2 Peter 1:3 According as His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that hath called us to glory and virtue... #MondayMotivation

Contentment is not escape from the battle, but rather an abiding peace and confidence in the midst of the battle. ~Warren W. Wiersbe

The best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or to spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside it. ~Dwight L. Moody #MondayMotivation

Look to the cross, and hate your sin, for sin nailed your Well Beloved to the tree. Look up to the cross, and you will kill sin, for the strength of Jesus' love will make you strong to put down your tendencies to sin. ~Charles Spurgeon #MondayMotivation

A true and faithful Christian does not make holy living an accidental thing. It is his great concern. As the business of the soldier is to fight, so the business of the Christian is to be like Christ. ~Jonathan Edwards #MondayMotivation

The ultimate cause of spiritual depression is unbelief. For if it were not for unbelief, even the devil could do nothing. It is because we listen to the devil instead of listening to God that we go down before him and fall before his attacks. ~Martyn Lloyd-Jones #MondayMotivation

The sign gifts had a unique purpose: to give the apostles credentials, that is, to let the people know that these men all spoke the truth of God. Once the Word of God was inscripturated, the sign gifts were no longer needed and they ceased. ~John MacArthur

Reformed theology does NOT teach that God brings the ELECT kicking and screaming, against their will, into His kingdom. It teaches that God so-works in the hearts of the Elect as to make them willing and pleased to come to Christ. ~RC Sproul #MondayMotivation

Believers: stay strong! Read God's Word daily. Pray several times a day. Fellowship with your church family. Reach out to them when you are in need. Stop watching the news. Scroll past the worst of social media. Laugh out loud. Spend time with family. #MondayMotivation

Romans 14:11-12 For it is written, As I live, saith the LORD, every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.