NEEDY
“He is not strong who is not firm in need.”
— Martin Luther —

NOTHING
“Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say.”
— Will Durant —

“God created the world out of nothing, and so long as we are nothing. He can make something out of us.”
— Martin Luther —

OBEDIENCE

“We can disobey God if we choose, and it will bring immediate relief to the situation, but we shall be a grief to our Lord. Whereas if we obey God, He will look after those who have been pressed into the consequences of our obedience. We have simply to obey and to leave all consequences with Him. Beware of the inclination to dictate to God as to what you will allow to happen if you obey Him.”
— Oswald Chambers, My Utmost, Jan. 11. —

“Brethren, I would point out that obedience is taught throughout the entire Bible and that true obedience is one of the toughest requirements of the Christian life. Apart from obedience, there can be no salvation, for salvation without obedience is a self-contradictory impossibility.”
— A.W. Tozer, I Call it Heresy, 11 —

“Obedience is the fruit of faith; patience, the bloom on the fruit.”
— Christina Rosetti, Streams in the Desert —

“Understanding is the reward of obedience. Obedience is the key to every door. I am perplexed at the stupidity of the ordinary religious being. In the most practical of all matters he will talk and speculate and try to feel, but he will not set himself to do.” — George Macdonald in the Marquis’ Secret, spoken by Mr. Graham (Malcolm’s spiritual mentor/ school teacher/preacher) to Clementina regarding what was different about Malcolm. —

“How, then, is it that so few understand?” (Clementina)
“Because where they know, so few obey….”
Mr. Graham — (George MacDonald, The Marquis’ Secret) —

“There is a craze these days to hear something new from the Lord; But what we need to hear are those things we have heard all along, but have not listened to.”
— Oswald Chambers, Devotions for a Deeper Life, 51–

“Can you measure the distance between the throne room of heaven and a cattle shed in Bethlehem? How far is it from the Lordship of the universe to the cross? Don’t be deceived into thinking there is no cost involved in obedience.”
–Henry Blackaby, Experiencing God Day by Day, 140 —

“Oh the folly of any mind that would explain God before obeying Him! That would map out the character of God instead of crying, Lord, what wouldst thou have me to do?”
— George MacDonald —

OBSERVATION
“You can observe a lot by watching.”
— Yogi Berra —

OPERA
“Opera is when a guy gets stabbed in the back and instead of bleeding he sings.”
— Ed Gardner —

OPPORTUNITY
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
–Thomas Edison–