Compassion is easily forsaken in the midst of prosperity, even when this prosperity is God given. Max Anders More Quotes by Max Anders More Quotes From Max Anders Although God's people find many successes in the world, they must not fall prey to a spirit of pride. We succeed not because of our moral superiority but because of the faithfulness of our divine intercessor and because of the great mercy of God. Max Anders mercy-of-god pride fall In Deuteronomy 11, God offers Israel a choice; either a life of productivity and enjoyment made possible by obedience to Him, or a life of difficulty and opposition made necessary by disobedience. The happiness Israel desires can only be theirs by being properly related to Him. Max Anders israel choices desire Israel's [as well as our] enjoyment of the land is contingent on their behavior. Blessings or cruses lie before them; the choice is theirs. Max Anders israel blessing lying False teaching - anything that would weaken the believer's ties to his Lord - must be confronted wherever it appears, even if that confrontation requires painful correction. Max Anders ties painful teaching Father, we ask that you give us a passion for the truth and not merely a hatred of falsehood. Keep us concerned for the spiritual health of people but open to your own rebukes from your mighty Word. Max Anders passion spiritual father The worship practices of the people of God are to be marked by devotion to Him and compassion to the needy. Max Anders compassion practice people If Israel is to please the Lord fully, they will live lives that are as distinctive among the nations as their Lord is different from pagan deities. Max Anders live-life different israel God demonstrates generosity, then asks it from His people. Max Anders generosity asks people There is no limit to what God's people can expect their God to do if they are rightly related to Him. Max Anders related limits people Persistence in prayer brings results that casual prayer does not. Max Anders persistence prayer doe The believer who feels the agony caused by rebellion will grow to become the best intercessor. Max Anders rebellion agony grows In any spiritual undertaking, God's first order of business is to see to the spiritual health of His people. Max Anders spiritual order people To know God and to find one's full satisfaction in that knowledge is the ultimate goal of Christian experience. The Lord's greatest delight comes when His people discover the ultimate value lies in the knowledge of God. Nothing in the material world can complete with the delights that are present in His Person. Max Anders christian lying people Grace is always given freely by God, but grace received should always issue in a joyous delight in Him. Max Anders delight issues grace The heart that delights in God and longs only to see His glory advance will seldom be conscious of sacrifice. God in His wisdom asks that we first love Him and then live in keeping with that core value. He does not want His people to think of what they do as sacrificial, even though from the world's point of view it may be just that. Gratitude for grace of God will always be found near the center of the Biblical Christian's most powerful motivations. Max Anders gratitude motivation christian The most blessed gift that God can give any person is a knowledge of Himself. Max Anders persons blessed giving Fear of God and love for God coexist happily in the heart of people who are rightly related to Him. Max Anders and-love heart people God's commandments not only reflect His holiness, they promote our happiness. Max Anders commandments holiness All believers can increase their commitment to God by reflecting on His faithfulness and by considering the forms such commitment should assume in their experience. Max Anders faithfulness assuming commitment Believers are inclined to attribute their spiritual successes to their godliness when it would be more accurate to connect them with God's faithfulness. Max Anders gods-faithfulness spiritual would-be
