Quote

The worship of safety emasculates greatness.

Max Lucado

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
Author
Theologian
Writer
San Angelo
Texas
Safety
Greatness
Worship

More quotes by Max Lucado

Image
I think there is something about a story that is enduring. Stories take on a life of their own.
Max Lucado
Image
God would prefer we have an occasional limp than a perpetual strut.
Max Lucado
Image
Of all the things you must earn in life, God's unending affection is not one of them. You have it.
Max Lucado
Image
God loves you simply because He has chosen to do so. He loves you when you don't feel lovely. He loves you when no one else loves you. Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you, but God will love you always. No matter what!
Max Lucado
Image
There's an antidote to our fears- trust. If we trust God more,we can fear less.
Max Lucado
Image
Initially, when I first became a Christian and got into ministry, my thought was that God existed to make my life better and to take me to Heaven. Now I realize that it is not about me at all. It is all about God and that He did this to display His plan to restore the Earth to the Garden of Eden state.
Max Lucado
Image
God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.
Max Lucado
Image
God is recruiting for himself a people who will populate heaven.
Max Lucado
Image
God loves you because He has chosen to do so.
Max Lucado
Image
The worst part of all is that, without forgiveness, bitterness is all that is left
Max Lucado
Image
The influence of the Church does not depend on the Church, it depends on the Holy Spirit. And the Holy Spirit will never lose its influence. He is God and He is influencing society.
Max Lucado
Image
Who are they to give stars or dots? They're Wemmicks just like you. Eli to Punchinello (p. 25)
Max Lucado
Image
I think I could do better in my approach to application. I think I could do better in preaching practical sermons.
Max Lucado
Image
You may go days without thinking of God, but there's never a moment when He's not thinking of you.
Max Lucado
Image
How we handle our tough times stays with us for a long time.
Max Lucado
Image
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.
Max Lucado
Image
God didn't overlook your sins, lest he endorse them. He didn't punish you, lest he destroy you. He instead found a way to punish the sin and preserve the sinner. Jesus took your punishment, and God gave you credit for Jesus' perfection.
Max Lucado
Image
I think we pray, we make a clear-headed decision, and then we quit being so mean to each other. We've got to stop that.
Max Lucado
Image
There is a time for risky love. There is a time for extravagant gestures. There is a time to pour out your affections on one you love. And when the time comes - seize it, don't miss it.
Max Lucado
Image
Theres some inherently unique characteristics of Christianity, the chief of which is that Christianity teaches that we are saved by what Christ has done for us, instead of we are saved by what we do for God.
Max Lucado