Max Lucado Quotes

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As long as you are stationary, no one will complain. Dogs don't bark at parked cars.

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God saves, not God empathizes, cares, listens, helps, assists, or applauds.

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You are who God says you are. Spiritually alive. Heavenly positioned. Connected to the Father. A billboard of mercy. An honored child.

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There is a rawness and a wonder to life. Pursue it. Hunt for it. Sell out to get it. Don't listen to the whines of those who have settled for a second-rate life and want you to do the same so they won't feel guilty. Your goal is not to live long; it's to live.

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I guess grace doesn't have to [be] logical. If it did, it wouldn't be grace.

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Want to learn to forgive? Then consider how you've been forgiven.

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Does God know if I am ignored or rejected? Find the answer in the compassionate eyes of Christ as he stands to defend the adulterous woman.

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When we put someone in our jail cell of hatred, we are stuck guarding the door.

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There is not a hint of one person who was afraid to draw near him [Jesus]. There were those who mocked him. There were those who were envious of him. There were those who misunderstood him. There were those who revered him. But there was not one person who considered him too holy, too divine, or too celestial to touch. There was not one person who was reluctant to approach him for fear of being rejected.

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Jesus humbled himself. He went from commanding angels to sleeping in the straw. From holding stars to clutching Mary's finger. The palm that held the universe took the nail of a soldier. Why? Because that's what love does. It puts the beloved before itself.

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We exist to exhibit God, to display his glory. We serve as canvases for his brush stroke, papers for his pen, soil for his seeds, glimpses of his image.

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Which would you prefer? To be king of the mountain for a day? Or to be a child of God for eternity?

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Sin is not an unfortunate slip or a regrettable act; it is a posture of defiance against a holy God.

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Demanding respect is like chasing a butterfly. Chase it, and you'll never catch it. Sit still, and it may light on your shoulder.

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The ultimate solution to POVERTY is found in the COMPASSION of God's people.

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If God were only mighty, we would Salute Him. But since he is Merciful and Mighty, we can approach Him.

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Are you weary? Catch your breath. Are you strong? Reserve passing judgment on the tired.

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You have a God who hears you, the power of love behind you, the Holy Spirit within you, and all of heaven ahead of you. If you have the Shepherd, you have grace for every sin, direction for every turn, a candle for every corner and an anchor for every storm. You have everything you need.

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If you're looking for a place with no change, try a soda machine.

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Bread of Life? Jesus lived up to the title. But an unopened loaf does a person no good. Have you received the bread? Have you received God's forgiveness?

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Others have promised and failed. But God has promised and succeeded. He loves you with an unfailing love.

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Trust God's love. His perfect love. Don't fear He will discover your past. He already has. Don't fear disappointing Him in the future. He can show you the chapter in which you will. With perfect knowledge of the past and perfect vision of the future, He loves you perfectly in spite of both.

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Don't quit. For if you do, you may miss the answer to your prayers.

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How does God deal with your bitter heart? He reminds you that what you have is more important than what you don't have. You still have your relationship with God. No one can take that.

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God, the Master Weaver. He stretches the yarn and intertwines the colors, the ragged twine with the velvet strings, the pains with the pleasures. Nothing escapes his reach.

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How grimy did God get when He reached down to clean you up? How grimy are you willing to get in order to be an 'imitator of God'?

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If today were your last, would you do what you're doing? Or would you love more, give more, forgive more?

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Real courage embraces the twin realities of current difficulty and ultimate triumph.

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Jesus was not just godly, godlike, God hungry, God focused, or God worshipping. He was God. Not merely a servant of God, instrument of God, or friend of God, but Jesus was God.

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Since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior. He became like us, so we could become like Him.

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