness.

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When we look at the love of Christ, we make a wonderful discovery. Love is more a decision than an emotion! Christ-like love applauds good behavior. At the same time Christ-like love refuses to endorse misbehavior. Jesus loved His apostles, but He wasn't silent when they were faithless. Jesus loved the people in the temple, but He didn't sit still when they were hypocritical.

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The manger dares us to believe the best is yet to be. And it could all begin today.

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Have you been called to go out on a limb for God? You can bet it won't be easy. Limb-climbing has never been easy. Ask Joseph. Or, better yet, ask Jesus. He knows better than anyone the cost of hanging on a tree.

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Forgiveness doesn't diminish justice; it just entrusts it to God. He guarantees the right retribution.

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