If, therefore, God desires every knee to bow to Jesus and every tongue to confess Him, so should we. We should be ‘jealous’ (as Scripture sometimes puts it) for the honor of His name—troubled when it remains unknown, hurt when it is ignored, indignant when it is blasphemed, and all the time anxious and determined that it shall be given the honor and glory which are due to it. The highest of all missionary motives is neither obedience to the Great Commission (important as that is), nor love for sinners who are alienated and perishing (strong as that incentive is, especially when we contemplate the wrath of God, verse 18), but rather zeal—burning and passionate zeal—for the glory of Jesus Christ.

Some evangelism, to be sure, is no better than a thinly disguised form of imperialism, whenever our real ambition is for the honor of our nation, church, organization, or ourselves. Only one imperialism is Christian, and that is concern for His Imperial Majesty Jesus Christ, and for the glory of his empire or kingdom … Before this supreme goal of the Christian mission, all unworthy motives wither and die. — John Sott

From a friend's FB post

Why do all the miracles in the Bible either alleviate suffering or trouble? They point forward to God's restoration of all things — Timothy Keller

From a friend's encouraging email

The success of God's plans are not dependent on my ability to execute them. He will not be handcuffed by my failures or unleashed by my accomplishments. He is bigger than that. The next time the enemy tries to tell you otherwise, remind yourself that's a lie. God invites us into his story out of love, not employment. The pressure of perfection is off. We've got a perfect God. — John Acuff

From the weekly Reach Ministries Report

All the money needed to send and support an army of self-sacrificing, joy-spreading ambassadors is already in the church. — John Piper

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From Jon Acuff's blog

It's never “too late” for a God who lives outside of time. He created it, he is not constrained by it. On God’s calendar there’s always the perfect amount of time for a second, third or 500th chance. — Jon Acuff

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From a missions newsletter

Will these meetings be safe? The word “safe” is not in our dictionary. We live every single day in faith – not safety. — believers in Syria

From a Mikey's Funny

“The Lord is my shepherd, and that's all I need to know.”

Here's the context:

A Sunday school teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible - Psalm 23.  She gave the youngsters a month to learn the chapter.
Little Rick was excited about the task - but he just couldn't remember the Psalm.  After much practice, he could barely get past the first line.
On the day that the kids were scheduled to recite Psalm 23 in front of the congregation, Ricky was so nervous. When it was his turn, he stepped up to the microphone and said proudly, "The Lord is my shepherd, and that's all I need to know."